German A2.21 Listening Practice: Put Ge Inside A Separable Participle
German A2 listening practice with audio, transcript, key phrases, and a speaking challenge for put ge inside a separable participle.
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A2.21
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Report selected completed actions with separable verbs.
Build the selected separable participles eingekauft, aufgeräumt, and angerufen with ge- between prefix and verb base.
New pattern
internal ge- in selected separable participles used with haben
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Ich habe eingekauft, aufgeräumt und ihn angerufen.
I shopped, tidied up, and called him.
A short German listening chapter with transcript.
Keep the prefix attached in the final participle and place ge- inside it.
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1. Hanna · Teacher
Hallo! I'm Hanna. Today we are learning how to form the past participle of separable German verbs like einkaufen, aufräumen, and anrufen. When a verb is separable, the ge- prefix goes right inside between the prefix and the verb root.
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2. Hanna · Teacher
Let me play a short dialogue between Felix and Clara so you can hear these forms in action.
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3. Felix · Native Speaker 1
Hast du heute schon viel erledigt, Clara?
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4. Clara · Native Speaker 2
Ja, ich habe heute Morgen im Supermarkt eingekauft.
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5. Felix · Native Speaker 1
Und hast du auch die Wohnung aufgeräumt?
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6. Clara · Native Speaker 2
Ich habe eingekauft, aufgeräumt und ihn angerufen.
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7. Felix · Native Speaker 1
Super, dann hast du jetzt Feierabend!
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8. Hanna · Teacher
Let's break down Clara's sentence: 'Ja, ich habe heute Morgen im Supermarkt eingekauft.' That means 'Yes, I shopped at the supermarket this morning.' Notice how 'einkaufen' becomes 'eingekauft'. The 'ge-' is placed inside, right after 'ein-'.
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9. Lukas · Student
So for separable verbs, 'ge-' never goes at the very front of the word?
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10. Hanna · Teacher
That's right, Lukas! The separable prefix stays first, then comes 'ge-', and finally the stem, giving us 'ein-ge-kauft'.
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11. Hanna · Teacher
Now let's look at Clara's sentence: 'Ich habe eingekauft, aufgeräumt und ihn angerufen.' This means 'I shopped, tidied up, and called him.' All three participles stay intact at the end of their respective clauses.
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12. Lukas · Student
Why do we use 'ihn' with 'angerufen' instead of another pronoun form?
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13. Hanna · Teacher
Because the verb 'anrufen' requires an accusative object for the person being called, so 'he' becomes 'ihn'.
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14. Hanna · Teacher
Great job! Keep practicing: eingekauft, aufgeräumt, angerufen. Bis zum nächsten Mal!
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