Nuts & Bolts of German: Present tense: Two Germans working for the EU [Audio]

Mr. Schmidt and Ms Huber work for the EU. Below you will find two short texts in which these two people impart some information about themselves.

 

Fill in the missing verbs in the present tense. You will find the infinitives of the verbs in the yellow boxes below. Then press [Check] to see if you got it right. Use the [Hint] button to get a free letter if you need help.

 

 

Herr Schmidt: Ich aus Frankfurt, aber ich jetzt in Straßburg. Ich Fußball und ich oft klassische Musik.
Frau Huber: Ich hier in Brüssel. Ich Politik interessant und meine Arbeit, aber ich zu viel Kaffee.
finden

(to find)

 hören

(to hear/to listen to)

 kommen

(to come)

 lieben

(to love)
lieben

(to love)

 trinken

(to drink)

 wohnen

(to live)

 wohnen

(to live)

You can also listen to the sound file to check what you have done.

 

 

Europäisches Parlament in Straßburg

 

Europäische Kommission in Brϋssel

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Tip: If you don't belong to the lucky few who possess a photographic memory, write down what you learnt while doing this exercise.    

photo of European Parliament: (CCO Creative Commons): https://pixabay.com/en/parliament-european-strasbourg-1564427/
other photo: Dagmar Fischer