The Progressive and Perfect Progressive tenses in Macedonian grammar are used to express ongoing actions in the present, past and future. The Progressive tense (ะขัะฐะตะฝ ะฒะธะด) is formed with the verb ‘to be’ and the active participle of the main verb. The Perfect Progressive tense (ะะตััะตะบัะตะฝ ะขัะฐะตะฝ ะฒะธะด) is a compositional tense that consists of the perfect tense of the verb ‘to be’ and the active participle of the main verb. Understanding these tenses is essential for conveying the correct time reference and aspectual meaning of actions in Macedonian.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of Progressive tense (ะขัะฐะตะฝ ะฒะธะด) in Macedonian.
1. ะขะพั *ัะฐะดะต* (eat) ะพะฑัะพะบ.
2. ะะฐั *ะฟะธััะฒะฐะผ* (write) ะฟะธัะผะพ.
3. ะขะธะต *ะฟะตะฐั* (sing) ะฟะตัะฝะฐ.
4. ะะธะต *ััะธะผะต* (study) ะทะฐ ะธัะฟะธั.
5. ะขะธ *ะธะณัะฐั* (play) ััะดะฑะฐะป.
6. ะะธะต *ัะตะบะฐัะต* (wait) ะฐะฒัะพะฑัั.
7. ะะฐั *ัะต* (shower) ัััะธัะฐะผ.
8. ะขะฐะฐ *ะณะพัะฒะธ* (cook) ะฒะตัะตัะฐ.
9. ะะธะต *ะฟะปะพะฒะธะผะต* (swim) ะฒะพ ะฑะฐะทะตะฝ.
10. ะะธะต *ัะธัะฐัะต* (read) ะบะฝะธะณะฐ.
11. ะขะพั *ัะฟะธะต* (sleep).
12. ะะฐั *ัะฐะฑะพัะฐะผ* (work) ะฝะฐ ะฟัะพะตะบั.
13. ะขะฐะฐ *ะผะธะปะตะต* (wash) ัะฐะดะพะฒะธ.
14. ะขะธะต *ะณะปะตะดะฐะฐั* (watch) ัะธะปะผ.
15. ะขะธ *ัะปััะฐั* (listen) ะผัะทะธะบะฐ.
2. ะะฐั *ะฟะธััะฒะฐะผ* (write) ะฟะธัะผะพ.
3. ะขะธะต *ะฟะตะฐั* (sing) ะฟะตัะฝะฐ.
4. ะะธะต *ััะธะผะต* (study) ะทะฐ ะธัะฟะธั.
5. ะขะธ *ะธะณัะฐั* (play) ััะดะฑะฐะป.
6. ะะธะต *ัะตะบะฐัะต* (wait) ะฐะฒัะพะฑัั.
7. ะะฐั *ัะต* (shower) ัััะธัะฐะผ.
8. ะขะฐะฐ *ะณะพัะฒะธ* (cook) ะฒะตัะตัะฐ.
9. ะะธะต *ะฟะปะพะฒะธะผะต* (swim) ะฒะพ ะฑะฐะทะตะฝ.
10. ะะธะต *ัะธัะฐัะต* (read) ะบะฝะธะณะฐ.
11. ะขะพั *ัะฟะธะต* (sleep).
12. ะะฐั *ัะฐะฑะพัะฐะผ* (work) ะฝะฐ ะฟัะพะตะบั.
13. ะขะฐะฐ *ะผะธะปะตะต* (wash) ัะฐะดะพะฒะธ.
14. ะขะธะต *ะณะปะตะดะฐะฐั* (watch) ัะธะปะผ.
15. ะขะธ *ัะปััะฐั* (listen) ะผัะทะธะบะฐ.
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of Perfect Progressive tense (ะะตััะตะบัะตะฝ ะขัะฐะตะฝ ะฒะธะด) in Macedonian.
1. ะขะพั *ัะฐั ะฑะธะป ัะฐะดะตะป* (had eaten) ะฟัะตะด ะดะฐ ะดะพัะดะต.
2. ะะฐั *ัะต ะฑะตะฒ ัััะธัะฐะป* (had showered) ะบะพะณะฐ ะทะฐะทะฒะพะฝะธ ัะตะปะตัะพะฝะพั.
3. ะขะธะต *ัะต ะฑะตะฐ ััะตะดัะฒะฐะปะต* (had tidied) ะดะพะผะพั.
4. ะะธะต *ะฑะตะฒะผะต ััะตะปะต* (had studied) ะทะฐ ัะตะป ะดะตะฝ.
5. ะขะธ *ะฑะตัะต ะธะณัะฐะป* (had played) ะบะพะผะฟัััะตััะบะฐ ะธะณัะฐ.
6. ะะธะต *ะฑะตะฒัะต ัะตะบะฐะปะต* (had waited) ะฟะพะดะพะปะณะพ ะฒัะตะผะต.
7. ะะฐั *ะฑะตะฒ ัะฐะฑะพัะตะป* (had worked) ะดะพ ะบะฐัะฝะพ.
8. ะขะฐะฐ *ัะฐะฐ ะฑะตัะต ะณะพัะฒะตะปะฐ* (had cooked) ะฒะบััะฝะฐ ะฒะตัะตัะฐ.
9. ะะธะต *ะฑะตะฒะผะต ะฟะปะพะฒะตะปะต* (had swam) ะฒะพ ะผะพัะตัะพ.
10. ะะธะต *ะฑะตะฒัะต ัะธัะฐะปะต* (had read) ะธะฝัะตัะตัะฝะฐ ะบะฝะธะณะฐ.
11. ะขะพั *ะฑะตัะต ัะฟะธะตะป* (had slept) ัะตะป ะดะตะฝ.
12. ะะฐั *ะฑะตะฒ ะณะปะตะดะฐะป* (had watched) ะธะฝัะตัะตัะตะฝ ัะธะปะผ.
13. ะขะฐะฐ *ัั ะฑะตัะต ะผะธะปะตะปะฐ* (had washed) ะผะฝะพะณั ัะฐะดะพะฒะธ.
14. ะขะธะต *ัะต ะฑะตะฐ ัะพะฑัะดะธะปะต* (had woken up) ัะฐะฝะพ.
15. ะขะธ *ะฑะตัะต ัะปััะฐะป* (had listened) ัะฐะฝัะฐััะธัะฝะฐ ะผัะทะธะบะฐ.
2. ะะฐั *ัะต ะฑะตะฒ ัััะธัะฐะป* (had showered) ะบะพะณะฐ ะทะฐะทะฒะพะฝะธ ัะตะปะตัะพะฝะพั.
3. ะขะธะต *ัะต ะฑะตะฐ ััะตะดัะฒะฐะปะต* (had tidied) ะดะพะผะพั.
4. ะะธะต *ะฑะตะฒะผะต ััะตะปะต* (had studied) ะทะฐ ัะตะป ะดะตะฝ.
5. ะขะธ *ะฑะตัะต ะธะณัะฐะป* (had played) ะบะพะผะฟัััะตััะบะฐ ะธะณัะฐ.
6. ะะธะต *ะฑะตะฒัะต ัะตะบะฐะปะต* (had waited) ะฟะพะดะพะปะณะพ ะฒัะตะผะต.
7. ะะฐั *ะฑะตะฒ ัะฐะฑะพัะตะป* (had worked) ะดะพ ะบะฐัะฝะพ.
8. ะขะฐะฐ *ัะฐะฐ ะฑะตัะต ะณะพัะฒะตะปะฐ* (had cooked) ะฒะบััะฝะฐ ะฒะตัะตัะฐ.
9. ะะธะต *ะฑะตะฒะผะต ะฟะปะพะฒะตะปะต* (had swam) ะฒะพ ะผะพัะตัะพ.
10. ะะธะต *ะฑะตะฒัะต ัะธัะฐะปะต* (had read) ะธะฝัะตัะตัะฝะฐ ะบะฝะธะณะฐ.
11. ะขะพั *ะฑะตัะต ัะฟะธะตะป* (had slept) ัะตะป ะดะตะฝ.
12. ะะฐั *ะฑะตะฒ ะณะปะตะดะฐะป* (had watched) ะธะฝัะตัะตัะตะฝ ัะธะปะผ.
13. ะขะฐะฐ *ัั ะฑะตัะต ะผะธะปะตะปะฐ* (had washed) ะผะฝะพะณั ัะฐะดะพะฒะธ.
14. ะขะธะต *ัะต ะฑะตะฐ ัะพะฑัะดะธะปะต* (had woken up) ัะฐะฝะพ.
15. ะขะธ *ะฑะตัะต ัะปััะฐะป* (had listened) ัะฐะฝัะฐััะธัะฝะฐ ะผัะทะธะบะฐ.
