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Simple Present Exercises For Icelandic Grammar

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The Simple Present tense in Icelandic grammar is quite straightforward and works similarly to the English Simple Present. It is used to express habits, general truths, repeated actions or unchanging situations, emotions and wishes. This tense is also used to talk about future events. Now, let’s practise the Simple Present tense with two interactive exercise sets.

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of Icelandic verbs in Simple Present

1. *Ɖg borĆ°a* (I eat) morgunmat Ć” hverjum degi.
2. HĆŗn *lest* (reads) bĆ³k Ć­ rĆŗminu.
3. ViĆ° *skoĆ°um* (we watch) Ć¾etta mĆ”l nĆ”iĆ°.
4. *Hann hƦlir* (he heals) hratt.
5. ƞau *sƦra* (they hurt) sig oft.
6. *ƞĆŗ fyllir* (you fill) Ćŗt formiĆ°.
7. *Ɖg drepi* (I kill) ekki flugur.
8. HĆŗn *sĆ½nir* (shows) hann myndir.
9. ViĆ° *byggjum* (we build) nĆ½tt hĆŗs.
10. *Hann fylgist* (he follows) meư mƩr.
11. ƞau *blĆ³mgva* (they bloom) Ć” sumrin.
12. *ƞĆŗ grƦưir* (you earn) mjƶg gĆ³Ć° laun.
13. *Ɖg gleymi* (I forget) aldrei Ć¾essu.
14. HĆŗn *flaggar* (flies) Ć­ bĆŗinu.
15. ViĆ° *deyjum* (we die) allir einhvern tĆ­mann.

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with the appropriate Simple Present forms

1. *ƞĆŗ hjĆ”lpar* (you help) mĆ©r viĆ° verkefniĆ°.
2. HĆŗn *heyrir* (hears) ekki vel.
3. ViĆ° *brjĆ³ta* (we break) reglur alltaf.
4. *Hann drekkur* (he drinks) mjĆ³lk meĆ° kaffinu.
5. ƞau *ertu* (they are) glƶggt fĆ³lk.
6. *ƞĆŗ byrjar* (you start) aĆ° lƦra Ć­slensku.
7. *Ɖg fer* (I go) til skĆ³lans Ć” hverjum morgni.
8. HĆŗn *skrĆ­fur* (writes) brĆ©f til vinar sĆ­ns.
9. ViĆ° *kemum* (we come) til aĆ° sjĆ” Ć¾ig.
10. *Hann spilari* (he plays) tƶlvuleiki hvert kvƶld.
11. ƞau *horfa* (they watch) Ć” sjĆ³nvarp Ć” hverjum kvƶldi.
12. *ƞĆŗ klippir* (you cut) grasiĆ° Ć” hverjum sunnudegi.
13. *Ɖg dansa* (I dance) alltaf Ć” laugardƶgum.
14. HĆŗn *syngur* (sings) Ć­ sturtunni.
15. ViĆ° *sƦtum* (we sit) Ć­ bĆ³kasafninu og lesa.

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