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Gegenwart

(Present simple)


Einführung

Wir verwenden das Simple Present

Teil 1 – Positive Sätze im Present Simple

Wir verwenden normalerweise die Grundform des Verbs für „I" / „you" / „we" / „they". Für „he" / „she" / „it" ändern wir die Endung des Verbs auf „-s", „-es" oder „-ies".

Zum Beispiel:
I
You
We
They 		eat
play
watch
worry
He / She / It eats
plays
watches
worries

Beispiele:

Übungen

.
1)
The sky    blue. (be)

 
2)
Tom and Sarah    three children. (have)

 
3)
David    to the cinema every weekend. (go)

 
4)
I    three languages. (speak)

 
5)
Sarah    English every evening. (study)

 
6)
We    cold in winter. (feel)

 
7)
James and Susanna    very tired. (be)

 
8)
You never    my birthday. (forget)

 
9)
Jason    television in the evenings. (watch)

 

Teil 2 – Verneinung im Simple Present

Wir ändert das Verb bei negativem Gebrauch nicht. Stattdessen verwenden wir das Verb „do" und ändern es für „he" / „she" / „it".

Zum Beispiel:

I
You
We
They 		do not
don't 		drink milk.
He / She / It does not
doesn't

Übungen

.
1)
They    meat. (eat)

 
2)
Cats    cheese. (like)

 
3)
Simon    pets. (have)

 
4)
We    in the city. (live)

 

Teil 3 – Fragen im Simple Present

Wir ändert das Verb in Fragesätzen nicht. Stattdessen verwenden wir das Verb „do" und ändern es für „he" / „she" / „it".

Frage:
Do I
You
We
They 		drink milk?
Does He / She / It

Antwort:
Yes, I
You
We
They 		do.
He / She / It does.
No, I
You
We
They 		don't.
do not.
He / She / It doesn't.
does not.

Übungen

.
1)
   you    any breakfast? (want)

 
2)
   they    children? (have)

 
3)
   he    the piano? (play)

 
4)
   we    his address? (know)

 

Weitere Übungen

Wählen Sie die richtige Antwort zur Vervollständigung des Satzes: a, b, c oder d
.
1)
____ English?
 

 
2)
Simon ____ coffee every morning.
 

 
3)
They ____ television.
 

 
4)
Sarah and Kate ____ tennis every Saturday.
 

 
5)
We never ____ to the theatre.
 

 
6)
____ sugar with your tea?
 

 

Sprachlicher Zwischenstopp

Wir verwenden das Simple Present auch, wenn etwas in der Zukunft passiert:

I
You
We
They 		leave this evening.
He / She / It leaves

Beispiele:

Positiv My flight leaves tomorrow morning.
Negativ Our flight doesn't leave tomorrow morning.
Frage Does her flight leave tomorrow morning?

Sprachlicher Zwischenstopp

Manchmal verwenden wir die Negativform in einer Frage, und zwar in der Regel, um Überraschung zu zeigen:

Do I
you
we
they 		not drink milk?
Does he / she / it

Don't I
you
we
they 		drink milk?
Doesn't he / she / it

Beispiele:

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