Adding Reply Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic German help Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post Doghouse Posted at 11:23 am on Nov. 15, 2008 3. Danach Fill in the Blank 05 er endlich mit seiner Arbeit Fill in the Blank 06 (aufhören). 4. Zum Geburtstag Fill in the Blank 07 Kurt einen schönen Anzug Fill in the Blank 08 (bekommen). What should be in the blanks? The sentences are speaking in past tense.

Replies Colleen35 Posted at 6:51 pm on Nov. 19, 2008 "bekommen" means "receive"; it takes "haben" in the past because it's transitive.  Missing Piece is close, but it's "aufgehört". Missing Piece Posted at 11:49 am on Nov. 15, 2008 it could be. Don't you have your book? it's been a while since i learned this so i don't remember which ones take sein and which ones take haben Doghouse Posted at 11:42 am on Nov. 15, 2008 I think its Kurt ist blah blah begekommen. Missing Piece Posted at 11:41 am on Nov. 15, 2008 ok it's Danach hat er bla bla bla aufgehoren. Kurt hat bla bla bla bekommen. There ya go Doghouse Posted at 11:31 am on Nov. 15, 2008 You guys are soooo helpful. Ttthhhaaaaannnnnnnkkkkkksss. Missing Piece Posted at 11:30 am on Nov. 15, 2008 Quote: from Missing Piece at 11:27 am on Nov. 15, 2008 first blanks in each sentence should be a form of haben or sein (depending on the subject and verb) and the past tense of the verb goes in the second blanks Since I haven't learned the past tense for aufhoren then idk which words you would use but I don't believe bekommen changes when put in past tense actually I think the past tense of aufhoren would be either aufgehoren or aufgehort and in bekommen you don't add the -ge- Peoples Alchemist Posted at 11:30 am on Nov. 15, 2008 Danach ________ er endlich mit seiner Arbeit _________ Zum Geburtstag __________ Kurt einen Schonen Anzug ________ Peoples Alchemist Posted at 11:27 am on Nov. 15, 2008 aufhort and bekommt? Missing Piece Posted at 11:27 am on Nov. 15, 2008 first blanks in each sentence should be a form of haben or sein (depending on the subject and verb) and the past tense of the verb goes in the second blanks Since I haven't learned the past tense for aufhoren then idk which words you would use but I don't believe bekommen changes when put in past tense jerseykid Posted at 11:26 am on Nov. 15, 2008 im learning german past tense now too...its terrible. Fortis Obscurum Posted at 11:25 am on Nov. 15, 2008 Post from this position was omitted due to content violations All 11 previous replies displayed.