Medizin früher und heute: 'es gibt' vs 'es gab', imperfect
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I can understand the imperfect tense in the context of past medical developments and influential ideas, and I can contrast past and present using 'es gibt' and 'es gab'.
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Weak verbs form the imperfect tense by adding these endings to the verb stem: -te, -test, -te, -ten, -tet, -ten.
Strong verbs have irregular stems in the imperfect tense, with vowel changes and endings: -, st, -, en, t, en.
The verbs ‘sein’, ‘haben’, modal verbs and 'es gab' are commonly used in spoken as well as written German.
Use 'es gibt' to mean 'there is, are' and 'es gab' to mean 'there was, were', followed by the accusative case.
Use 'es gibt' and 'es gab' to contrast present and past.
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