Perfect Continuous Tenses Exercises For Bosnian Grammar

Perfect Continuous Tenses in Bosnian grammar are used to describe actions that have been ongoing for a certain period of time. There are two types of Perfect Continuous Tenses in the Bosnian language: Present Perfect Continuous Tense (Sadašnje svršeno trajno vreme) and Past Perfect Continuous Tense (Prošlo svršeno trajno vreme). These tenses are often shown by the verb ‘to be’ (biti) combined with a main verb in the active participle or passive participle form. Practice these tenses to improve your understanding of continuous actions in Bosnian grammar.

Exercise 1: Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Ona *je* (be) trčala već dva sata.
Djeca su cijelo jutro *trajala* (last) na igralištu.
Mi *smo* (be) čitali knjige u biblioteci.
Jovan je njuškao cvijeće već sat vremena ali *nije* (not) našao ništa.
Mama *je* (be) kuhala večeru već sat vremena.

Exercise 2: Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Sanja *je* (be) učila svirati gitaru već pet godina prije nego što je počela nastupati.
Pre nego što su stigli, mi *smo* (be) čekali već sat vremena.
Prije nego što su otišli na odmor, oni *su* (be) štedjeli novac već dvije godine.
On je već čitao knjigu o putovanjima pet meseci pre nego što *je* (be) odlučio otići u Maroko.
Domaćin je radio u svom vrtu dva sata prije početka kiše, a to *mu* (him) nije smetalo.

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