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5 Responses to “All About #3 - We Make It Easy to Learn Basic German Grammar!”

GermanPod101.com says:

Where do you live?

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Leticia says:

Hi,

I will refer to page 6 of lesson “All about 3″, top of the page.

The example says:

Ich bin zum Supermarkt gegangen.
“I was going to the supermarket”

Doesn’t “Ich bin zum Supermarkt gegangen” means “I have gone to the supermarket” ?

Please explain. I’m having a lot of dificulty understanding the logic of this sentence. :roll:

Thanks in advance.

Leticia León

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ashi says:

Hallo Leticia

Ich ging = I went
Ich bin gegangen = I have gone

In German both of those sentences express an activity in the past, i.e. the simple past tense = the past perfect tense

In SPOKEN German however, people normally tend to use the past perfect tense, so:
“Ich bin gegangen” is more normal. (Note that it is also alright if you say “ich ging”)

Sometimes the simple past tense is also used very frequently, an example here is the verb “to come”

I came = ich kam
I have come = ich bin gekommen
Both versions are commonly used.

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Salivia_Baker says:

Sometimes there are two possible articles, depending on the location/country. For example der Joghurt (Germany) and das Joghurt (Austria).
Since I am half Austrian my family sometimes uses one article for a noun and the people here (in Germany) use a different one but both are correct.

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Javi says:

Where are the flash cards for this lesson that Widar mentioned at the end of the recording? They aren’t above, as in other lessons.

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