Present Simple: setninger, øvelser, tester og eksempler

Present Simple bruker

Present Simple brukes for å beskrive vaner, generelle sannheter, rutetider og varige situasjoner.


  • Vaner og daglige rutiner
    I usually drink coffee in the morning.
    Jeg pleier vanligvis å drikke kaffe om morgenen.
  • Fakta og generelle sannheter
    Water boils at 100°C.
    Vann koker ved 100 °C.
  • Tidsplaner og rutetabeller
    The train leaves at 8:30.
    Toget går klokken 8.30.
  • Permanente eller langsiktige situasjoner
    She works in a software company.
    Hun jobber i et programvareselskap.

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 tredje person entall (he/she/it) legger vi til -s eller -es.
    He works in an office.
    She watches online courses.
  • Staveregler for tredje person entall:
    • verb som slutter på -o, -sh, -ch, -ss, -x → legg til -es
      He goes to the gym.
      She washes the dishes.
    • verb som slutter på konsonant + y → y blir til ies
      He studies English every day.
    • verb som slutter på vokal + y → legg bare til -s
      She plays tennis on Sundays.
  • Frekvensadverb står vanligvis foran hovedverbet og etter verbet to be.
    I always check my email in the morning.
    She is often late for meetings.
  • Present Simple brukes ofte om rutetider og faste hendelser.
    The meeting starts at 10.
    Our team call takes place every Monday.
  • Noen verb (som know, like, love, hate, understand, believe) brukes vanligvis ikke i kontinuerlig form.
    I know the answer.
    She likes this app.

Present Simple Negasjon

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 Spørsmål

  • Ja/nei-spørsmål dannes med hjelpeverbene do og does.

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

    Do you work from home?
    Does she work on Sundays?
  • Etter does brukes hovedverbet i grunnform (uten -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.
  • Wh-spørsmål dannes med et spørreord + 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 spørsmålet gjelder subjektet, brukes ikke do/does.
    Who works in this office?
    Who lives here?

Present Simple Typiske feil

❌ 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 Setninger

She works in a large international company.
Hun jobber i et stort internasjonalt selskap.
They usually have dinner at 7 p.m.
De pleier vanligvis å spise middag klokken 19.00.
He doesn’t drink coffee in the evening.
Han drikker ikke kaffe om kvelden.
Do you watch TV every day?
Ser du på TV hver dag?
Where does she live?
Hvor bor hun?
The train leaves at 8:30 every morning.
Toget går klokken 8.30 hver morgen.
I always check my email before work.
Jeg sjekker alltid e-posten min før jobb.
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
Vann koker ved 100 grader celsius.
Why does he get up so early?
Hvorfor står han opp så tidlig?
Our team meeting starts at 10 a.m.
Team­møtet vårt begynner kl. 10.

Present Simple Eksempler

She reads professional articles every morning.
Hun leser fagartikler hver morgen.
We don’t work on weekends.
Vi jobber ikke i helgene.
Does he play the piano?
Spiller han piano?
They live near the city center.
De bor nær sentrum.
My manager checks all reports carefully.
Lederen min går nøye gjennom alle rapporter.
Do your parents speak English?
Snakker foreldrene dine engelsk?
The sun rises in the east.
Solen står opp i øst.
She doesn’t like spicy food.
Hun liker ikke sterk mat.
How often do you go to the gym?
Hvor ofte går du på treningssenteret?
This app helps students improve their grammar.
Denne appen hjelper elever med å forbedre grammatikken sin.

Engelske grammatikkøvelser tilgjengelig i appen

Tenses

Present Simple

Conditionals

Second Conditional First Conditional Third Conditional Zero Conditional

Sentences

Relative Clauses Conjunctions Reported Speech