Once again we'll see that, once we know the past tense 'I form' of a verb we can find the he/she/it forms every time
Let's go back again to the male form of "I was":
I was -
We'll drop the 'łem' (or 'łam') to get the following:
He was - Był
She was - Była
It was - Było
Once again we're seeing that 'a' associated with feminine and 'o' associated with neuter.
So how would you say:
He was in town -
She was in the chemist/drug store -
Take your time to think out the 'he/she' forms of the following..
Thinking these out, rather than trying to remember them, makes learning faster.
He lived in Warsaw -
She remembered -
He had a new car -
She was looking for my house -
He liked it -
She thought that she had a problem -
He had to go to town -
Now try asking these questions:
Did he live in Warsaw? -
Did she remember -
Did he have a new car? -
Was she in the supermarket? -
Was he looking for my house? -
Did she think that she had a problem? -
Did he like it? -
Did she have to go to town? -
When we say 'it was' we'll use the gender of the noun (if there is a noun) to decide what version of 'był' to use.
It was a good plan -
It was a new computer -
It was a chemist / drug store -
We only use 'było' when there is no noun like this:
What was it? - Co to było?
So how would you say:
I know what it was -
It was bad -
It was tragic -
Present and Past Tense
Click and drag the phrases or words into their correct tenses.
Drag and drop all the dark blue boxes to their correct locations
Make sure your sound is turned on to hear the audio during this exercise
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Match these translations of past tenses
Tap on each pair to make them disappear.
Make sure your sound is turned on to hear the audio during this exercise
ona myślała
he was
he lived in Warsaw
he liked it
on lubił to
ona pamiętała
she thought
she looked for
ona szukała
on mieszkał w warszawie
on był
ona miała
she was
she had
she remembered
to było
ona była
he had to
on musiał
it was
Think out the Polish
Practice the sentences from the lesson.
Make sure your sound is turned on to hear the audio during this exercise
He was
q3|Był
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She was
q3|Była
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It was
q3|Było
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He was in town
q3|On był w mieście
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She was in the drug store
q3|Ona była w aptece
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He lived in Warsaw
q3|On mieszkał w Warszawie
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She remembered
q3|Ona pamiętała
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He had a new car
q3|On miał nowy samochód
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She was looking for my house
q3|Ona szukała mojego domu
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He liked it
q3|On lubił to
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She thought that she had a problem
q3|Ona myślała, że miała problem
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He had to go to town
q3|On musiał iść do miasta
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Did he live in Warsaw?
q3|Czy on mieszkał w Warszawie?
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Did she remember?
q3|Czy ona pamiętała?
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Did he have a new car?
q3|Czy on miał nowy samochód?
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Was she in the supermarket?
q3|Czy ona była w supermarkecie?
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Was he looking for my house?
q3|Czy on szukał mojego domu?
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Did she think that she had a problem?
q3|Czy ona myślała, że miała problem?
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Did he like it?
q3|Czy on lubił to?
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Did she have to go to town?
q3|Czy ona musiała iść do miasta?
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It was a good plan
q3|To był dobry plan
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It was a new computer
q3|To był nowy komputer
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It was a chemist/drug store
q3|To była apteka
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What was it?
q3|Co to było?
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I know what it was
q3|Wiem co to było
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It was bad
q3|To było złe
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It was tragic
q3|To było tragiczne
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Refresher
Revise earlier words and phrases to keep them fresh! Match the Polish and Engish below
Make sure your sound is turned on to hear the audio during this exercise
we are looking for
jesteśmy
we are
być
mieszkamy w Warszawie
we live in Warsaw
time
musimy
mamy
myślimy
to be
to help
doctor
pamiętamy
pomoć
we remember
czas
we have
we must
we think
szukamy
lekarz
He/She/It forms in the past tense
Tick all the words which are 'he/she/it' forms in the past tense
