Das Imperfekt

Das Imperfekt In German, the perfect tense and the imperfect tense are used interchangeably. The word order remains THE SAME as in the present tense. Regular Formation To form the imperfect tense regularly you take the stem and you add these endings: -te -test -te -ten -tet -tenIrregular VerbsThere are numerous irregular verbs. Sein - to be PronounImperfectMeaningich /er/sie/es/manwarI/he/she/it/one wasdu warstYou were (singular, informal) wir/siewarenWe/they wereihr wartYou (plural) were Haben - to have PronounImperfectMeaningich /er/sie/es/manhatteI/he/she/it/one haddu hattestYou had(singular, informal) wir/siehattenWe/they hadihr hattetYou (plural) had