A1

Present Tense

Presens

About this concept

Present tense typically ends in -er: snakker, leser, bor. Same form for all persons. Some short verbs take -r only: går, står.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~45 cards at level A1.

Examples

Jeg snakker norsk.I speak Norwegian.

Hun leser en bok.She reads a book.

Vi bor i Bergen.We live in Bergen.

De spiser middag.They eat dinner.

Prerequisite

Personal PronounsA1

Concepts that build on this

Modal VerbsA1 Infinitive with ÅA1 Regular Verb ClassesA1 Common Irregular VerbsA1 Expressing Likes and PreferencesA1 S-Verbs (Reciprocal)A1 Simple Past (Preteritum)A2 Reflexive VerbsA2 Imperative MoodB1 S-PassiveB1 Phrasal Verbs (Particle Verbs)B1 Subjunctive (Konjunktiv)C1 Present ParticipleC1

More A1 concepts

Personal PronounsPersonlige Pronomen Noun Gender (Three Genders)Substantivets Kjønn Definite Form (Suffixed Article)Bestemt Form Plural FormationFlertall Være (to be)Verbet Være

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