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GERN_V 304 203 2024W2 Übung 17.4

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Read the sentences and indicate the tense. Choose between the Present Perfect and the Past Perfect. Describe and record your observations. A. Die Hausaufgaben haben immer von den Studenten gemacht werden müssen. (Homework always has to be done by the students.) Present Perfect B. Die Hausaufgaben hatten immer von den Studenten gemacht werden müssen. (Homework always had to be done by the students.) Past Perfect A. Die Gesetze haben immer befolgt werden müssen. (Laws always have to be obeyed.) Present Perfect B. Die Gesetze hatten immer befolgt werden müssen. (Laws always had to be obeyed.) Past Perfect A. Der Wagen hat sofort vom Mechaniker repariert werden können. (The car could be repaired by the mechanic immediately.) Present Perfect B. Der Wagen hatte sofort vom Mechaniker repariert werden können. (The car could have been repaired by the mechanic immediately.) Past Perfect

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We are asked to analyze six items that pair a Present Perfect option (A) with a Past Perfect option (B) for each sentence. The task is to decide which tense is appropriate for each sentence in the given context. Below, I go through each item, describing why the A option aligns with Present Perfect usage and why the B option aligns with Past Perfect usage, and I point out potential conceptual pitfalls in treating the forms as interchangeable. Item 1: - A. Die Hausaufgaben haben immer von den Studenten gemacht werden müssen. (Homework always has to be done by the students.) - B. Die Hausaufgaben hatten immer von den Studenten gemacht werden müssen. (Homework always had to be done by the students.) Analysis of A (Present Perfect): This construction uses haben as the auxiliary in a present-tense-like frame combined with the infinitive machen müssen and the passive infinitive werden. In German, perfect constructions with modal verbs in a passive-like pattern can express a current or general obligation that is felt in the present or with a sense of ongoing applicability. The use of haben here signals a perfectized statement about a general rule or ha......Login to view full explanation

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