The Past Perfect Progressive, also known as the Past Perfect Continuous, is a verb tense used to express an ongoing action or situation that was happening up until a particular moment in the past. In Slovenian grammar, this is often expressed using the auxiliary verb “biti” in its past participle form, along with the participle form of the main verb – usually ending in -l. This combination of elements produces a tense that emphasizes the duration or continuousness of an action in the past.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of Past Perfect Progressive verbs
1. ” *Bila je* (She was) pri nas že ves dan.”
2. “Peter *je bil* (Peter was) v službi cel dan.”
3. “Mi *smo bili* (We were) na poti ves dan.”
4. “Mama *je bila* (Mom was) doma ves dan.”
5. “Tina in Ana *sta bili* (Tina and Ana were) v šoli ves dan.”
6. “Jaz *sem bil* (I was) na treningu vso uro.”
7. “Moja sestra *je bila* (My sister was) na koncertu cel večer.”
8. “David *je bil* (David was) na sestanku celo popoldne.”
9. “Nina *je bila* (Nina was) v trgovini cel dopoldan.”
10. “Ti *si bil* (You were) v knjižnici cel dan.”
11. “Tom *je bil* (Tom was) v parku ves dan.”
12. “Moja babica *je bila* (My grandmother was) na obisku ves dan.”
13. “Brat *je bil* (Brother was) v bolnišnici ves dan.”
14. “Moj oče *je bil* (My father was) na delu ves dan.”
15. “Moj prijatelj *je bil* (My friend was) na potovanju cel dan.”
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of Past Perfect Progressive verbs
1. ” *Je bil* (He was) pri nas že ves dan.”
2. “Moja mama *je bila* (My mom was) na delu cel dan.”
3. “Sara *je bila* (Sara was) na sprehodu vso uro.”
4. “Njegova žena *je bila* (His wife was) v parku cel dan.”
5. “Mi *smo bili* (We were) na plaži ves dan.”
6. “Moj stric *je bil* (My uncle was) v službi cel dan.”
7. “Tvoj brat *je bil* (Your brother was) na tekmi ves dan.”
8. “Njegova hči *je bila* (His daughter was) v šoli ves dan.”
9. “Moj pes *je bil* (My dog was) v parku ves dan.”
10. “Moj dedek *je bil* (My grandfather was) na obisku ves dan.”
11. “Ta moški *je bil* (This man was) na delu cel dan.”
12. “Vaša sestra *je bila* (Your sister was) v trgovini ves dan.”
13. “Ona *je bila* (She was) v kinu ves večer.”
14. “Ta ženska *je bila* (This woman was) v parku ves dan.”
15. “Moj šef *je bil* (My boss was) v pisarni ves dan.”
