German Sein Verbs and Past Participles

Learn which verbs use sein in the present perfect tense

     

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German Sein Verbs and Past Participles

 

The following verbs use sein as the auxiliary verb, and many have irregular past participles.

aufwachen	wake up	aufgewacht
bleiben	remain	geblieben
erscheinen	appear	erschienen
ertrinken	drown	ertrunken
fahren	drive, go, travel	gefahren
fallen	fall	gefallen
fliegen	fly	geflogen
folgen	follow	gefolgt
gebren	be born	geboren
gehen	go	gegangen
gelingen	succeed	gelungen
geschehen	happen	geschehen
joggen	jog	gejoggt
klettern	climb	geklettert
kommen	come	gekommen
kriechen	creep	gekrochen
laufen	run	gelaufen
passieren	happen	passiert
reisen	travel	gereist
reiten	ride (horseback)	geritten
rennen	run	gerannt
schwimmen	swim	geschwommen
sein	be	gewesen
sinken	sink	gesunken
springen	jump	gesprungen
steigen	climb	gestiegen
sterben	die	gestorben
treten	step	getreten
wachsen	grow	gewachsen
wandern	hike	gewandert
werden	become	geworden

 

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