Simple Past Exercises For Czech Grammar

The Simple Past in Czech grammar is used to describe actions that occurred in the past and have been completed. It is formed by adding a past tense ending to the verb stem. In Czech, the endings differ based on the gender of the subject. For masculine subjects, the ending is -l (for animate subjects) or -il/-al/-el/-ol (for inanimate subjects); for feminine subjects, the ending is -la; and for neuter subjects, the ending is -lo. With this in mind, let’s practice forming the Simple Past in Czech.

Exercise 1: Simple Past with Masculine Subjects

Včera jsem *šel* (go-masc.) do kina.
Minulý týden jsem *koupil* (buy) nové boty.
Pavel *zavolal* (call) své matce.
Mojžíš *vedl* (lead) svůj lid.
Tomáš *přišel* (come) pozdě.

Exercise 2: Simple Past with Feminine and Neuter Subjects

Marie *přišla* (come-fem.) domů brzy.
Lenka *koupila* (buy-fem.) nové šaty.
Klára a Jana *jely* (drive-feminine) na dovolenou.
Hory *byly* (be-neuter) pokryté sněhem.
Rádio *hrálo* (play-neuter) staré písničky.

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