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