Present Simple: sætninger, øvelser, tests og eksempler

Present Simple bruger

Present Simple bruges til at beskrive vaner, generelle sandheder, tidsplaner og permanente forhold.


  • Vaner og daglige rutiner
    I usually drink coffee in the morning.
    Jeg drikker normalt kaffe om morgenen.
  • Fakta og generelle sandheder
    Water boils at 100°C.
    Vand koger ved 100°C.
  • Tidsplaner og køreplaner
    The train leaves at 8:30.
    Toget afgår kl. 8.30.
  • Permanente eller langsigtede situationer
    She works in a software company.
    Hun arbejder i et softwarefirma.

Present Simple Form

Subject + V1
He / She / It + V1(+s)

I work from home three days a week. She works from home three days a week.

Present Simple Regel

  • I 3. person ental (he/she/it) tilføjer vi -s eller -es.
    He works in an office.
    She watches online courses.
  • Staveregler for 3. person ental:
    • verber der ender på -o, -sh, -ch, -ss, -x → tilføj -es
      He goes to the gym.
      She washes the dishes.
    • verbum der ender på konsonant + y → y ændres til ies
      He studies English every day.
    • verbum der ender på vokal + y → tilføj blot -s
      She plays tennis on Sundays.
  • Hyppighedsadverbier står normalt før hovedverbet og efter verbet to be.
    I always check my email in the morning.
    She is often late for meetings.
  • Present Simple bruges ofte om køreplaner og faste begivenheder.
    The meeting starts at 10.
    Our team call takes place every Monday.
  • Nogle verber (som know, like, love, hate, understand, believe) bruges normalt ikke i kontinuert form.
    I know the answer.
    She likes this app.

Present Simple Negation

I / you / we / they do not (don’t) + V1
he / she / it does not (doesn’t) + V1

I don’t drink coffee in the evening.
He doesn’t check messages at night.

Present Simple Spørgsmål

  • Ja/nej-spørgsmål dannes med hjælpeverberne do og does.

    Do + I / you / we / they + V1?
    Does + he / she / it + V1?

    Do you work from home?
    Does she work on Sundays?
  • Efter does bruges hovedverbet i grundform (uden -s).
    Does she work on Sundays?
    Does he play tennis?
  • Korte svar:
    Do you like coffee?
    — Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
    Does he study English?
    — Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t.
  • Hv-spørgsmål dannes med et spørgeord + do/does.

    Wh-word + do + I / you / we / they + V1?
    Wh-word + does + he / she / it + V1?

    Where do you work?
    Why does she get up early?
    When does the train leave?
  • Når spørgsmålet handler om subjektet, bruges do/does ikke.
    Who works in this office?
    Who lives here?

Present Simple Typiske fejl

❌ She work in an office.
✅ She works in an office.
❌ He don’t works on Sundays.
✅ He doesn’t work on Sundays.
❌ Do he work here?
✅ Does he work here?
❌ Where does she works?
✅ Where does she work?
❌ Who does work here?
✅ Who works here?
❌ I am agree with you.
✅ I agree with you.

Present Simple Sætninger

She works in a large international company.
Hun arbejder i en stor international virksomhed.
They usually have dinner at 7 p.m.
De spiser normalt aftensmad kl. 19.
He doesn’t drink coffee in the evening.
Han drikker ikke kaffe om aftenen.
Do you watch TV every day?
Ser du tv hver dag?
Where does she live?
Hvor bor hun?
The train leaves at 8:30 every morning.
Toget afgår kl. 8.30 hver morgen.
I always check my email before work.
Jeg tjekker altid min e-mail, før jeg tager på arbejde.
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
Vand koger ved 100 grader Celsius.
Why does he get up so early?
Hvorfor står han op så tidligt?
Our team meeting starts at 10 a.m.
Vores teammøde starter kl. 10.

Present Simple Eksempler

She reads professional articles every morning.
Hun læser faglige artikler hver morgen.
We don’t work on weekends.
Vi arbejder ikke i weekenderne.
Does he play the piano?
Spiller han klaver?
They live near the city center.
De bor tæt på byens centrum.
My manager checks all reports carefully.
Min leder gennemgår alle rapporter grundigt.
Do your parents speak English?
Taler dine forældre engelsk?
The sun rises in the east.
Solen står op i øst.
She doesn’t like spicy food.
Hun kan ikke lide stærk mad.
How often do you go to the gym?
Hvor ofte går du i fitnesscenter?
This app helps students improve their grammar.
Denne app hjælper studerende med at forbedre deres grammatik.

Engelske grammatikøvelser tilgængelige i appen

Tenses

Present Simple

Conditionals

Second Conditional First Conditional Third Conditional Zero Conditional

Sentences

Relative Clauses Conjunctions Reported Speech