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Learn German and improve your knowledge of German grammar and vocabulary.

Image showing a bell on a bicycle and the caption " das Fahrrad + die Klingel = die Fahrradklingel"
Image of a tree trunk with two arrows pointing left and right and the caption "(nach) links, (nach) rechts"
Image of a sign on a fence showing a dog and the text "Vorsicht! Frei laufender Hund!"
image showing a man's suit and the caption "ziehen, ausziehen, anziehen, der Anzug, der Zug, einziehen"
Image of flowers and the text "Abbreviations: z.B. = zum Beispiel. Hier gibt es viele Blumen, z.B. Rosen, Tulpen und Lilien."
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Image showing a landscape in spring and the caption "der Frühling - spring"
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Wir haben im Restaurant gegessen.

Wir sind nach Hause gegangen.

Perfect Tense

When we talk about events in the past we usually use the perfect tense. But do you know when to use haben and when to use sein? 

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Image showing a post-it note saying "Danke" with the caption in German: Danke für deine Hilfe.
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