"GE + STAMM + ??"

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Formation of Partizip II for regular verbs

To form Perfekt, you will need Partizip II (or past participle in English). It is thus important to know how it is formed. Before proceeding, we will have to differentiate between verbs without prefixes (e.g. machen, suchen, arbeiten) and those with prefixes. First, look at the following examples for verbs without prefixes and try to formulate the rule for the formation of the Partizip II.

It's not that difficult, is it? Can you now formulate the rule(s) for the formation of the Partizip II? Click below if you want a hint.

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For verbs with prefixes, we must first determine if the prefix is trennbar (separable) or untrennbar (inseparable). To find out which are separable and which are inseparable prefixes, click here. Look at the following examples for verbs with separable prefixes and try to formulate the rule for the formation of the Partizip II.

Now, try to formulate the rule(s) for the formation of Partizip II for separable verbs? Click below if you want a hint.

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Now to the verbs with inseparable prefixes. Look at the following examples and try to formulate the rule for the formation of the Partizip II.

What is the rule(s) for the formation of Partizip II for inseparable verbs? Click below if you want a hint.

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Please refer also to Eurolingua Learner's Handbook (pp. 140-143). There you will also find a list of separable and inseparable prefixes.