Present Perfect vs Past Simple Exercises For Serbian Grammar

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Understanding the difference between the Present Perfect and Past Simple in Serbian grammar is crucial for accurate communication. The Present Perfect tense is used to talk about an action that happened at an unspecified time before now, while Past Simple tense express an action that already happened and is completely finished, usually with a specific time mentioned or implied. Here are some exercises to help you practice these two tenses.

Exercise 1: Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb (Present Perfect).

1. Ja *sam putovao* (travel) do Francuske prošle godine.
2. Ona *je umorna* (be tired) jer je celu noć učila.
3. Mi *smo jeli* (eat) u tom restoranu prošli put.
4. Oni *su srećni* (be happy) jer su dobili nagradu.
5. Ti *si bio* (be) u Londonu pre dva meseca, zar ne?
6. Knjiga koju *sam pročitao* (read) bila je veoma zanimljiva.
7. Ona *je spremna* (be ready) za sutrašnji test.
8. Mi *smo veoma uzbuđeni* (be excited) za novi album.
9. Oni *su pogledali* (watch) svaku epizodu tog showa.
10. Ti *si kupila* (buy) cveće za mamu.
11. Ja *sam zaspao* (fall asleep) tokom filma.
12. Mi *smo igrali* (play) fudbal juče.
13. Oni *su uspeli* (succeed) u tome.
14. Ona *je rekla* (say) da će biti tamo.
15. Ja *sam radio* (work) do kasno sinoć.

Exercise 2: Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb (Past Simple).

1. Pre deset godina ja *putovah* (travel) do Francuske.
2. Ona *bila je umorna* (was tired) od učenja.
3. Mi *jedosmo* (ate) u tom restoranu.
4. Oni *bili su srećni* (were happy) kada su dobili nagradu.
5. Ti *bio si* (were) tamo.
6. Ona knjigu *pročita* (read) veoma brzo.
7. Mi *bili smo spremni* (were ready) za početak.
8. Oni *pogledaše* (watched) film.
9. Ti *kupi* (bought) novi kompjuter.
10. Ja *zaspah* (fell asleep) dok sam čitao.
11. Mi *igrahmo* (played) fudbal.
12. Oni *uspeše* (succeeded) u zadatku.
13. Ona *reče* (said) da će doći.
14. Svake nedelje on *radiaše* (worked) u bašti.
15. Prošle godine ja *pročitah* (read) tu knjigu.

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