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Present tense meanings
German uses a single verb form to express ideas or actions that may require one of three different forms in English

Linda arbeitet gut = Linda works well (plain)
Linda does work well (emphatic)
Linda is working well (progressive)

Du gehst heute Nachmittag schwimmen, nicht? You're going swimming this afternoon, aren't you?
Ich mache das morgen. I'll do that tomorrow.

German, like English, may use the present tense to express action intended or planned for the future.

Wie sagt man das? (How does one say that?) Give the German equivalent of the following nsentences.

1. Karla does work a lot. Karla arbeitet viel.
2. I do believe that. Ich glaube das.
3. Stefan does play soccer well. Stefan spiele Fußball gut.
4. You're working tonight, Beatrix. Du arbeitest heute Nacht, Beatrix.
5. You do that well, Tina. Du machst das gut, Tina.
6. I'm playing tennis today. Ich spiele Tennis heute.
7. We're playing basketball today. Wir spielen Basketball heute.
8. I believe so. Ich glaube ja.
9. Detlev is going to the movies. Detlev geht ins Kino.
10. I'm going dancing. Ich gehe tanzen.



Apparently I write like Stephen King, HP Lovecraft, or Chuck Palahniuk. Which is good, because those are the moods I pretty much wanted to capture. It really amuses me, though, that the first damn thing I pasted says I write like one of my biggest idols ever. On the other hand, apparently writing like Dan Brown is a sign that your work needs serious rewriting.

So. Normal routines tomorrow, plus situps and pushups that I didn't get done today on account of dentist at fucking early in the morning. CS post also happens tomorrow, and ... there. Got prompts up just in time. And now, I pry myself away from Beauty and the Beast and go home. Oh, Ron Perlman, I missed your awesome.

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