Past Perfect Progressive Exercises For Hungarian Grammar


Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks.


The Past Perfect Progressive, also known as the Past Perfect Continuous tense, doesn’t exist as a separate tense in Hungarian just as other Slavic languages. However, it can be expressed by different means, most commonly by using the past tense in combination with the aspect of the verb or with time adverbs. This combination emphasizes that the action had been going on continuously or regularly before another past action.

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1. Míg vártam, *olvastam* (I was reading) a könyvet.
2. Miután lefeküdt, *nem* (he was not) tudott aludni.
3. Én *megtanultam* (I had learned) az angolul, mielőtt elutaztam.
4. Az eső *esett* (was falling) amikor hazaértem.
5. Ők *főztek* (were cooking) míg én dolgoztam.

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks.

6. A kávé *főzött* (was brewing) amikor felkeltem.
7. A gyerekek *játszottak* (were playing) amikor hazajöttem.
8. Az autó *parkolt* (was parked) előtte a bank.
9. Ők *táncoltak* (were dancing) amíg a zene szólt.
10. Az asztalnál *ültünk* (were sitting) és beszélgettünk.

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