Perfect vs Progressive Exercises For Slovak Grammar

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In Slovak grammar, a key distinction exists between the use of Perfect and Progressive tenses. The Perfect tense tends to indicate a completed action, one that has finished happening. On the other hand, the Progressive tense implies an ongoing action, something that is still happening or underway. Recognizing and understanding when to use each of these tense variations can significantly improve the richness and correctness of your Slovak language usage.

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with appropriate Perfect tenses

1. Mรดj brat *vstal* (awoke) skoro dnes rรกno.
2. Ja som *ฤรญtal* (read) tรบ knihu.
3. Ona *ukonฤila* (finished) ลกkolu pred rokmi.
4. Vy ste *videli* (saw) ten film.
5. My sme *boli* (were) na dovolenke.
6. Oni *mali* (had) veฤพa otรกzok.
7. Ty si *pรญsal* (wrote) list.
8. Mรดj otec *kuลกoval* (tasted) vรญno.
9. On *povedal* (said) pravdu.
10. My sme *poฤuli* (heard) tรบ pesniฤku.
11. Vy ste *chodili* (went) do prรกce.
12. Ja som *mal* (had) narodenรญnovรบ pรกrty.
13. Oni *ฤakali* (waited) na autobus.
14. Ona *kupovala* (bought) novรฝ dom.
15. Ty si *pripravoval* (prepared) veฤeru.

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with appropriate Progressive tenses

1. Ja *pracujem* (am working) na mojom projekte.
2. On *ลกtuduje* (is studying) na univerzite.
3. My *peฤieme* (are baking) kolรกฤ.
4. Oni *pรญลกu* (are writing) examen.
5. Ty *ฤรญtaลก* (are reading) knihu.
6. Ja *jem* (am eating) obed.
7. Vy *pozerรกte* (are watching) televรญziu.
8. Ona *plรกva* (is swimming) v bazรฉne.
9. Oni *idรบ* (are going) do prรกce.
10. Ty *hovorรญลก* (are speaking) po slovensky.
11. Ja *pijem* (am drinking) kรกvu.
12. Vy *uฤรญte* (are teaching) matematiku.
13. On *poฤรบva* (is listening) hudbu.
14. My *vidรญme* (are seeing) zรกpad slnka.
15. Ona *hฤพadรก* (is looking for) svoje kฤพรบฤe.

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