arbeiten: haben or sein? Perfect tense: hat gearbeitet
In English: to work · A1
The answer
In the Perfekt, arbeiten takes: haben
- Perfekt auxiliary
- haben
- Partizip II
- gearbeitet
- Perfekt
- hat gearbeitet
Wortino stores one auxiliary per verb; some verbs can take both depending on the meaning.
Perfekt example
Ich habe in Boston gearbeitet.
I worked in Boston.
Tatoeba · Manfredo · CC BY 2.0 FRDiese Woche habe ich viel gearbeitet.
I worked a lot this week.
Tatoeba · Eldad · CC BY 2.0 FRIch habe bereits drei Stunden gearbeitet.
I've worked three hours already.
Tatoeba · Tamy · CC BY 2.0 FRIch habe drei Jahre in Boston gearbeitet.
I worked in Boston for three years.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRIch habe schon seit Jahren nicht mehr gearbeitet.
I haven't worked for years.
Tatoeba · brauchinet · CC BY 2.0 FRMore
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