Present Perfect vs. Past Perfect Exercises For Danish Grammar

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In Danish grammar, the Present Perfect tense is used to talk about actions that started in the past and continue into the present or have just been completed. It is formed by combining the present tense of the auxiliary verb “at have” with the past participle of a main verb. On the other hand, the Past Perfect tense is used to describe an event that happened before another past action. It is formed by combining the past tense of “at have” with the past participle of a main verb. Now, let’s practice your understanding of the Present Perfect and Past Perfect tenses in Danish with these exercises.

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with Present Perfect form

1. Jeg *har arbejdet* (work) hele dagen.
2. Vi *har spist* (eat) pizza til middag.
3. De *har besรธgt* (visit) Paris to gange.
4. Hun *har lรฆst* (read) den nye roman.
5. Du *har ventet* (wait) pรฅ bussen i en time.
6. Hans *har kรธbt* (buy) en ny bil sidste uge.
7. De *har set* (watch) den nyeste film.
8. Du *har vรฆret* (be) syg i en uge.
9. Vi *har lyttet* (listen) til radioen i morges.
10. Hun *har glemt* (forget) hendes telefon.
11. Jeg *har boet* (live) her siden 2000.
12. De *har studeret* (study) sammen siden sidste mรฅned.
13. I *har vandret* (walk) i regnen hele dagen.
14. Han *har lavet* (make) en fejl i brevet.
15. Vi *har skrevet* (write) en e-mail til vores lรฆrer.

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with Past Perfect form

1. Jeg *havde arbejdet* (work) i tre timer, fรธr jeg tog en pause.
2. Vi *havde spist* (eat) morgenmad, inden vi gik til skole.
3. De *havde vรฆret* (be) i London i en uge, fรธr de rejste til Paris.
4. Hun *havde lรฆst* (read) bogen, fรธr hun sรฅ filmen.
5. Du *havde ventet* (wait) lรฆnge, fรธr bussen ankom.
6. Hans *havde kรธbt* (buy) billetterne, fรธr de blev udsolgt.
7. De *havde set* (watch) filmen, fรธr de anbefalede den til os.
8. Du *havde vรฆret* (be) syg i en uge, fรธr du gik til lรฆgen.
9. Vi *havde lyttet* (listen) til radioen, fรธr vi tรฆndte for fjernsynet.
10. Hun *havde glemt* (forget) hendes telefon, sรฅ hun kunne ikke ringe.
11. Jeg *havde boet* (live) i Danmark, fรธr jeg flyttede til Sverige.
12. De *havde studeret* (study) sammen i et รฅr, fรธr de startede deres egen virksomhed.
13. I *havde vandret* (walk) i bjergene, fรธr det begyndte at regne.
14. Han *havde lavet* (make) kaffen, fรธr gรฆsterne ankom.
15. Vi *havde skrevet* (write) brevet, fรธr vi sendte det.

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