The present tense and simple verb order
Most present-tense verbs add -r to the infinitive: bo → bor, spille → spiller, sove → sover.
The same form is used with every subject.
In statements, the subject normally comes before the finite verb.
The phrases and contain an infinitive after the modal verb.
Jeg bor nedenunder.I live downstairs.
Han spiller trompet.He plays the trumpet.
Findus sover her.Findus sleeps here.
Vi bor her.We live here.
Jeg kan ikke sove.I cannot sleep.
Jeg vil gerne sove.I would like to sleep.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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I live downstairs.
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He plays the trumpet.
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Findus sleeps here.
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We live here.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the Danish form
Choose the right word for the gap.
Jeg nedenunder.
I live downstairs.
Han trompet.
He plays the trumpet.
Findus her.
Findus sleeps here.
Vi her.
We live here.
Jeg kan ikke .
I cannot sleep.
Jeg vil gerne .
I would like to sleep.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete a message
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Jeg nedenunder.
I live downstairs.
Han trompet.
He plays the trumpet.
Findus her.
Findus sleeps here.
Vi her.
We live here.
Jeg kan ikke .
I cannot sleep.
Jeg vil gerne .
I would like to sleep.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
I live downstairs.
He plays the trumpet.
Findus sleeps here.
We live here.
I cannot sleep.
I would like to sleep.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I live downstairs.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
I live downstairs.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
He plays the trumpet.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
He plays the trumpet.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
Findus sleeps here.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
Findus sleeps here.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
We live here.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
We live here.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
