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Past perfect
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The past perfect is formed with the auxiliary verbs haben or sein (in the Präteritum) and the past participle (Partizip II).
The past participle (Partizip II) is formed with the present perfect stem and the present perfect ending of the regular verbs.
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Past perfect indicative
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| person | auxiliary verb | past participle (Partizip II) | ||||||
| ich | hatte | gedacht | ||||||
| du | hattest | |||||||
| er / sie / es | hatte | |||||||
| wir | hatten | |||||||
| ihr | hattet | |||||||
| sie | hatten | |||||||
| Sie | hatten | |||||||
Rennen is the only mixed verb that forms the past perfect with the auxiliary verb sein.
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Past perfect indicative
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| person | auxiliary verb | past participle (Partizip II) | ||||||
| ich | war | gerannt | ||||||
| du | warst | |||||||
| er / sie / es | war | |||||||
| wir | waren | |||||||
| ihr | wart | |||||||
| sie | waren | |||||||
| Sie | waren | |||||||