German A2 Course | Lesson 1 | Introduction to Perfekt Tense

Welcome to German A2 Lesson 1: Introduction to Perfekt Tense. In this lesson, you will build your first clear foundation for talking about the past in German. You will learn what Perfekt is, when we use it in everyday German, and how to build your first Perfekt sentences step by step. In this lesson, we cover: • What Perfekt means • Present tense vs past tense • The basic Perfekt formula • The two helping verbs: haben and sein • What Partizip II is • The German sentence bracket • How to build simple Perfekt sentences • Useful past-time expressions such as gestern, am Wochenende, and am Abend • Three common mistakes to avoid • A short everyday conversation in Perfekt • A real-life mini text about yesterday • Final practice to help you use Perfekt with confidence By the end of this lesson, you will be able to understand the basic structure of Perfekt and create simple sentences about finished actions in the past. This is Lesson 1 of the German A2 Complete Course by DeutschZeit. Follow the course in order and build your German step by step.