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To Be or Not To Be Haben and Sein

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In English there are two very IMPORTANT verbs to have and to be.

Just like in
German, they do not follow a regular pattern:
To have I have, she has, we have
To be I am, she is, we are
In German the verbs HABEN (to have) and SEIN (to be) are also irregular. In other words,
they do not follow the same pattern as most other verbs.
You MUST learn these two verbs as they come up all the time and are really useful! It is
important for your grades that you dont just talk about yourself all the time...
haben to have sein to be
ich habe I have ich bin I am
du hast you have (informal) du bist you are (informal)
er/sie hat he/she has er/sie ist he/she is
wir haben we have wir sind we are
ihr habt you lot have (informal) ihr seid you lot are (informal)
Sie haben you have (formal) Sie sind you are (formal)
sie haben they have sie sind they have
Try out these exercises to see if you can use the information above!
Complete the following sentences with the correct forms from above:
1. Wir _______ hungrig 2. Sie (she) _____ durstig
3. Ich _____ in der 10. Klasse 4. _______ du einen Zwillingsbruder?
5. _________ ihr glcklich ? 6. _________ Sie Telefon zu Hause ?
7. ________ du verheiratet ? 8. Deine Schwester _____ Sekretrin, oder ?
9. Er _______ Kopfschmerzen 10. Mein Bruder und ich _________ blonde Haare
Translate these ones into German in your books...
1. I am very unhappy 2. He is very hungry
3. Your brother is a doctor, right? 4. She has a headache
5. We have brothers and sisters 6. Are you married?
7. They have a telephone at home 8. She is in Year 9
9. I have four brothers 10. Are you thirsty?

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