Past actions across gender and number
The past uses present plus the participle. Singular endings: masculine , feminine , neuter . The auxiliary identifies the person: , , .
For two use : male or mixed pair , female pair . For three or more use : masculine or mixed , feminine , neuter . Thus and share a participle ending but have different auxiliaries.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Jure played. | ||
| Jure played. | ||
| We two played, male or mixed pair. | ||
| We two played, male or mixed pair. | ||
| We two women played. | ||
| We two women played. | ||
| We played, three or more male or mixed people. | ||
| We played, three or more male or mixed people. | ||
| I played yesterday. | ||
| I played yesterday. | ||
| I looked for Muri yesterday. | ||
| I looked for Muri yesterday. | ||
Jure je igral.Jure played.
Midva sva igrala.We two played, male or mixed pair.
Medve sva igrali.We two women played.
Mi smo igrali.We played, three or more male or mixed people.
Včeraj sem igral.I played yesterday.
Včeraj sem igrala.I played yesterday.
Včeraj sem iskal Murija.I looked for Muri yesterday.
Včeraj sem iskala Murija.I looked for Muri yesterday.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the patterns
Tap the form described in this unit.
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Jure played.
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We two played, male or mixed pair.
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We two women played.
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We played, three or more male or mixed people.
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I played yesterday.
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I played yesterday.
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I looked for Muri yesterday.
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I looked for Muri yesterday.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Choose the right word for the gap.
Jure igral.
Jure played.
Midva sva .
We two played, male or mixed pair.
Medve sva .
We two women played.
Mi igrali.
We played, three or more male or mixed people.
Včeraj sem .
I played yesterday.
Včeraj sem .
I played yesterday.
Včeraj sem Murija.
I looked for Muri yesterday.
Včeraj sem Murija.
I looked for Muri yesterday.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete a short message
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Jure igral.
Jure played.
Midva sva .
We two played, male or mixed pair.
Medve sva .
We two women played.
Mi igrali.
We played, three or more male or mixed people.
Včeraj sem .
I played yesterday.
Včeraj sem .
I played yesterday.
Včeraj sem Murija.
I looked for Muri yesterday.
Včeraj sem Murija.
I looked for Muri yesterday.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build useful sentences
Put the words in order.
Jure played.
We two played, male or mixed pair.
We two women played.
We played, three or more male or mixed people.
I played yesterday.
I played yesterday.
I looked for Muri yesterday.
I looked for Muri yesterday.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
Jure played.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the Slovene pattern explained in the unit.
Jure played.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the Slovene pattern explained in the unit.
We two played, male or mixed pair.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the Slovene pattern explained in the unit.
We two played, male or mixed pair.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the Slovene pattern explained in the unit.
We two women played.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the Slovene pattern explained in the unit.
We two women played.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the Slovene pattern explained in the unit.
We played, three or more male or mixed people.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the Slovene pattern explained in the unit.
We played, three or more male or mixed people.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the Slovene pattern explained in the unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
