Grammatik des Lebens - A1 - Unregelmäßige Verben: beginnen, begann, hat begonnen
Grammar of Life - A1 - Irregular verbs - beginnen, begann, hat begonnen
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Die
the
Gegenwartsform
present tense
Präsens
Präsens
beschreibt
describes
,
was
what
jetzt
now
gerade
right now
passiert
is happening
oder
or
regelmäßig
regularly
geschieht
happens
.
The present tense describes what is happening right now or what happens regularly.
Ich
I
beginne
start
mit
with
meinen
my
Hausaufgaben
homework
.
Wir
we
beginnen
start
den
the
Unterricht
class
pünktlich
on time
.
I start with my homework. We start class on time.
Du
you
beginnst
are starting
ein
a
neues
new
Buch
book
zu
to
lesen
read
.
Herr
Mr.
Meier
Meier
,
Sie
you
beginnen
start
heute
today
mit
with
dem
the
Vortrag
lecture
.
Liebe
dear
Freunde
friends
,
ihr
you
beginnt
are starting
das
the
Spiel
game
heute
today
ohne
without
uns
us
.
You are starting to read a new book. Mr. Meier, you are starting the lecture today. Dear friends, you are starting the game today without us.
Er
he
beginnt
starts
seine
his
Arbeit
work
um
at
9
Uhr
o'clock
.
Wann
when
beginnt
does start
Maria
Maria
ihre
her
Arbeit
work
?
Es
it
beginnt
is starting
kalt
cold
zu
to
werden
get
.
He starts his work at 9 o'clock. When does Maria start her work? It is starting to get cold.
Die
the
Vergangenheitsform
past tense
Präteritum
Präteritum
wird
is
oft
often
in
in
Erzählungen
stories
oder
or
Berichten
reports
verwendet
used
.
The past tense Präteritum is often used in stories or reports.
Ich
I
begann
started
gestern
yesterday
mit
with
dem
the
Training
trainiing
.
Wir
we
begannen
started
früh
early
mit
with
der
the
Arbeit
work
.
I started training yesterday. We started work early.
Du
you
begannst
started
deine
your
Rede
speech
sehr
very
gut
well
.
Ihr
you
begannt
started
zu
to
spät
late
mit
with
der
the
Vorbereitung
preparation
.
Die
the
Teilnehmer
participants
begannen
started
den
the
Test
test
um
at
8
Uhr
o'clock
.
Frau
Mrs.
Müller
Müller
,
wann
when
begannen
did start
Sie
you
den
the
Test
test
?
You started your speech very well. You started preparing too late. The participants started the test at 8 o'clock. Ms. Müller, when did you start the test?
Er
he
begann
started
sein
his
Studium
study
im
in the
letzten
last
Jahr
year
.
Sie
she
begann
started
zu
to
essen
eat
.
Es
it
begann
started
zu
to
regnen
rain
.
He started his study last year. She started eating. It started to rain.
Das
the
Perfekt
perfect
wird
is
in
at
der
the
mündlichen
spoken
Sprache
language
benutzt
used
,
um
for
Ereignisse
events
aus
from
der
the
Vergangenheit
past
zu
to
beschreiben
describe
.
The perfect tense is used in spoken language to describe events from the past.
Ich
I
habe
have
gestern
yesterday
mit
with
dem
the
Kurs
course
begonnen
started
.
Wir
we
haben
have
mit
with
der
the
Feier
celebration
schon
already
begonnen
started
.
I started the course yesterday. We have already started the celebration.
Hast
have
du
you
mit
with
dem
the
Essen
eating
schon
already
begonnen
started
?
Anna
Anna
und
and
Hans
Hans
,
habt
have
ihr
you
mit
with
dem
the
Essen
eating
schon
already
begonnen
started
?
Frau
Mrs.
Wedlich
Wedlich
,
haben
have
Sie
you
den
the
Kurs
course
schon
yet
begonnen
started
?
Have you started eating yet? Anna and Hans, have you started eating yet? Mrs. Wedlich, have you started the course yet?
Er
he
hat
has
einen
a
neuen
new
Job
job
begonnen
started
.
Sie
she
hat
has
begonnen
started
das
the
Essen
eating
zu
to
kochen
cook
.
Es
it
hat
had
zu
to
regnen
rain
begonnen
started
.
Letzte
last
Woche
week
haben
have
die
the
Ferien
holidays
begonnen
started
.
He started a new job. She started cooking. It started to rain. Last week the holidays started.
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Grammar of Life - A1 - Irregular verbs - beginnen, begann, hat begonnen
