Past Progressive Exercises For Icelandic Grammar

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The Past Progressive in Icelandic grammar is used to describe ongoing actions that took place in the past. It is formed by using the past tense of the verb โ€˜veraโ€™ (to be) followed by the gerund of the main verb. Gerunds in Icelandic are formed by adding โ€˜-andiโ€™ to the stem of the verb. Understanding and using this form properly brings you one step closer to fluency in Icelandic.

Exercise 1: Fill in the blank with the correct form of the past progressive.

1. รžรบ *varst lesandi* (were reading) bรณk รพegar รฉg hitti รพig.
2. Han var *aรฐ panta* (ordering) matur รพegar รฉg kom inn.
3. Birna *var skrivandi* (was writing) ritgerรฐ รพegar sรญmi hennar hringdi.
4. Viรฐ *vorum fermandi* (were travelling) um frakkland รพegar viรฐ fengum frรฉttirnar.
5. รžiรฐ *voruรฐ borandi* (were drinking) kaffi รญ eldhรบsinu.
6. Hann *var eiga* (was owning) hest รพegar hann bjรณ รก sveitinni.
7. รžau *voru smรญรฐandi* (were crafting) fallega misbรณt.
8. Eg *var hรกvaxinn* (was getting tall) fyrir aldur minn.
9. Viรฐ *vorum aรฐ vinna* (were working) stรถrf okkar รพegar eldgos hรณfst.
10. รžiรฐ *voruรฐ aรฐ lรฆra* (were studying) รslensku รพegar รฉg mรฆtti ykkur.
11. Hann *var aรฐ tala* (was speaking) viรฐ mig รพegar viรฐ vorum รก netinu.
12. รžau *voru aรฐ skrifa* (were writing) ljรณรฐ รพegar รฉg mรฆtti รพeim.
13. Eg *var aรฐ รฆfa* (was practicing) gรญtar รพegar mamma kom heim.
14. รžรบ *varst taka* (were doing) heimavinnuna รพรญn รพegar รฉg sรก รพig.
15. Hann *var aรฐ leita* ( was searching) aรฐ bรณkinni sem hann missti.

Exercise 2: Fill in the blank with the correct form of the past progressive.

1. Pabbi *var aรฐ bรบa til* (was preparing) kvรถldmat รพegar รฉg kom heim.
2. Viรฐ *vorum aรฐ spila* (were playing) fรณtbolta รญ vรถllinum.
3. รžรบ *varst aรฐ hรฆla* (were tying) skรณ รพรญna รพegar รฉg sรก รพig.
4. รžau *voru aรฐ horfa* (were watching) รก netflix รพegar internetiรฐ fรฉll niรฐur.
5. Hann *var aรฐ stรญga upp* (was climbing) fjalliรฐ รพegar hann missti jafnvรฆgiรฐ.
6. Hรบn *var aรฐ keyra* (was driving) bรญlinn sรญรฐdegis.
7. รžau *voru aรฐ syngja* (were singing) รญ sturtunni รพegar vatniรฐ klรณraรฐi.
8. Viรฐ *vorum aรฐ skoรฐa* (were exploring) gljรบfrin รพegar viรฐ misstum leiรฐina.
9. รžรบ *varst aรฐ leika* (were pretending) aรฐ vera astronaut รพegar รฉg sรก รพig.
10. Hรบn *var lรญka* (was also) aรฐ lesa sรถmu bรณkina.
11. รžau *voru aรฐ vera* (were being) alveg รณรพreyta รพegar viรฐ mรฆttum รพeim.
12. Han *var aรฐ biรฐja* (was asking) mig um aรฐ vera kyrr รพegar viรฐ vorum รญ bรญรณ.
13. Hรบn *var aรฐ drepa* (was killing) mรฝ รญ herberginu hennar.
14. รžiรฐ *voruรฐ aรฐ heyra* (were listening) tรณnlist รก hรกvaรฐa.
15. Hann *var aรฐ drepa* (was killing) orma รญ garรฐinum.

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