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Compound past tense

Respond to the questions by saying what people did yesterday.

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Was hat Gerd gemacht? (Deutsch lernen) .
What did Gerd do? (study German)
He studied German.
Er hat Deutsch gelernt.
  1. Was habt ihr gemacht? (Kleider kaufen)
What did you all do? (buy clothes)
We bought clothes.
Wir haben Kleider gekauft.
  1. Was haben die Kinder gemacht? (Bilder malen)
What did the children do? (paint pictures)
They painted pictures.
Sie haben Bilder gemalt.
  1. Was hat der Professor gemacht? (Zeitschriften lesen)
What did the professor do? (read magazines)
He read magazines.
Er hat Zeitschriften gelesen.
  1. Was haben deine Eltern gemacht? (im Büro arbeiten)
What did your parents do? (work in the office)
They worked in the office.
Sie haben im Büro gearbeitet.
  1. Was habe ich gemacht? (viel schlafen)
What did I do? (sleep a lot)
You slept a lot.
Sie haben viel geschlafen.
  1. Was haben wir gemacht? (Essen kochen)
What did we do? (cook meals)
You all cooked meals.
Ihr habt Essen gekocht.
  1. Was hat Herr Heinz gemacht? (seiner Frau helfen)
What did Mr. Heinz do? (help his wife)
He helped his wife.
Er hat seiner Frau geholfen.
  1. Was hat die Chefin gemacht? (am Telefon sprechen)
What did the boss do? (talk on the telephone)
She talked on the telephone.
Sie hat am Telefon gesprochen.
  1. Was haben die Studenten gemacht? (Tennis spielen)
What did the students do? (play tennis)
They played tennis.
Sie haben Tennis gespielt.