Use the present tense to describe what is happening right now, what you do regularly or what you do in an ongoing situation.
Part ofGermanGrammar (for exams until 2025)
In German there are two ways of making any sentence negative:
Here are some common negative adverbs:
It is very easy to make sentences negative using kein. Look at these sentences:
Practise your negatives in the present tense by translating these sentences into German.
Ich esse nie Fleisch – I never eat meat.
The number of vegetarians in German-speaking countries is increasing, especially in Austria. There are now lots of good vegetarian restaurants, too.
If you are vegetarian and in a German-speaking country, look out for words like: