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Past Tense Exercises For German Grammar


Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the Past Tense verb (Präteritum)


In the German language, Past Tense, also known as Präteritum or Imperfekt, is used to express actions that happened in the past. The verb endings vary slightly depending on whether the verb is a regular or irregular verb, and the auxiliary verbs “sein” and “haben” are commonly used. The Past Tense verb often appears at the end of subordinate clauses and as the second element in main clauses.

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1. Wir *waren* (be) gestern im Kino.
2. Du *hattest* (have) das Buch schon gelesen.
3. Ich *sah* (see) den Film nicht.
4. Sie *gingen* (go) zur Schule.
5. Er *rannte* (run) schnell.
6. Ihr *kam* (come) zu spät.
7. Es *regnete* (rain) gestern.
8. Ich *trank* (drink) viel Wasser.
9. Sie *las* (read) das Buch.
10. Er *machte* (do) seine Hausaufgaben.
11. Wir *spielten* (play) Fußball.
12. Ihr *lerntet* (learn) Deutsch.
13. Sie *war* (be) krank.
14. Es *schneite* (snow) im Winter.
15. Du *hattest* (have) recht.

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the Past Tense modifier (Präteritum)

1. Ich *war* (be) müde.
2. Du *hattest* (have) Hunger.
3. Sie *ging* (go) nach Hause.
4. Wir *kamen* (come) spät an.
5. Er *sah* (see) einen Vogel.
6. Ihr *ranntet* (run) schnell.
7. Ich *trank* (drink) einen Kaffee.
8. Sie *spielten* (play) Klavier.
9. Du *ließt* (let) ihn gehen.
10. Wir *lernten* (learn) Spanisch.
11. Ihr *wart* (be) auf Urlaub.
12. Sie *machten* (do) den Test.
13. Er *schrieb* (write) einen Brief.
14. Es *regnete* (rain) gestern.
15. Du *hattest* (have) einen Traum.

Exercise 3: Multiple Choice Exercise for Past Tense

Exercise 4: Drag the Word Exercise for Past Tense

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