German GCSE
Past Participle (Partizip Perfekt)
What Past Participle (Partizip Perfekt) means in German GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Past Participle (Partizip Perfekt)
The form of the verb used with an auxiliary to create the perfect tense (e.g., gespielt, gegangen).
Topics that use Past Participle (Partizip Perfekt)
- Vocabulary: Irregular inflected verb forms (Higher only) (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Auxiliary Verb (Hilfsverb)
- Modal Verb
- Simple Past (Imperfekt / Präteritum)
- Imperative (Imperativ)
- Infinitive (Infinitiv)
- Strong Verb (Starkes Verb)
- Vowel Change (Vokalwechsel)
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