Is there to-infinitive in German?
Ich gehe zu die Bäckerei heute.
Heute gehe ich zu die Bäckerei.
Ich habe zu die Bäckerei gestern gegangen.
Gestern habe ich zu die Bäckerei gegangen.
( The grammar book says it's more common to use perfect tense (habe gegangen) than simple past(ging) in German. Is it true?)
Is there to-infinitive in German? How can I say
I go to the bakery shop "to buy bread" in German?
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Ich gehe heute zur Bäckerei heute.
Heute gehe ich zur Bäckerei.
Ich habe bin gestern zur Bäckerei gestern gegangen.
Gestern habe bin ich zur Bäckerei gegangen.
( The grammar book says it's more common to use perfect tense (habe gegangen) than simple past(ging) in German. Is it true?) TRUE
Is there to-infinitive in German? How can I say
I go to the bakery shop "to buy bread" in German? SEE EXAMPLE OF COLDWORLD
The perfect tense is either haben + participe perfect or sein + participe perfect. This depends on the verb. Usually all verbs concerning any kind of "movement" are composed with sein:
ich bin gegangen, ich bin gefahren, ich bin gekommen, ich bin gelaufen etc.
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There are examples of using "to be" instead of "to have" for perfect tenses in other languages, too. Italian uses "sono stato," instead of "ho stato," for "I have been," for instance. English used to use it a lot, but less today. Some of those expressions are treated as 'to be' + adjective, although they would also work as perfect forms, such as:
He is gone.
I am finished.
And one expression that still survives in some Christmas phrases: Christ is risen. If someone observed this happening now, they'd probably say, "Christ has risen."
I have to admit it still sounds strange to me in German!
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Danke schön. Why is it ` Ich bin gegangen´ ? isn´t the perfect tense ´´ich habe gegangen´´?
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Yes, simple past is rarely used compared to perfect.
"Ich gehe in die Bäckerei, um Brot zu kaufen"
"Gestern bin ich in die Bäckerei gegangen, um Brot zu kaufen"
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