Perfekt: Multiple choice 1
12 questions. Pick the correct option in each question. After each question you see why the answer is right or wrong; at the end you see which topics to review.
Question 1 · Multiple choice
Choose the correct option.
Wir ______ gestern ins Kino gegangen.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: sind
gehen is a verb of movement, so it takes sein. The subject is wir, so: sind.
Question 2 · Multiple choice
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Sie hat im Supermarkt Brot ______.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: gekauft
kaufen is a weak verb: ge + kauf + t = gekauft.
Question 3 · Multiple choice
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Das Kind ______ vom Baum gestürzt.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: ist
stürzen (to fall) describes movement, so it takes sein. The subject is das Kind, so: ist.
Question 4 · Multiple choice
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Meine Schwester ist gestern zu Hause ______.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: geblieben
bleiben is a strong verb: geblieben. It takes sein even though it does not describe movement.
Question 5 · Multiple choice
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Er hat in Berlin Medizin ______.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: studiert
Verbs ending in -ieren take no ge-: studiert.
Question 6 · Multiple choice
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Ich ______ heute Morgen um sechs Uhr aufgewacht.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: bin
aufwachen (to wake up) is a change of state, so it takes sein. The subject is ich, so: bin.
Question 7 · Multiple choice
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Wir haben zwei Stunden auf den Bus ______.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: gewartet
warten has a stem ending in -t, so it adds -et: gewartet.
Question 8 · Multiple choice
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Hast du ihn zur Party einladen ______?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: müssen
When a modal verb is used with another verb, the Perfekt uses its infinitive: einladen müssen.
Question 9 · Multiple choice
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Wann ______ ihr nach Hause gekommen?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: seid
kommen is a verb of movement, so it takes sein. The subject is ihr, so: seid.
Question 10 · Multiple choice
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Was hast du gestern Abend ______?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: getrunken
trinken is a strong verb: trinken – trank – getrunken, like English drink – drank – drunk.
Question 11 · Multiple choice
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Wir ______ im Meer geschwommen.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: sind
schwimmen is a verb of movement, so it takes sein. The subject is wir, so: sind.
Question 12 · Multiple choice
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Die Firma hat letztes Jahr viel Geld ______.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: verdient
Verbs with the inseparable prefix ver- take no ge-: verdient.
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