German A2.22 Listening Practice: Use Sein With Two Travel Verbs
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A2.22
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A short German listening chapter with transcript.
Change the auxiliary for two common completed journeys and keep the participle at the end.
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1. Hanna · Teacher
Welcome back! Today, we're practicing how to talk about trips and travel routes in the past tense using 'sein'. Let's listen to a quick conversation between Felix and Clara.
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2. Felix · Native Speaker 1
Gestern bin ich nach Berlin gefahren.
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3. Clara · Native Speaker 2
Was für ein Zufall, ich bin heute aus Berlin gekommen!
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4. Felix · Native Speaker 1
Bist du auch mit dem Zug gefahren?
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5. Clara · Native Speaker 2
Nein, ich bin ganz bequem mit dem Bus gekommen.
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6. Felix · Native Speaker 1
Toll, so bist du schnell nach Hause gekommen.
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7. Hanna · Teacher
Let's break down those key travel sentences.
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8. Hanna · Teacher
First, Felix said, 'Gestern bin ich nach Berlin gefahren.' That means 'Yesterday I drove to Berlin' or 'I went to Berlin.' He used 'bin gefahren' with 'sein' because he moved from one place to another.
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9. Lukas · Student
Does 'fahren' always take 'sein' in the past tense, or is it specifically when traveling along a route?
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10. Hanna · Teacher
Think of 'bin gefahren' as a package deal for traveling to a location. When you travel from A to B, use 'sein'.
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11. Hanna · Teacher
Next, Clara said, 'Ich bin heute aus Berlin gekommen,' meaning 'I came from Berlin today.' Here, 'kommen' also combines with 'sein' to form 'bin gekommen'.
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12. Lukas · Student
So whenever we talk about coming from a place, we use 'ist gekommen' or 'bin gekommen'?
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13. Hanna · Teacher
Exactly. In this route context, pair 'sein' with 'gekommen'. Now, let's hear our main challenge phrase combining both verbs.
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14. Felix · Native Speaker 1
Gestern bin ich nach Berlin gefahren. Heute bin ich aus Berlin gekommen.
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15. Hanna · Teacher
Great job! Keep practicing 'bin gefahren' and 'bin gekommen' as complete travel phrases.
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