Haben vs. Sein | Super Easy German (62)

GET EXERCISES FOR THIS VIDEO: -- RULES FOR HABEN vs. SEIN -- 1) You usually use “haben“ in most cases to build the perfect tense. (Ich habe gegessen) 2) Use “sein“ for verbs that indicate a change of location through movement or a status change (Ich bin gelaufen, Ich bin angekommen, ich bin Mutter geworden) 3) Do always use “haben“ for all verbs that include accusative objects, even if point 2 is true for them (e.g. “Ich habe die Wohnung verlassen“) 4) Exceptions are: “sein“ (Ich bin in der Stadt gewesen) and “bleiben“ (Ich bin in der Stadt gewesen). --- SUBSCRIBE TO EASY GERMAN: INVITE US TO YOUR SCHOOL: LEARN GERMAN IN BERLIN: #summerschool FACEBOOK: INSTAGRAM: EASY GERMAN ON MEMRISE: WEBSITE: EASY GERMAN SHOP: --- ► PRODUCED IN COOPERATION WITH: Easy Languages is an international video project aiming at supporting people worldwide to learn languages through authentic street interviews and expose the street culture of participating partner countries abroad. Episodes are produced in local languages and contain subtitles in both the original language as well as in English. --- Host of this episode: Carina Schmid () Camera: Janusz Hamerski Edit: Janusz Hamerski / Carina Schmid Translation: Ben Eve