Present 1

Question 1

skriver

[skʁee-vuh]

Answer 1

write / does write / is writing

Question 2

rører

[roy-uh]

Answer 2

touching / touch / touches

Question 3

går

[go]

Answer 3

is walking / going / goes

Question 4

svømmer

[sver-mah]

Answer 4

swims / are swimming / is swimming

Question 5

ser

[see-uh]

Answer 5

seeing / see / are looking

Question 6

løber

[loo-buh]

Answer 6

run / are running / running

Question 7

sover

[so-uh]

Answer 7

sleep / sleeps

Question 8

TRUE OR FALSE:

You add an -r to the infinitive form of a verb to put it in the PAST tense.

Answer 8

FALSE:

You add an -r to to put it in the PRESENT tense.

Question 9

kan godt lide

[can got lil]

Answer 9

like / likes

Question 10

koger

[ko-uh]

Answer 10

boils / cooks

Question 11

laver

[lay-wah]

Answer 11

make / making / are making

Question 12

synger

[soong-uh]

Answer 12

sing / singing / are singing

Question 13

gerne

[gyah-neh]

Answer 13

want / wants

Question 14

vil

[vill]

Answer 14

want / wants

Question 15

have

[heyv]

Answer 15

to have

Question 16

vil gerne

[vill gyeh-neh]

Answer 16

would like to have / want

Question 17

leger

[lie-uh]

Answer 17

play / is playing / are playing

Question 18

spiller

[spil-luh]

Answer 18

play / is playing / player

Question 19

lide

[lee{l} OR lil]

Answer 19

suffer / prefer

Question 20

kan

[can]

Answer 20

can / are able to

Question 21

godt

[got]

Answer 21

good / fine / alright

Question 22

betaler

[be-tay-luh]

Answer 22

pay / pays / is paying

Question 23

bruger

[bwoo-wuh]

Answer 23

use / are using / is using

Question 24

tager

[tah]

Answer 24

take / taking / will take /go / going

Question 25

afsted

[ah-still]

Answer 25

leave / off

Question 26

elsker

[el-skuh]

Answer 26

love / loves

Question 27

regner

[ry-nuh]

Answer 27

1. rains / is raining

2. am/are/is calculating

Question 28

fortæller

[fuh-tay-luh]

Answer 28

tells / are telling / will tell

Question 29

om

[ahm]

Answer 29

about / on / around

Question 30

tager afsted

[tay ah-still]

Answer 30

leaves / leaving / going

Question 31

hører

[hoo-{y}uh or hoo-uh]

Answer 31

hear / hears

Question 32

lytter

[lew-duh]

Answer 32

listen / listens / is listening

Question 33

til

[til]

Answer 33

to / on / about

Question 34

ved

[vil]

Answer 34

1. know / do know

2. on

Question 35

finder

[fee-nah]

Answer 35

find / is finding / are finding

Question 36

arbejder

[ah-by-duh]

Answer 36

work / working / is working

Question 37

Det ved jeg ikke

[de vil yai ee-guh]

Answer 37

I do not know

Question 38

støtter

[stew-dah]

Answer 38

support / is supporting

Question 39

behøver

[be-who-wah]

Answer 39

need / am needing / are needing

Question 40

kender

[key-nah]

Answer 40

know / knows

Question 41

designer

[de-sign-uh]

Answer 41

designs / is designing / are designing

Question 42

viser

[veez-ah]

Answer 42

show / is showing / displays

Question 43

får

[fo{r} or foe]

Answer 43

gets / is receiving / are getting

Question 44

TRUE OR FALSE
The phrase ‘kan godt lide’ does not have a literal translation in English, but it means ‘to like.’ If one translates it as ‘to like well,’ it’s a bit closer to the Danish structure.

Answer 44

TRUE
The word ‘godt’ is not super important for the meaning and could be omitted, but it is nonetheless used a lot, and serves to enhance the liking somewhat. So if you want to say that you like food, you could either say:
‘Jeg kan godt lide mad’ (literally ‘I can well like food’) or simply:
‘Jeg kan lide mad’ (literally ‘I can like food’).

Question 45

TRUE OR FALSE
In Danish, the verb ‘at vide’ (to know) is transitive, meaning it must always take an object. This means you cannot literally translate ‘I know’ or ‘I do not know’ without adding what it is you know or do not know.

Answer 45

TRUE
Fore example, when asked:
‘Hvornår spiser vi?’ (When will we eat?) to which you might answer:
‘Det ved jeg ikke’ (literally ‘it know I not’) or ‘Jeg ved det ikke’ (literally ‘I know it not’).

There is a very slight difference between the two, emphasizing either that you do not know that or that you don’t know it. In most cases, however, you can use either one.