In Belarusian grammar, Present Perfect and Past Perfect tenses are essential when it comes to expressing actions completed in the past. The Present Perfect tense is used to talk about actions that have been completed before the current moment, while the Past Perfect tense expresses actions that have taken place before another past action or event. These two tenses provide nuance and clarity in Belarusian language when discussing past events. By practicing these grammatical concepts through fill-in-the-blank exercises, students will improve their understanding and fluency in the Belarusian language.
Exercise 1: Present Perfect vs. Past Perfect
ŠÆ *ŃŃŃ* (already) Š·ŃŠ°Š±ŃŃ Š“Š¾Š¼Š°ŃŠ½ŃŃ ŃŠ°Š±Š¾ŃŃ.
ŠÆŃŃŃ *Š½Šµ* (not) ŃŠæŃŠ°Š±Š°Š²Š°Ń Š½Š¾Š²Ń ŃŠ°ŃŃ ŠŗŠ°Š²Ń.
ŠÆ *Š·Š°Š±ŃŠ»Š°* (forgot) ŠæŃŃŠ½ŠµŃŃŃ ŠŗŠ½ŃŠ³Ń.
ŠÆŠ½Š° *Š“Š°Š»ŃŃŃŠ»Š°ŃŃ* (joined) Š“Š° Š½Š°ŃŠ°Š³Š° ŠŗŠ»ŃŠ±Š° Š¼ŠµŃŃŃ ŃŠ°Š¼Ń.
ŠÆŠ½Ń *ŃŠ“Š·ŠµŠ»ŃŠ½ŃŃŠ°Š»Ń* (participated) Ń Š¼Š°ŃŠ°ŃŠ¾Š½Šµ Ń Š¼ŃŠ½ŠµŃŠ»ŃŠ¼ Š³Š¾Š“Š·Šµ.
Š¦Ń *ŃŃ* (have) ŠŗŠ°Š»Ń-Š½ŠµŠ±ŃŠ“Š·Ń Š±ŃŃ Ń ŠŃŠ½ŃŠŗŃ?
ŠÆ *ŠŗŃŠæŃŃ* (bought) Š³ŃŃŃŃ ŃŃŃŠ»Ń Š“Š·ŃŠ½ ŃŠ°Š¼Ń.
ŠÆ ŃŃŠ½Š½Ń *ŃŠæŠ°ŃŠ°ŃŠŗŃ* (first) ŠæŠ°Š³Š»ŃŠ“Š·ŠµŃ ŃŃŠ»ŃŠ¼, Š° ŠæŠ¾ŃŃŠ¼ ŠæŃŠ°ŃŃŃŠ°Ń ŠŗŠ½ŃŠ³Ń.
ŠÆŠ³Š¾ *Š²ŃŠ·Š½Š°ŃŃŠ»Ń* (appointed) Š“ŃŃŃŠŗŃŠ°ŃŠ°Š¼ Ń 2012 Š³Š¾Š“Š·Šµ.
ŠÆŠ½Š° *ŠæŠ°Š·Š½Š°ŠµŠ¼ŃŠ»Š°ŃŃ* (met) Š· ŃŠ³Š¾ Ń ŠæŠµŃŃŃ ŃŠ°Š· Š½Š° ŠŗŠ°Š½ŃŠµŃŃŠ½ŃŃŃ.
ŠÆ *ŠæŠ°ŃŠæŃŠ°Š±Š°Š²Š°Ń* (tried) Š³ŃŃŠ°Šµ ŃŃŃŠ°Š²Š°, ŠŗŠ°Š»Ń Š±ŃŃ Ń ŃŃŃŃŠ°ŃŠ°Š½Šµ.
ŠÆ *Š²ŃŠ±ŠµŠ³* (run) ŠæŃŠ°Š³ŃŠ»ŃŃŃŠ° ŃŃŠ¾ŃŠ°.
ŠÆ *ŠæŃŠ°ŃŠæŠµŃ* (overslept) ŃŃŠ½Š½Ń Ń Š·Š°ŠæŠ°Š·Š½ŃŃŃŃ Š½Š° ŃŠ°Š±Š¾ŃŃ.
ŠÆŠ³Š¾ *ŠæŃŃŠ³Š»Š°ŃŃŠ»Ń* (invited) Š½Š° Š²ŃŃŃŃŃ Ń ŃŃŠ¼’Ń.
ŠÆ *Š²ŃŃŃŃŃŃ* (studied) Ń Š³ŃŃŠ°Š¹ ŃŠŗŠ¾Š»Šµ 10 Š³Š°Š“Š¾Ń ŃŠ°Š¼Ń.
Exercise 2: Present Perfect vs. Past Perfect
ŠÆ *ŠæŃŃŠ³Š°ŃŠ°Š²Š°Ń* (cooked) ŃŠ¶ŃŠ½, ŠŗŠ°Š»Ń ŃŃ Š“Š·Š²Š°Š½ŃŠ»Š°.
ŠÆ *ŠæŃŃŠ±ŃŠ°Š»Š°* (cleaned) ŠŗŠ²Š°ŃŃŃŃ ŃŃŠ½Š½Ń ŃŠ°Š½ŃŃŠ°Š¹.
ŠÆ *Š·ŃŠ°Š±ŃŠ»Š°* (made) Š²ŃŠ±Š°Ń Ń Š½Šµ Š¶Š°Š»ŠµŃ ŠæŃŠ° Š³ŃŃŠ°.
ŠÆ *ŃŠŗŠ¾Š½ŃŃŃ* (finished) ŃŃŃŠ°ŃŃ Š³ŃŃŃŃ ŠŗŠ½ŃŠ³Ń ŃŃŠ“Š·ŠµŠ½Ń ŃŠ°Š¼Ń.
ŠÆ *Š½ŃŠ“Š°Š²Š½Š¾* (recently) ŃŃŃ ŠæŃŠ° Š³ŃŃŠ°Šµ ŠæŠ°Š“Š·ŠµŃ.
ŠÆ *ŠæŠ°ŃŠæŠµŠ»Š°* (managed) Š·ŃŠ°Š±ŃŃŃ ŃŃŃ Š·Š°Š“Š°Š½Š½Šµ Š“Š° ŠŗŠ°Š½ŃŠ° Š·Š°Š½ŃŃŠŗŠ°.
ŠÆ *Š±ŃŠ»Š°* (was) Ń ŠŠ°ŃŃŠ¶Ń Š“Š·Š²Šµ Š½ŠµŠ“ŠµŠ»Ń ŃŠ°Š¼Ń.
ŠÆ *Š·Š°ŃŠ°Š·* (just) Š“Š°Š²ŠµŠ“Š°Š»Š°ŃŃ ŠæŃŠ° ŃŠ²Š°Ń Š½Š¾Š²ŃŃ ŠæŃŠ°ŃŃ.
ŠÆ *ŠæŠ°ŃŃŃ* (heard) Š³ŃŃŃŃ ŠæŠµŃŠ½Ń ŃŃŠ¾ŃŠ°.
ŠÆ *Š·Š½Š°ŠµŠ¼ŃŠ»Š°ŃŃ* (got to know) Š· ŃŠ¼ Š½Š° Š²ŠµŃŠ°ŃŃŠ½ŃŃ.
ŠÆ *Š²ŃŃŃŃŠ»Š°* (learned) Š³ŃŃŃŃ ŃŠ»Š¾Š²Ń Š½Š° ŠæŠ°ŠæŃŃŃŠ“Š½ŃŠ¼ Š·Š°Š½ŃŃŠŗŃ.
ŠÆ *ŠæŠµŃŠ°Š¼Š°Š³Š»Š°* (won) Ń Š³ŃŃŃŠ¼ ŃŠæŠ°Š±Š¾ŃŠ½ŃŃŃŠ²Šµ Ń Š¼ŃŠ½ŠµŃŠ»ŃŠ¼ Š³Š¾Š“Š·Šµ.
ŠÆ *ŠæŃŃŠ½ŃŠ»Š°* (accepted) ŠæŃŠ¾ŠæŠ°Š½Š¾Š²Ń ŠæŃŠ°ŃŠ°Š²Š°ŃŃ Ń Š³ŃŃŠ°Š¹ ŠŗŠ°Š¼ŠæŠ°Š½ŃŃ.
ŠÆ *ŠæŠ°ŃŠ°Š»Š°* (started) Ń Š°Š“Š·ŃŃŃ Š½Š° Š·Š°Š½ŃŃŠŗŃ ŠæŠ° ŃŃŃŠ½ŠµŃŃ Š¼ŠµŃŃŃ ŃŠ°Š¼Ń.
ŠÆ *Š“Š°Š²ŠµŠ“Š°Š»Š°ŃŃ* (found out) ŠæŃŠ° Š²Š°ŃŃŃ Š½Š°Š¼ŠµŃŃ ŃŠ¾Š»ŃŠŗŃ ŃŃŠ½Š½Ń.