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German for dummies

1. Ich war… (I was…)

2. Ich bin gewesen (I was…)

Would someone, please, for the love of (insert deity here) explain to me the difference between 1 and 2? After close to seven years of being here in CH and two of really studying German, I still have no idea.

Update:Comments are open now. Thanks Marie, who also sent me this link.

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Comments (2)

  1. Robert Parducci wrote:

    I studied German for four years but have repressed the memories. Thanks for sharing, Rashunda and Marie.

    Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at 5:18 pm #
  2. Moonchild wrote:

    1. I was . . .
    2. I have been . . .

    Thursday, December 27, 2007 at 3:24 am #