The Past Imperfect (Subjunctive) is an important aspect of Ukrainian grammar. It expresses events or actions that did not occur in the past but could have happened under different circumstances. The past subjunctive mood is often used in hypothetical situations or to express politeness, wishes, or desires. To construct the past imperfect (subjunctive) in Ukrainian, you need to use the past tense of the verb and add the auxiliary verb Š±Šø (would) to the sentence. In the exercises below, practice identifying the proper verb form to complete each sentence in this important grammatical structure.
Exercise 1: Complete the sentence with the correct Past Imperfect (Subjunctive) form.
ŠÆŠŗŠ±Šø Š²ŃŠ½ *Š·Š½Š°Š²* (know), Š²ŃŠ½ Š±Šø ŃŠŗŠ°Š·Š°Š² Š¼ŠµŠ½Ń.
ŠÆŠŗŠ±Šø Š¼Šø *ŠæŠ¾Š±Š°ŃŠøŠ»Šø* (see) ŃŃ, Š¼Šø Š±Šø ŃŠ¹ Š“Š¾ŠæŠ¾Š¼Š¾Š³Š»Šø.
ŠŠ¾Š½Š° Š± ŠæŃŠøŠ³Š¾ŃŃŠøŠ»Š° Š½Š°Ń, ŃŠŗŠ±Šø Š²Š¾Š½Š° *Š¼Š°Š»Š°* (have) ŃŠ¾.
ŠÆŠŗŠ±Šø Š²Š¾Š½Šø *Š½Š°ŠæŠøŃŠ°Š»Šø* (write) Š·Š°ŃŠ²Ń, Š²Š¾Š½Šø Š±Šø Š¾ŃŃŠøŠ¼Š°Š»Šø Š“Š¾Š·Š²ŃŠ».
ŠÆŠŗŠ±Šø ŃŠø *ŃŠ¾Š·ŠŗŠ°Š·Š°Š²* (tell) Š¼ŠµŠ½Ń, Ń Š±Šø ŃŠ¾Š·ŃŠ¼ŃŠ»Š°.
Š§Šø *ŠæŃŠ¾ŃŠøŃŠ°Š²* (read) Š±Šø ŃŠø Š¼Š¾Ń ŠæŠ¾Š²ŃŠ“Š¾Š¼Š»ŠµŠ½Š½Ń?
ŠÆŠŗŠ±Šø Š²ŃŠ½ *ŠæŃŠøŠ¹ŃŠ¾Š²* (come) Š½Š° ŃŠ°Ń, Š²ŃŠ½ Š±ŃŠ² Š±Šø Š· Š½Š°Š¼Šø.
ŠŠµŠ· ŃŠµŠ±Šµ, Š¼Šø Š±Šø Š½Šµ *Š·Š¼Š¾Š³Š»Šø* (be able to) ŃŠµ Š·ŃŠ¾Š±ŠøŃŠø.
ŠÆŠŗŠ±Šø Š²Šø *ŠæŠ¾ŃŠ»ŃŃ
Š°Š»Šø* (listen) Š¼ŠµŠ½Šµ, Š²Šø Š±Šø ŃŠ½ŠøŠŗŠ½ŃŠ»Šø ŠæŃŠ¾Š±Š»ŠµŠ¼.
Š Š¾Š±ŠøŃŠø ŃŠµ *Š±Š°Š¶Š°Š²* (wish) Š±Šø ŠŗŠ¾Š¶ŠµŠ½.
ŠŃŠ“Šø Š±Šø ŃŠø *ŠæŃŃŠ¾Š²* (go), ŃŠŗŠ±Šø Š¼Š°Š² Š²ŠøŠ±ŃŃ?
ŠÆŠŗŠ±Šø Š²Š¾Š½Š° Š½Šµ *ŠæŃŠøŠ¹ŃŠ»Š°* (come), Š½ŃŃŠ¾Š³Š¾ Š±ŃŠ»Š¾ Š± Š½Šµ Š·Š¼ŃŠ½ŠøŠ»Š¾ŃŃ.
ŠÆŠŗŠ±Šø Ń *Š·ŃŃŃŃŃŠ²* (meet) ŃŠ²Š¾Š³Š¾ Š±ŃŠ°ŃŠ°, Ń Š±Šø ŠæŠµŃŠµŠ“Š°Š² ŃŠ²Š¾Ń ŠæŠ¾ŃŠ»Š°Š½Š½Ń.
Š§Š¾Š¼Ń Š²Šø Š½Šµ *ŃŠŗŠ°Š·Š°Š»Šø* (say) Š¼ŠµŠ½Ń ŃŃ ŃŠ½ŃŠ¾ŃŠ¼Š°ŃŃŃ ŃŠ°Š½ŃŃŠµ?
ŠÆŠŗŠ±Šø Š²ŃŠ½ Š½Šµ *Š·Š°Š±ŃŠ²* (forget), Š²ŃŠ½ Š±Šø Š½Š°ŠæŠøŃŠ°Š² ŃŠ¾Š±Ń Š»ŠøŃŃ.
Exercise 2: Complete the sentence with the correct Past Imperfect (Subjunctive) form.
ŠÆŠŗŠ±Šø Ń Š¼Š°Š»Š° Š±ŃŠ»ŃŃŠµ ŃŠ°ŃŃ, Ń Š±Šø *ŠæŠ¾ŃŃ
Š°Š»Š°* (travel) ŃŠ²ŃŃŠ¾Š¼.
ŠÆŠŗŠ±Šø Š²ŃŠ½ Š·Š½Š°Š² ŠæŃŠ¾ ŃŠµ, Š²ŃŠ½ Š±Šø *ŠæŠ¾Š²ŠµŃŠ½ŃŠ²* (return) ŃŠ¾Š±Ń ŃŠ²Š¾Ń ŃŠµŃŃ.
ŠŠ¾Š½Š° Š±Šø Š“Š¾ŠæŠ¾Š¼Š¾Š³Š»Š° ŃŠ¾Š±Ń, ŃŠŗŠ±Šø Š²Š¾Š½Š° *ŃŃŃ
Š°Š»Š°ŃŃ* (move) ŃŠ²ŠøŠ“ŃŠµ.
ŠŠø Š± *Š¾ŃŃŠøŠ¼Š°Š»Šø* (receive) Š³ŃŠ¾ŃŃ, ŃŠŗŠ±Šø Š²Šø ŠæŠ¾ŃŠ»ŃŃ
Š°Š»Šø Š¼ŠµŠ½Šµ.
ŠÆŠŗŠ±Šø Š²Š¾Š½Šø *Š²ŠøŃŃŃŠøŠ»Šø* (decide) Š²ŃŠµ ŠæŠ¾ŠæŠµŃŠµŠ“, Š½Šµ Š±ŃŠ»Š¾ Š± ŃŠ°ŠŗŠøŃ
ŠæŃŠ¾Š±Š»ŠµŠ¼.
ŠÆŠŗŠ±Šø ŃŠø Š¼ŠµŠ½Šµ ŠæŃŠ“ŃŃŠøŠ¼Š°Š², Ń Š±Šø *ŃŠæŃŠ²Š°Š»Š°* (sing) Š½Š° ŃŃŠµŠ½Ń.
ŠÆŠŗŠ±Šø Ń Š·Š½Š°Š² ŠæŃŠ¾ ŃŃ ŠæŃŠøŃŠ·Š“, Ń Š±Šø *ŠæŃŃŠ¾Š²* (go) Š·ŃŃŃŃŃŃŠ°ŃŠø ŃŃ.
Š§Šø *Š·ŃŠ¾Š±ŠøŠ»Š°* (do) Š±Šø Š²Š¾Š½Š° ŃŠµ, ŃŠŗŠ±Šø Š¼Š°Š»Š° Š¼Š¾Š¶Š»ŠøŠ²ŃŃŃŃ?
ŠŠø Ń *Š²Š·ŃŠ»Š°* (take) ŠæŠ°ŃŠ°ŃŠ¾Š»ŃŠŗŃ, ŃŠŗŠ±Šø Š·Š½Š°Š»Š° ŠæŃŠ¾ Š·Š»ŠøŠ²Ń.
ŠŠ¾Š½Šø Š±Šø Š²ŠøŠ³ŃŠ°Š»Šø, ŃŠŗŠ±Šø Š²Š¾Š½Šø *Š³ŃŠ°Š»Šø* (play) ŠŗŃŠ°ŃŠµ.
ŠÆŠŗŠ±Šø Š²Šø *Š½Š°Š²ŃŠøŠ»ŠøŃŃ* (learn) ŃŠŗŃŠ°ŃŠ½ŃŃŠŗŠ¾Ń Š¼Š¾Š²Šø, Š²Šø Š±Šø ŃŠ¾Š·ŃŠ¼ŃŠ»Šø Š¼ŠµŠ½Šµ.
ŠŃŠ½ Š±Šø Š²Š°Š¼ *Š“Š¾ŠæŠ¾Š¼ŃŠ³* (help), ŃŠŗŠ±Šø Š²ŃŠ½ ŃŃŃ Š±ŃŠ².
Š§Š¾Š¼Ń Š²Š¾Š½Š° Š½Šµ *ŠæŠ¾ŠæŃŠ¾ŃŠøŠ»Š°* (ask) Š¼ŠµŠ½Šµ ŠæŃŠ¾ Š“Š¾ŠæŠ¾Š¼Š¾Š³Ń?
ŠÆŠŗŠ±Šø Š²Š¾Š½Šø *ŠŗŃŠæŠøŠ»Šø* (buy) ŠŗŠ²ŠøŃŠŗŠø, Š²Š¾Š½Šø Š±Šø Š±ŃŠ»Šø Š½Š° ŠŗŠ¾Š½ŃŠµŃŃŃ.
ŠÆŠŗŠ±Šø ŃŠø Š·Š½Š°Š², ŃŠø Š±Šø Š½Šµ *Š·ŃŠ¾Š±ŠøŠ»Š°* (make) ŃŃ ŠæŠ¾Š¼ŠøŠ»ŠŗŃ.
