Participles Exercises For Latvian Grammar

Detailed language instruction with focus on grammar exercises

Participles in Latvian grammar are a key component to understanding sentence structure, they are used extensively to convey action or state in various contexts. Likewise in English, participles can take active or passive form and can be used in the present or past tense. The main types of participles in Latvian are present active, past active, future active, present passive, and past passive. They usually end in -š, -jis, -dams, -ts, or -ts respectively.

Exercise 1: Filling the blanks with the correct form of Latvian participles

1. Es *(esmu)* (I am) čekists.
2. Viņš *(nēsā)* (carries) smagu somu.
3. Mēs *(ieguvām)* (we gained) uzvaru.
4. Es *(lasīju)* (I read) grāmatu.
5. Māte *(plāno)* (plans) vakariņas.
6. Tēvs *(brauca)* (drove) mašīnā.
7. Māsa *(mācījās)* (studied) ķīmiju.
8. Draugs *(sparoja)* (hurried) uz staciju.
9. Skaistā *(ziedēja)* (bloomed) pļava.
10. Mazais suns *(skrēja)* (ran) ar bumbu.
11. Pazīstamā *(danco)* (dances) parkā.
12. Kluss ezers *(spīdēja)* (shone) saulē.
13. Ceļš *(veda)* (led) uz mājām.
14. Pūce *(skrēja)* (hooted) mēness gaismā.
15. Grāmata *(gulēja)* (lay) uz galda.

Exercise 2: Filling the blanks with the correct form of Latvian participles

1. Pircējs *(iegādājās)* (purchased) dāvanu.
2. Aizmogas *(klāj)* (covers) skatu uz dārzu.
3. Mācītājs *(lasīja)* (read) lūgšanu.
4. Meitene *(sēdēja)* (sat) stūrī.
5. Pilns *(vadīja)* (drove) autobusu.
6. Mācību *(pārdeva)* (sold) mācību materiālus.
7. Mūsu *(gājām)* (went) skolā.
8. Debess *(zilēja)* (was blue) vasaras dienā.
9. Ceļotājs *(nolaida)* (descended) kalnā.
10. Saule *(lec)* (rises) austrumos.
11. Bērns *(mēģināja)* (tried) apgūt velosipēdu.
12. Dzīvība *(plaukstēja)* (flourished) apkārt.
13. Koks *(auga)* (grew) pie mājas.
14. Māja *(vecā)* (old) izskatījās nostaļģiski.
15. Putns *(lidoja)* (flew) debesīs.

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