Compound tenses Exercises For Latvian Grammar

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Compound tenses in Latvian grammar, known as saliktie laika veidi, are used to express actions and states that extend over time or have been completed. They are created by combining the auxiliary verb ‘būt’ in the appropriate tense with the past participle tense of the main verb. Compound tenses enable a level of precision in expressing nuances of time and sequences of events.

Exercise 1: Fill in the missing words in the compound tense sentences

1. Mēs *ir* (is) bijuši Rome.
2. Viņi *būs* (will be) braukuši uz skolu.
3. Man *ir* (is) jāstrādā.
4. Mums *bija* (was) jāiet vēlāk.
5. *Ir* (is) bijis prieks tevi satikt.
6. Jūs *būsiet* (will be) pavadījuši daudz laika.
7. Es *biju* (was) lasījis grāmatu.
8. Viņa *ir* (is) bijusi uz koncertu.
9. Tā *bija* (was) mācījusies.
10. Mēs *esam* (are) gatavi.
11. Tu *esi* (are) izvirzīts.
12. Vai viņas *ir* (is) bijušas?
13. Viņš *būs* (will be) svinējis.
14. Man *ir* (is) jāiet.
15. Vai jūs *esiet* (are) gatavi?

Exercise 2: Fill in the missing words in the compound tense sentences

1. Tā *ir* (is) spēlējusi.
2. Mēs *esam* (are) braukuši.
3. Tu *esi* (are) dzīvojis.
4. Vai viņi *ir* (is) bijuši?
5. Viņš *bija* (was) strādājis.
6. Jūs *esiet* (are) mācījušies.
7. Viņa *būs* (will be) runājusi.
8. Vai tas *ir* (is) bijis?
9. Mēs *bijām* (was) mācījušies.
10. Tu *esi* (are) dienējis.
11. Viņi *būs* (will be) strādājuši.
12. Vai tu *esi* (are) bijis?
13. Mēs *esam* (are) dzīvojuši.
14. Viņš *ir* (is) dienējis.
15. Vai jūs *esiet* (are) satikuši?

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