Exercise 2: use of the Präsens
(Practise determining the referring time of the Präsens)
Use of the Präsens – multiple-choice test
Difficulty: medium (3 of 5)
Choose the appropriate adverbial of time to decide whether the sentence refers to the present, past, or future time. All verbs are conjugated in the Präsens.
- Example: „__________ schreibe ich eine Prüfung. Ich muss noch lernen.“
- A. Morgen → Correct!
- B. Momentan
- C. Seit einiger Zeit
If you still need help with the use of the Präsens with time specifications, take another look at the explanation of the German Präsens.
Further exercises and explanations relating to the ‘Use of the Präsens’
The following exercises and articles relate to the topic ‘Using the German Präsens for the present, future, and past’ and train your skills too:
- Formation of the Präsens of German strong verbs
- Adverbs of time in German grammar
- Adverbials of time in German grammar
- List of exercises on the German tenses