Past tense: Past forms agree with the subject’s gender and number.
Talking about an earlier state
For early descriptions of photos, learn : . In the third person there is no extra present auxiliary.
For yourself use for a man or for a woman. Familiar you is . Polite you uses : the auxiliary is plural but the participle agrees with the one person. Full past tense is taught again before longer past stories.
| Czech | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Jan was little. | |
| Jan was little. | |
| Marie was young. | |
| Marie was young. | |
| The town was small. | |
| The town was small. | |
| I was at home. | |
| I was at home. | |
Jan byl malý.Jan was little.
Marie byla mladá.Marie was young.
Město bylo malé.The town was small.
Byl jsem doma.I was at home.
Byla jsem doma.I was at home.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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Jan was little.
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Marie was young.
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The town was small.
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I was at home.
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I was at home.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Jan malý.
Jan was little.
Marie mladá.
Marie was young.
Město malé.
The town was small.
jsem doma.
I was at home.
jsem doma.
I was at home.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Jan malý.
Jan was little.
Marie mladá.
Marie was young.
Město malé.
The town was small.
jsem doma.
I was at home.
jsem doma.
I was at home.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
Jan was little.
Marie was young.
The town was small.
I was at home.
I was at home.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
Jan was little.
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
Jan was little.
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
Marie was young.
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
Marie was young.
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
The town was small.
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
The town was small.
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
I was at home.
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
I was at home.
You say:
Use the meaning and Czech pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
