Exercises
Čítajte nahlas a preložte. Všímajte si stavbu anglickej vety a tvary slovies.
15 I wasn't able to find it.
11 She left a few minutes ago.
5 I was single when we met.
13 Sorry, I couldn't come.
12 I got no message from him.
3 Jane was here an hour ago.
6 I spoke with him yesterday.
9 I saw him this morning.
17 I found it in my pocket.
10 We went dancing last night.
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.
- h Vedela o tom.
- a Hovorili sme o tebe.
- b Dal som mu nejaké peniaze.
- f Kúpil si auto.
- d Nebol som doma.
- g Kde si sa narodil?
- e Urobil som chybu.
- c Strávili sme tam dva dni.
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.
1 We, go there, yesterday.
3 the children, be, good?
- 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?
- h No, I sent her a message.
- g It took about three days.
- c No, they couldn't come.
- b I told them about it.
- f No. I only slept 3 hours.
- a I gave her a hundred euros.
- d No, he had no time.
- e Not bad. And yours?
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.
15 What did he tell you? nothing
12 Did you get my message? no
3 When did you get up? at six
13 What did he know? nothing
14 What did you speak about? you
1 How did you go there? by car
10 Did Bob lose it? no, I
16 What did you drink? beer
5 What did you buy? bananas
6 Where did you meet? on the bus
9 How long did it take? 1 hour
2 When did he leave? an hour ago
7 Did anybody call? nobody
4 Who did you send it to? Bob
11 Did he make any mistakes? many
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.
5 I spent the weekend at home.
4 John bought the drinks.
3 We met at John's place.
8 They sent it last week.
Preložte. Využite nápovedu.
8 Zobudil ma o piatej. wake up
2 Rozviedli sa. get divorced
11 Kde si sa narodil? be born
6 Dal som mu vedieť. let know
1 Nechcel prísť. want to come
9 Nemohol som prísť. cannot
7 Musela odísť. have to leave
12 Videl som ju včera. see
5 Našiel to a poslal. find, send
10 Tie peniaze si nechala. keep
13 Trvalo mu to dva dni. take
What took you so long? možno preložiť ako: Čo ti trvalo tak dlho?
Tvorte zo slov nepriame rozkazy pomocou let a tell.
8 your father, not, sleep
11 my parents, not, leave
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.
5 We spent the night there.
10 He took English lessons.
4 They didn't sleep together.
11 They didn't have to wait.
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.
10 Neponáhľajme sa! hurry
8 Nehovorme o tom. speak about
6 Nestrácajme čas! waste time
4 Sadnime si tu. sit here
9 Nemyslime na to! think about
5 Poďme ku mne. go, my place
2 Dajme si pauzu. have a break
Doplňte podľa kontextu chýbajúce údaje.
5 Jane is Jack's daughter and Jack is Mary's son. Jane is Mary's ...
3 Mary is Bob's grandma. Bob is Mary's ...
9 Bob doesn't have a wife and he has no girlfriend or boyfriend. He's ...
11 Mary was married, but her husband died. She is now a ...
10 John is a little boy, but his parents died. John is now an ...
7 Kate is Frank's and Jane's mother. That means that Frank and Jane are ...
1 Jane was born in 1990. She was 20 years old in ...
12 John and Bob are good friends. They get ... well.
4 Jane is Frank's granddaughter. Frank is her ...
2 John is an only child. He's got ... siblings.
6 Mary is Bob's grandma and Jack is Bob's grandpa. Mary and Jack are his ...
8 Frank is Mary's husband and Mary is Frank'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).
12 Dostal som od neho správu.
17 Nechal som to na tvojom stole.
15 Jej priateľ pred rokom zomrel.
9 Nemohol som ho zastihnúť.
18 Zabudol som mu to povedať.
16 Skúšal som to dvakrát.
8 Čo si robil včera večer?
14 Videl som ju minulý týždeň.
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.