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Past Progressive Exercises For Bosnian Grammar

Engaging grammar tasks for young language learners 

The Past Progressive tense in Bosnian grammar, also known as “prošlo trajno vrijeme,” is used to describe an action or event that was happening continuously in the past. This tense is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “biti” (to be) in the past tense and adding the present participle of the main verb. The present participle is formed by adding the suffix “-ći” to the stem of the verb. In Bosnian grammar, it is essential to also take into account the gender and number of the subject involved in the action. Now, let’s practice the Past Progressive tense in Bosnian grammar with these exercises.

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in Past Progressive

1. On *je čitao* (read) knjigu kada ga je neko nazvao.
2. Mi *smo gledali* (watch) film sinoć.
3. Ana i Marko *su pjevali* (sing) na koncertu.
4. Ja *sam učila* (study, female) za ispit cijeli dan.
5. Sestre *su šetale* (walk) parkom poslijepodne.
6. Kemal *je radio* (work) u vrtu tokom vikenda.
7. Ti *si kuvala* (cook, female) večeru kada sam stigla.
8. Djeca *su plivala* (swim) u bazenu.
9. Branko *je pisao* (write) pismo prijatelju.
10. Vi *ste igrali* (play) košarku s prijateljima.
11. Ptice *su letjele* (fly) na jug.
12. Oni *su kupovali* (shop) poklone za rođendan.
13. Majka *je spavala* (sleep, female) dok je dijete igralo.
14. Ljudi *su plesali* (dance) na zabavi.
15. Tvoj brat *je slikao* (paint) pejzaž.

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in Past Progressive

1. Kuća *je gorjela* (burn) kada su vatrogasci stigli.
2. Dok sam čekala, ja *sam gledala* (watch, female) izloge.
3. Doktori *su se borili* (fight) za život pacijenta.
4. Dok *si pričala* (speak, female) s njom, ja sam ti mahao.
5. Učenici *su čitali* (read) lekciju na času.
6. Suzana *je putovala* (travel, female) po svijetu prošle godine.
7. Pas *je lajao* (bark) na nepoznatu osobu.
8. Policajac *je pisao* (write) kaznu za nepropisno parkiranje.
9. Ruže *su cvjetale* (bloom) u bašti.
10. Dečki *su trčali* (run) po kiši.
11. Sunce *je sjalo* (shine) dok je padala kiša.
12. Učiteljica *je objašnjavala* (explain, female) pravila igre.
13. Stan *je bio razbacan* (be messy, male) dok smo čistili.
14. Kiša *je padala* (rain) cijelu noć.
15. Milica *je plakala* (cry, female) dok je slušala tužnu pesmu.

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