Past Progressive Exercises For Hungarian Grammar

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In Hungarian grammar, the Past Progressive tense is used to describe an action that was happening at a certain time in the past. Often, this action was interrupted by another event or time. Unlike English, Hungarian has no explicit progressive tenses, and context or adverbs typically inform the listener or reader of the progressive aspect. Yet, there is a formula often used to teach this concept, by using the past of “to be” (volt) plus the verb’s infinitive form. The following exercises will delve into the usage of this formula in specific contexts.

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the past tense of “to be” in Hungarian

– ร‰n *voltam* (I was) a kรถnyvtรกrban tegnap.
– Te *voltรกl* (You were) az iskolรกban ma reggel.
– ล *volt* (He/She/It was) a mozinban a barรกtaival.
– Mi *voltunk* (We were) a parkban a kutyรกval.
– Ti *voltatok* (You were) a koncerten este.
– ลk *voltak* (They were) a tรบrรกn a hegyen.
– Az รกllatkertben mi *voltunk* (We were).
– A mรบzeumban te *voltรกl* (You were).
– Az autรณ a szerelล‘nรฉl *volt* (The car was).
– A boltban ล‘k *voltak* (They were).
– A tengerparton รฉn *voltam* (I was).
– A szรญnhรกzban ti *voltatok* (You were).
– A cirkuszban ล‘ *volt* (He/She/It was).
– Mรฉgis kรฉsล‘ este *voltunk* (Yet, it was late night).
– Mรกr reggel *volt* (It was already morning).

Exercise 2: Fill in the correct verb in its infinitive form

– ร‰n voltam a kรถnyvtรกrban, hogy *tanuljak* (study).
– Te voltรกl az iskolรกban, hogy *tanรญts* (teach).
– ล volt a mozinban, hogy *nรฉzzen* (watch).
– Mi voltunk a parkban, hogy *jรกtsszunk* (play).
– Ti voltatok a koncerten, hogy *hallgassatok* (listen).
– ลk voltak a tรบrรกn, hogy *mรกszjanak* (climb).
– Kund voltam az รกllatkertben, hogy *etessรผk* (feed).
– Te voltรกl a mรบzeumban, hogy *tanulj* (learn).
– Az autรณ a szerelล‘nรฉl volt, hogy *javรญtsanak* (repair).
– ลk voltak a boltban, hogy *vรกsรกroljunk* (shop).
– ร‰n voltam a tengerparton, hogy *fรผrรถdjem* (swim).
– Ti voltatok a szรญnhรกzban, hogy *nรฉzzetek* (watch).
– ล volt a cirkuszban, hogy *nevetjen* (laugh).
– Mi voltunk mรฉgis kรฉsล‘ este, hogy *aludjunk* (sleep).
– ล volt mรกr reggel, hogy *keljen* (wake).

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