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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. Môj brat *vstal* (awoke) skoro dnes ráno.
2. Ja som *čítal* (read) tú knihu.
3. Ona *ukončila* (finished) školu pred rokmi.
4. Vy ste *videli* (saw) ten film.
5. My sme *boli* (were) na dovolenke.
6. Oni *mali* (had) veľa otázok.
7. Ty si *písal* (wrote) list.
8. Môj otec *kušoval* (tasted) víno.
9. On *povedal* (said) pravdu.
10. My sme *počuli* (heard) tú pesničku.
11. Vy ste *chodili* (went) do práce.
12. Ja som *mal* (had) narodenínovú párty.
13. Oni *čakali* (waited) na autobus.
14. Ona *kupovala* (bought) nový dom.
15. Ty si *pripravoval* (prepared) večeru.

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with appropriate Progressive tenses

1. Ja *pracujem* (am working) na mojom projekte.
2. On *študuje* (is studying) na univerzite.
3. My *pečieme* (are baking) koláč.
4. Oni *píšu* (are writing) examen.
5. Ty *čítaš* (are reading) knihu.
6. Ja *jem* (am eating) obed.
7. Vy *pozeráte* (are watching) televíziu.
8. Ona *pláva* (is swimming) v bazéne.
9. Oni *idú* (are going) do práce.
10. Ty *hovoríš* (are speaking) po slovensky.
11. Ja *pijem* (am drinking) kávu.
12. Vy *učíte* (are teaching) matematiku.
13. On *počúva* (is listening) hudbu.
14. My *vidíme* (are seeing) západ slnka.
15. Ona *hľadá* (is looking for) svoje kľúče.

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