Nicht vergessen: Regeln sind Leitlinien – sie sind nur selten absolut.
Simple Present vs Present Progressive
Simple Present → routines, habits, facts
Present Progressive → happening now / temporary
She works every day. (routine)
[Sie arbeitet jeden Tag.]
She is working now. (now)
[Sie arbeitet gerade.]
1. She ______ every day. (routine)
works
a) works
b) is working
[Sie arbeitet jeden Tag.]
2. She ______ now. (now)
is working
a) works
b) is working
[Sie arbeitet gerade.]
3. She ______ today. (temporary)
is not working
a) is not working
b) does not work
[Sie arbeitet heute nicht.]
4. She ______ on Sundays. (habit negative)
does not work
a) is not working
b) does not work
[Sie arbeitet sonntags nicht.]
5. ______ she working now?
Is
a) Is
b) Does
[Arbeitet sie gerade?]
6. ______ she work every day?
Does
a) Is
b) Does
[Arbeitet sie jeden Tag?]
7. They ______ coffee every morning. (habit)
drink
a) drink
b) are drinking
[Sie trinken jeden Morgen Kaffee.]
8. They ______ coffee now. (now)
are drinking
a) drink
b) are drinking
[Sie trinken gerade Kaffee.]
9. They ______ coffee today. (temporary negative)
are not drinking
a) are not drinking
b) do not drink
[Sie trinken heute keinen Kaffee.]
10. They ______ coffee in the evening. (habit negative)
do not drink
a) are not drinking
b) do not drink
[Sie trinken abends keinen Kaffee.]
11. ______ they drinking coffee?
Are
a) Are
b) Do
[Trinken sie gerade Kaffee?]
12. ______ they drink coffee every day?
Do
a) Are
b) Do
[Trinken sie jeden Tag Kaffee?]
13. He ______ in London. (fact)
lives
a) lives
b) is living
[Er lebt in London.]
14. He ______ in London this week. (temporary)
is living
a) lives
b) is living
[Er wohnt diese Woche in London.]
15. He ______ in London today. (temporary negative)
is not living
a) is not living
b) does not live
[Er wohnt heute nicht in London.]
16. He ______ in Berlin. (fact negative)
does not live
a) is not living
b) does not live
[Er lebt nicht in Berlin.]
17. ______ he living here?
Is
a) Is
b) Does
[Wohnt er gerade hier?]
18. ______ he live here?
Does
a) Is
b) Does
[Wohnt er hier?]
19. We ______ in an office. (fact)
work
a) work
b) are working
[Wir arbeiten in einem Büro.]
20. We ______ at home today. (temporary)
are working
a) work
b) are working
[Wir arbeiten heute zu Hause.]
21. We ______ today. (temporary negative)
are not working
a) are not working
b) do not work
[Wir arbeiten heute nicht.]
22. We ______ on Sundays. (habit negative)
do not work
a) are not working
b) do not work
[Wir arbeiten sonntags nicht.]
23. ______ we working today?
Are
a) Are
b) Do
[Arbeiten wir heute gerade?]
24. ______ we work every day?
Do
a) Are
b) Do
[Arbeiten wir jeden Tag?]
25. I ______ now. (temporary)
am working
a) am working
b) work
[Ich arbeite gerade.]