Talking about the past: mix

Matěj _ sleeping.

Past simple vs. past continuous

I _ at home the whole day yesterday.

Past simple vs. past continuous

The thieves (to hide) in the kitchen when the police came in. (they were hidden when the police came in)

Past simple tense (irregular verbs)

A job interview

A: How did you   information about this job?

B: I   your advert in the local newspaper. I   I might be the right person for the job.

A: What   you think so?

B: I have already worked as a manager.

A: What did you   ?

B: I   a manager in a big software company. I   nearly everything - I   emails, I   people, I   our products, and I   complaints. When it was necessary I   our clients to the airport.

A: How long   you there?

B: About two years.

A: I see. And why did you   ?

B: I   because I   offered another job. They   that they would give me more money. So, I   three years there.

A: Well, thanks for coming in. We’ll be in touch before the end of the week.

Past simple vs. present perfect

Last month, I (to be) in Poland.

Past simple tense: mix

They _ the good news.

Past simple vs. present perfect

_ his eyes yet?

Past simple tense (irregular verbs)

We (to fly) from Brno to London.

Past simple vs. past perfect

It _ raining an hour before we arrived.

Present perfect: simple vs. continuous

She _ for an hour.

Past continuous tense

Nějaké krávy venku jedly trávu.

Some           .

Present perfect tense

Petr (to build) a house.

Talking about the past: mix

On the bus

When I   to school yesterday a weird thing   . An old lady   on the bus and   down next to me. She   really sad. When I   her what had happened to her she   to cry. First, I   what to do. So, I just   there and   . When she   crying she   me that her cat had died. That   her very sad because the cat   to her a member of the family. I   that it wouldn’t help, but I   her that it would be alright. I also   her to take one of our kittens. That   her happy!

Talking about the past: mix

I (to cut) my finger.

Talking about the past: mix

I'm sorry, I _ you.

Present perfect tense

Neskončili ještě?

          ?

Talking about the past: mix

Nečetla tu knihu?

          ?

Past perfect

Neztratil tašku?

          ?

Present perfect tense

Have you already _ the article?

Past simple tense (irregular verbs)

Karel _ the discussion.

Talking about the past: mix

Martin is right there. He (to be) here all morning.