Ninth graders learn das Perfekt — the everyday German past tense (Ich habe gespielt, Ich bin gegangen) — built with haben or sein plus a participle, so they can talk about the past auf Deutsch.
Students will be able to…
How do you talk about the past in German? With das Perfekt — haben or sein plus a participle. How does it work?
Project this and match each Perfekt phrase to its English meaning — tap the German, then tap the English.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
How do you talk about the past in German? With das Perfekt — how?
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students speak.
Students close.
Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Low).
Interpretive: understand the Perfekt.
Interpersonal: narrate the past.
Compare past tenses.
Connect to storytelling.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students say one thing they did yesterday in German using the Perfekt (like “Ich habe gespielt”). A printable Perfekt sheet is in the World Languages library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.