Past Continuous Exercises For Hungarian Grammar


Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate Past Continuous form of the verb in brackets.


The Past Continuous tense in Hungarian grammar, also known as the Past Progressive, is used to indicate that an event was in progress at a specific time in the past. It’s formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb ‘voltam’, ‘voltál’, ‘volt’, etc. (the past tense of ‘to be’) with the present participle form of the main verb. Let’s practice using the Past Continuous tense in Hungarian with some fill-in-the-blank exercises.

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Miközben én *énekeltem* (singing), ő zongorázott.

Ők *táncoltak* (dancing) mikor beléptem a szobába. (when I entered)

A gyerekek *játszottak* (playing) amíg a szülők dolgoztak (work).

Péter *készült* (prepare) az vizsgára egész este.

Miközben te *olvasgattál* (reading), én teát főztem (to make tea).

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate Past Continuous form of the verb in brackets.

Ő *várt* (wait) míg én készülődtem (get ready).

A macska *evett* (eat) miközben a kutya aludt (be sleeping).

Miközben a nap *sütött* (shine), a madarak énekeltek (sing).

Ő *tanult* (learn) az államvizsgára egész nap.

Mikor én *moziba mentem* (go to cinema), ő otthon maradt (stay at home).

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