The Past Progressive tense in Slovenian grammar, also known as and preteklik prenesmiky, is used to express actions that were ongoing at a certain point in the past. This tense is typically formed by using the imperfect tense of the verb “biti” (to be) in combination with the active participle form of the main verb. The gender, number, and case of active participle accord with the subject of the sentence. Now, let’s practice some exercises to better understand and apply the Past Progressive tense in Slovenian.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in the past progressive tense
1. “Ko sem prišel, *je bral* (he read) knjigo.”
2. “Medtem ko je mama kuha, *sem gledal* (I watched) televizijo.”
3. “Ko sem se prebudil, *so še vedno spali* (they still slept).”
4. “Ko sem prišel domov, *je pisala* (she wrote) poročilo.”
5. “Ko sem vstal, *je že tekla* (she ran) na tekaški stezi.”
6. “Ko sem se prebudil, *je že pisal* (he wrote) esej.”
7. “V soboto ob devetih zvečer, *so plesali* (they danced).”
8. “V času mojega obiska, *je pekla* (she baked) torto.”
9. “Ko smo prišli, *je že delal* (he worked) na novem projektu.”
10. “Ko sem šel v službo, *je že plaval* (he swam) v bazenu.”
2. “Medtem ko je mama kuha, *sem gledal* (I watched) televizijo.”
3. “Ko sem se prebudil, *so še vedno spali* (they still slept).”
4. “Ko sem prišel domov, *je pisala* (she wrote) poročilo.”
5. “Ko sem vstal, *je že tekla* (she ran) na tekaški stezi.”
6. “Ko sem se prebudil, *je že pisal* (he wrote) esej.”
7. “V soboto ob devetih zvečer, *so plesali* (they danced).”
8. “V času mojega obiska, *je pekla* (she baked) torto.”
9. “Ko smo prišli, *je že delal* (he worked) na novem projektu.”
10. “Ko sem šel v službo, *je že plaval* (he swam) v bazenu.”
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in the past progressive tense
11. “*Smučala* (She skied) medtem ko sem se učil.”
12. “Večerjo *je pripravljala* (she prepared) ko sem se vrnil domov.”
13. “V času našega klica, *je rišel* (he drew) sliko.”
14. “Ko sem jo poklical, *je pisala* (she wrote) domačo nalogo.”
15. “Ko sem prišel k tebi, *si bral* (you read) članek.”
12. “Večerjo *je pripravljala* (she prepared) ko sem se vrnil domov.”
13. “V času našega klica, *je rišel* (he drew) sliko.”
14. “Ko sem jo poklical, *je pisala* (she wrote) domačo nalogo.”
15. “Ko sem prišel k tebi, *si bral* (you read) članek.”
