15.3.1.1 Perfect participle - group a

In general we can say that perfect participles are formed with
the prefix ge- + past tense stem of verb + suffix

Most weak verbs (again we have the distinction!!!!) have the suffix -t.

warten => gewartet
kaufen => gekauft
hoffen => gehofft
putzen =>geputzt
sagen => gesagt
lachen => gelacht
planen => geplant
weinen => geweint
malen => gemalt
bauen => gebaut
to wait => waited
to buy => bought
to hope => hoped
to clean => cleaned
to say => said
to laugh => laughed
to plan => planned
to cry => cried
to paint => painted
to build => built






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