Simple Past Exercises For Bosnian Grammar

Grammar exercise for learning the basics of a languageĀ 

The Simple Past in Bosnian grammar, also known as the Preterite, is a verb tense used to express finished actions and events that happened in the past. It can indicate an action that took place at a specific time in the past or an event that occurred over a period of time prior to the present. In Bosnian, the Simple Past is formed by adding the appropriate ending to the verb stem based on the subject pronoun and gender of the person or thing performing the action.

Exercise 1: Fill in the blank with the correct Simple Past verb form

1. Jučer sam *bio* (be) u Ŕkoli.
2. Ona je *rekla* (say) istinu.
3. Mi smo *gledali* (watch) film sinoć.
4. Oni su *jeli* (eat) hamburger danas.
5. Ja sam *čitao* (read) knjigu.
6. Vi ste *pomogli* (help) susjedu.
7. Branko je *sluŔao* (listen) muziku.
8. Oni su *radili* (work) u vrtu.
9. Ona je *posjetila* (visit) svoju baku.
10. Ti si *učio* (learn) engleski.
11. Mi smo *plesali* (dance) na zabavi.
12. Željka je *Ŕetala* (walk) psa.
13. Vedran i ja smo *grupisali* (group) se po bojama.
14. Oni su *telefonirali* (call) svojim prijateljima.
15. Vi ste *sluŔali* (listen) poznati bend u koncertu.

Exercise 2: Fill in the blank with the correct Simple Past verb form

1. Ja sam *skuvala* (cook.f) večeru za sve.
2. Oni su *orali* (plow) polje.
3. Mi smo *plivali* (swim) u bazenu.
4. Ti si *putovao* (travel) u Evropu proŔlog ljeta.
5. Ira i Maja su *kupovale* (shop.f) u centru.
6. Ana je *pevala* (sing.f) na svadbi.
7. On je *izvadio* (take out) smeće.
8. Vi ste *otvorili* (open) prozor.
9. Mi smo *svirali* (play an instrument) gitare.
10. Sanja je *gledala* (watch.f) utakmicu na TV-u.
11. Oni su *raspravljali* (argue) o politici.
12. Vi ste *vežbali* (exercise) u teretani.
13. Igor je *popravio* (fix) bicikl.
14. Dijana je *slikala* (paint.f) prelepi pejzaž.
15. Ona je *Ŕila* (sew.f) haljinu za priredbu.

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