NEXT UP! 1 20 To conjugate verbs in the present tense Sagnorð lýsir aðgerð: walk, understand, talk, disappear Present simple – einföld nútíð Í ensku notum við einfalda nútíð þegar við tölum um eitthvað sem gerist reglulega, eitthvað sem við erum vön að gera og eitthvað sem ekki breytist. They leave early every morning. I play football on Tuesdays. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. Present continuous – samsett nútíð Í ensku notum við samsetta nútíð þegar við tölum um eitthvað sem er að gerast núna, og mun ljúka einhvern tíma. Svona verður samsett nútíð til: Hjálparsögnin to be í einfaldri nútíð + aðalsögnin að viðbættu -ing-form aftan við. They are leaving right now. (Meaning: They will be gone in a minute.) She is travelling the world. (Meaning: She will come home in two months.) I am boiling an egg. (Meaning: The egg will be done soon.) GRAMMAR 16 The present simple In my spare time, I love to play online games. I play and chat with people all over the world, in English, of course. I also love football. My favourite team is Manchester City. I watch all the matches with my friends on one of the sport channels. My parents let me because I tell them I learn more English when I watch English football. I’m happy that I know more than one language – it makes communication so much easier for me. a) Find at least four verbs in the present simple and write them down. b) Use the verbs you found to write four new sentences in the present simple. Two of the sentences should be in the singular and two should be in the plural. Example: play She plays football. (singular) They play football. (plural) plural – fleirtala Hæfniviðmið • Sýnt góð tök á orðaforða, meginreglum málnotkunar og notað tengiorð við hæfi.
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