German speakers, what does the prefix 'ge' mean in verbs, such as:?

Question

geboren,

gebracht,

geholfen

gefallen,

gespielt,

gegangen,

geschrien,

etc, etc

(I mean, when do we use them?...)

Answer 1

They form the past participle of the verb.

Answer 2

when there is a ge, it normally means the sentence is in the past tense.

for example.

ich bin nach Deutschland gefahren - i went to Germany.