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verhindern: haben or sein? Perfect tense: hat verhindert

In English: to prevent · B1

The answer

In the Perfekt, verhindern takes: haben

Perfekt auxiliary
haben
Partizip II
verhindert
Perfekt
hat verhindert

Wortino stores one auxiliary per verb; some verbs can take both depending on the meaning.

Perfekt example

Er hat viele Tore verhindert.

He prevented a lot of goals.

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Die Feuerwehr hat einen Brand verhindert.

The fire brigade prevented a fire.

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