Kiedy opowiadasz, co się wydarzyło, mieszasz trzy czasy naraz: co się stało (Past Simple), co akurat trwało (Past Continuous) i co było jeszcze wcześniej (Past Perfect). Poniżej masz 50 zdań w sześciu zestawach, od when i while po by the time i already, a na koniec całą historię do uzupełnienia. Każde zadanie sprawdza się od razu, a po dobrej odpowiedzi możesz odsłuchać całe zdanie.
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Ćwiczenie 1: Past Simple czy Past Continuous?
Wpisz czasownik w Past Simple albo Past Continuous. To, co trwało, dostaje was albo were i -ing. To, co nagle przerwało, stoi w Past Simple.
I ___ (cook) dinner when you called.
was cooking
While we ___ (watch) TV, the power went out.
were watching
She ___ (fall) asleep while she was reading.
fell
When I got home, my kids ___ (play) video games.
were playing
He ___ (break) his leg while he was skiing.
broke
What ___ you ___ (do) at eight last night?
were ; doing
I ___ (see) an old friend while I was waiting for the bus.
saw
It ___ (rain) when we left the restaurant.
was raining
The phone rang while I ___ (take) a shower.
was taking
We ___ (meet) when we were working at the same company.
met
Ćwiczenie 2: was, were i when czy while
Wybierz brakujące słowo. Uważaj na was przy I, he, she i were przy you, we, they. While łączysz z czynnością, która trwa, a when także z krótkim zdarzeniem.
I ___ a shower when the doorbell rang.
- was take
- was taking
- were taking
They ___ dinner when we arrived.
- were having
- was having
- were have
While she was driving, she ___ a strange noise.
- heard
- was hear
- hearing
___ you sleeping when I called?
- Did
- Were
- Was
We ___ watching the game. We were at work.
- didn’t
- weren’t
- wasn’t
What were you doing ___ the storm hit?
- when
- while
- during
I met my husband ___ I was living in Chicago.
- during
- while
- for
My laptop ___ while I was working on a big project.
- was crash
- crashing
- crashed
Ćwiczenie 3: Past Perfect (had + trzecia forma)
Wpisz czasownik w Past Perfect. Używasz go, gdy coś stało się jeszcze wcześniej niż inna przeszła sytuacja. Skrót i pełna forma (had not) liczą się tak samo.
When we got to the station, the train ___ (already / leave).
had already left
By the time I arrived, the meeting ___ (start).
had started | had already started
She ___ (never / see) the ocean before that trip.
had never seen
I couldn’t get in because I ___ (lose) my keys.
had lost
They ___ (not / eat) all day, so they were starving.
hadn’t eaten | had not eaten
By the time the doctor came, the pain ___ (go) away.
had gone
He ___ (work) there for ten years before he quit.
had worked | had been working
___ you ever ___ (try) sushi before that night?
Had ; tried
I recognized her because we ___ (meet) before.
had met
Ćwiczenie 4: historia z podróży
Wszystkie trzy czasy w jednej historii. Wpisz czasownik w Past Simple, Past Continuous albo Past Perfect.
Last summer we ___ (fly) to Miami for a wedding.
flew
When we ___ (land), it was raining hard.
landed
Our hotel was nice, but they ___ (give) our room to someone else.
had given
While we ___ (wait) at the front desk, the manager came over.
were waiting
He said he ___ (already / find) us a better room.
had already found
The next day, while my husband ___ (swim), I read on the beach.
was swimming
At the wedding we ___ (meet) people we ___ (not / see) for years.
met ; hadn’t seen | had not seen
By the time we ___ (get) home, we were exhausted.
got
Ćwiczenie 5: ułóż zdanie
Ułóż zdanie z rozsypanych słów. To zdania, którymi zaczynasz albo ciągniesz opowieść.
Powiedz, że gotowałeś, kiedy przyszli goście.
I was cooking when the guests arrived.
Zapytaj, co ktoś robił wczoraj o ósmej.
What were you doing at eight yesterday?
Powiedz, że pociąg już odjechał, kiedy dotarłeś na miejsce.
The train had already left when I got there.
Powiedz, że przed tą podróżą nigdy nie byłeś w Nowym Jorku.
I had never been to New York before that trip.
Powiedz, że ona zasnęła w trakcie oglądania filmu.
She fell asleep while she was watching the movie.
Powiedz, że zgubiłeś telefon, kiedy biegałeś.
I lost my phone while I was jogging.
Zapytaj, czy ktoś spał, kiedy zadzwoniłeś.
Were you sleeping when I called?
Ćwiczenie 6: znajdź błąd
W każdym zdaniu jest jeden błąd. Dotknij złego słowa, a zamieni się w poprawne.
I was watch TV when you called.
I was watching TV when you called.
They was sleeping when the alarm went off.
They were sleeping when the alarm went off.
When I arrived, the movie has already started.
When I arrived, the movie had already started.
She had forgot her wallet at home.
She had forgotten her wallet at home.
What did you doing when the power went out?
What were you doing when the power went out?
He breaked his arm while he was skiing.
He broke his arm while he was skiing.
We had never meet before that party.
We had never met before that party.
While I was drove to work, I saw an accident.
While I was driving to work, I saw an accident.
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