Exercises
Čítajte nahlas a preložte. Všímajte si stavbu anglickej vety a tvary slovies.
3 Jane was here an hour ago.
9 I saw him this morning.
13 Sorry, I couldn't come.
5 I was single when we met.
6 I spoke with him yesterday.
10 We went dancing last night.
11 She left a few minutes ago.
17 I found it in my pocket.
12 I got no message from him.
15 I wasn't able to find it.
Všimnite si použitie anglického privlastňovacieho zámena na vyjadrenie slovenského si (niečo spôsobiť či urobiť sám sebe). Napr. She broke her leg. - Zlomila si nohu. (Zlomila svoju nohu.), He put it in his pocket. - Dal si to do vrecka., He broke his phone. - Rozbil si telefón., She tied her hair. - Zviazala si vlasy. ap.
Doplňte správne tvary slovesa be v jednoduchom minulom čase.
Pozor na rozdiel vo výslovnosti where a were! Where were you? wεəˈwɜːjuː
Spojte zodpovedajúce výroky.
- 1 She knew about it.
- 2 Where were you born?
- 3 We spoke about you.
- 4 I gave him some money.
- 5 He bought a car.
- 6 We spent two days there.
- 7 I made a mistake.
- 8 I wasn't at home.
- f Kúpil si auto.
- d Nebol som doma.
- b Dal som mu nejaké peniaze.
- e Urobil som chybu.
- g Kde si sa narodil?
- c Strávili sme tam dva dni.
- h Vedela o tom.
- a Hovorili sme o tebe.
7 Where did they get the money? - They
spent/sat/sold their house.
Pozor! Niektoré nepravidelné tvary bežných anglických slovies majú aj celkom iné významy. Napr. tvar saw je po slovensky aj podstatné meno píla, tvar thought je tiež myšlienka, tvar broke je aj prídavné meno znamenajúce na mizine, bez peňazí. Napr.: I'm broke. - Som na mizine., Som bez peňazí. Found je tvar slovesa find, ale tiež infinitív pravidelného slovesa, ktoré znamená založiť (organizáciu ap.) Môžete teda v minulom čase naraziť na tvar founded, ktorý však nie je tvarom slovesa find! Napr. He founded a city. - Založil mesto. ALE He found a city. - Našiel mesto.
Doplňte tvary slovies v jednoduchom minulom čase a prečítajte.
Tvorte zo slov vety v jednoduchom minulom čase.
9 She, leave, a minute ago.
3 the children, be, good?
1 We, go there, yesterday.
- 1 Did he help you?
- 2 How was your day?
- 3 How much did you give her?
- 4 Did you sleep well?
- 5 Were his friends there too?
- 6 Did you call her?
- 7 How did they know?
- 8 How long did it take?
- b I told them about it.
- h No, I sent her a message.
- d No, he had no time.
- g It took about three days.
- a I gave her a hundred euros.
- c No, they couldn't come.
- e Not bad. And yours?
- f No. I only slept 3 hours.
Spojenie not bad sa bežne užíva vo význame celkom dobré, ide to ap.
Napíšte neurčitky slovies, ktoré počujete použité vo vetách v minulom čase.
Doplňte správnu časovú predložku - before alebo ago.
Upravte vety z budúceho času do minulého. Všímajte si analógie.
7 We'll go there together.
3 They'll speak about us.
Sloveso let má vo všetkých časoch rovnaký tvar, teda aj v minulom čase. Iba v čase prítomnom jednoduchom má s 3. osobou jednotného čísla tvar lets. Napr.: (minulý čas) She let him sleep. - Nechala ho spať., (prítomný čas jednoduchý) She lets him sleep. - Necháva ho spať. ap. Nezamieňajte však lets (pre 3. osobu) a výzvu let's - let us! Napr. Let's go!
Odpovedzte na otázky celou vetou podľa slov v pomôckach.
11 Did he make any mistakes? many
10 Did Bob lose it? no, I
14 What did you speak about? you
3 When did you get up? at six
12 Did you get my message? no
7 Did anybody call? nobody
13 What did he know? nothing
1 How did you go there? by car
5 What did you buy? bananas
2 When did he leave? an hour ago
16 What did you drink? beer
15 What did he tell you? nothing
4 Who did you send it to? Bob
6 Where did you meet? on the bus
9 How long did it take? 1 hour
Slovo drunk je 3. tvar (minulé príčastie - PP) slovesa drink, ale tiež prídavné meno opitý. Podobné je to s mnohými anglickými slovesami, napr. so slovesom break a jeho tvarom broken (rozbitý, zlomený), give - given (daný), find - found (nájdený), know - known (známy) či so slovesom go a tvarom gone. Spojenie be gone znamená byť preč. He's gone. - Je preč. (Odišiel.)
Tvorte otázky. Pýtajte sa na zvýraznené slová.
3 We met at John's place.
4 John bought the drinks.
8 They sent it last week.
5 I spent the weekend at home.
Preložte. Využite nápovedu.
2 Rozviedli sa. get divorced
5 Našiel to a poslal. find, send
13 Trvalo mu to dva dni. take
6 Dal som mu vedieť. let know
7 Musela odísť. have to leave
12 Videl som ju včera. see
11 Kde si sa narodil? be born
9 Nemohol som prísť. cannot
1 Nechcel prísť. want to come
10 Tie peniaze si nechala. keep
8 Zobudil ma o piatej. wake up
What took you so long? možno preložiť ako: Čo ti trvalo tak dlho?
Tvorte zo slov nepriame rozkazy pomocou let a tell.
11 my parents, not, leave
8 your father, not, sleep
9 children, not, watch TV
Don't worry (about it). znamená Nerob si (s tým) starosti., Netráp sa tým. Fázu: Let me worry about that. možno ho preložiť ako: O to sa postarám ja.
Tvorte z kladných viet záporné vety a naopak.
11 They didn't have to wait.
5 We spent the night there.
4 They didn't sleep together.
10 He took English lessons.
8 We didn't go there by car.
3 I wasn't able to do that.
2 They didn't bring any money.
Prečítajte nahlas časové údaje celými slovami.
Napíšte čísla a údaje, ktoré budete počuť.
Preložte výzvy pomocou slovesa let. Využite pomôcky.
5 Poďme ku mne. go, my place
4 Sadnime si tu. sit here
10 Neponáhľajme sa! hurry
8 Nehovorme o tom. speak about
9 Nemyslime na to! think about
2 Dajme si pauzu. have a break
6 Nestrácajme čas! waste time
Doplňte podľa kontextu chýbajúce údaje.
11 Mary was married, but her husband died. She is now a ...
9 Bob doesn't have a wife and he has no girlfriend or boyfriend. He's ...
7 Kate is Frank's and Jane's mother. That means that Frank and Jane are ...
2 John is an only child. He's got ... siblings.
8 Frank is Mary's husband and Mary is Frank's ...
1 Jane was born in 1990. She was 20 years old in ...
3 Mary is Bob's grandma. Bob is Mary's ...
12 John and Bob are good friends. They get ... well.
6 Mary is Bob's grandma and Jack is Bob's grandpa. Mary and Jack are his ...
4 Jane is Frank's granddaughter. Frank is her ...
10 John is a little boy, but his parents died. John is now an ...
5 Jane is Jack's daughter and Jack is Mary's son. Jane is Mary's ...
Zapamätajte si termín marital status (ˈmærɪtəl ˈsteɪtəs) - rodinný stav. Môžete sa s ním často stretnúť pri vypĺňaní formulárov. Typicky sa do kolónky vypĺňa jeden z termínov: single (slobodný/slobodná), married (ženatý/vydatá), divorced (rozvedený/rozvedená), separated (žijúci oddelene) či ev. widowed (ovdovený/ovdovená).
9 Nemohol som ho zastihnúť.
15 Jej priateľ pred rokom zomrel.
14 Videl som ju minulý týždeň.
16 Skúšal som to dvakrát.
17 Nechal som to na tvojom stole.
12 Dostal som od neho správu.
8 Čo si robil včera večer?
18 Zabudol som mu to povedať.
Slovo alone znamená slovensky sám, ale iba ak hovoríme, že niekto je bez sprievodu, osamotený ap. Napr.: I live alone. - Bývam sám., Leave me alone. - Nechajte ma (o samote). Ak chceme vyjadriť, že niekto niečo urobil sám (bez cudzej pomoci), treba použiť zvratné zámeno, ktoré mení tvary podľa osoby: I - myself, you - yourself, he - himself. Napr. “Urobil som to sám.” - I did it myself., “Vyrobil to sám.” - He made it himself. ap. Viac pozri Zvratné zámená v Lekcii 11.
Pozor na rozdiel vo význame medzi friend a boyfriend pri preklade slovenského priateľ! Friend je všeobecne priateľ ako kamarát. Boyfriend resp. girlfriend je priateľ resp. priateľka ako partner či partnerka v ľúbostnom vzťahu.