PAST TENSES

PAST TENSES

PAST SIMPLE

• finished action in the past

• it's mentioned WHEN (yesterday, last week, two years ago...) or it's understandable from the context

• verbs in past form (regular -ed, irregular)

• example: "I went shopping yesterday." "She watched this movie last weekend."

TRANSLATE THE SENTENCES TO ENGLISH

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Včera jsem poslouchal hudbu.

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Minulý rok jsem vyhrála v loterii.

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Koupil si novou bundu.

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Minulý týden jsme ztratili klíče.

PAST CONTINUOUS

• usually used in storytelling, when we want to say something WAS HAPPENING (p. continuous) and then something HAPPENED (p. simple) which interrupted this action

• WAS/WERE + VERB -ING

• example: "I was watching the TV, when my brother broke a glass." "I called my friend while I was packing my stuff for the trip."

TRANSLATE THE SENTENCES TO ENGLISH

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Hrála jsem hry na počítači, když mi zavolala kamarádka.

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Uvařila jsem večeři zatímco jsem čekala na svého přítele.

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Zatímco můj bratr psal test jsem uklidil v pokoji.

TRANSLATE THE SENTENCES TO CZECH

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My mom was making dinner when my dad came back home.

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When they came back home, the cat was sleeping.

PAST PERFECT

• used in storytelling, if one action happened BEFORE the other (deeper in the past)

• HAD + past participle (verb in 3rd form)

• example: "I couldn't get into my flat, because I HAD LOST the keys." (You lost the keys first and then you couldn't unlock the door)

FILL THE GAPS WITH CORRECT FORM

separate words with commas ( , )

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I ___ (feel cold) today, because ___ (forget) to wear a coat.

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He ___ (be embarrased), because his friend ___ (pull a prank) on him.

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The store my sister works at ____ (close) early, so she ___ (come back) sooner than usual.

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They ___ (break the law) and that's why they ___ (be arrested) by the police.

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My mom ___ (buy) new shoes for me after I ___ (lose) the old ones.