Editing Austrian German (section)

====Verbs====
In [[Austria]], as in the [[languages of Switzerland#German|German-speaking parts of Switzerland]] and in [[southern Germany]], verbs that express a state tend to use {{lang|de|sein}} as the [[auxiliary verb]] in the [[perfect (grammar)|perfect]], as well as verbs of movement. [[German verb|Verb]]s which fall into this category include {{Lang|de|sitzen|italic=yes}} (to sit), {{Lang|de|liegen|italic=yes}} (to lie) and, in parts of [[Styria]] and [[Carinthia (state)|Carinthia]], {{Lang|de|schlafen|italic=yes}} (to sleep). Therefore, the perfect of these verbs would be {{Lang|de|ich bin gesessen|italic=yes}}, {{Lang|de|ich bin gelegen|italic=yes}} and {{Lang|de|ich bin geschlafen|italic=yes}}, respectively.

In Germany, the words {{Lang|de|stehen}} (to stand) and {{Lang|de|gestehen}} (to confess) are identical in the present perfect: {{Lang|de|habe gestanden}}. The Austrian variant avoids that potential ambiguity ({{Lang|de|bin gestanden}} from {{Lang|de|stehen}}, "to stand"; and {{Lang|de|habe gestanden}} from {{Lang|de|gestehen}}, "to confess": {{Lang|de|"der Verbrecher ist vor dem Richter gestanden und hat gestanden"}}).

In addition, the [[preterite]] ([[simple past]]) is very rarely used in Austria, especially in the [[spoken language]], with the exception of some [[modal verb]]s ({{Lang|de|ich sollte}}, {{Lang|de|ich wollte}}).