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Exercise of the German present participle

Improve your skills of the present participle

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  2. Exercise of the German present participle
  3. Exercise for the functions of the German present participle

Fill in the missing present participle form. You will find the possible verbs to fill in above the text.

Remember: to build the present participle you need to add a "-d" to the infinitve form of the verb!

Verbs: singen (to sing), lachen (to laugh), knurren (to growl), summen (to hum), lachen (to laugh) und erzählen (to tell), ermüden (to get tired)

 

Bernd ist heute glücklich.

läuft er durch die Straßen zur Arbeit.
macht er sich dort einen Kaffee. Auch seinen Kollegen schenkt er
einen Kaffee ein. Heute ist ein guter Tag für ihn. Der Tag vergeht schnell. Auf seinem Nachhauseweg bemerkt er noch nicht ein mal, dass der Hund
vor der Tür liegt. Das Laufen war heute nicht
. So kann er nochmal eine Runde mit seinem Freund in den Park joggen gehen.
und
drehen beide im Park ihre Runden.

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