Perfect: haben versus sein
One of 97 rules YabLab tracks in German writing.
Ich habe gestern nach Hause gegangen.
Ich bin gestern nach Hause gegangen.
Perfect: haben versus sein
Grammar shows how words depend on one another. A correct form must express the intended person, number, gender, case, time or degree and agree with the rest of the sentence.
- Find the head
- Start with the controlling word The subject controls the verb; a noun can control its article, adjective or pronoun.
- Read the context
- Choose the intended meaning Time, quantity, identity and comparison determine which grammatical form is possible.
- Check agreement
- Match every dependent form Person, number, gender and case must remain consistent across the phrase or clause.
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