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Past Tense - Introduction

In Polish, unlike English, there is only one Past Tense. Both perfective and imperfective verbs may be used.

To express a completed, one-time activity, use perfective verbs.

kupić - to buy _perf (to have bought)

Past Simple	Marek bought a new car.	Marek kupił nowy samochód.
Present Perfect	Marek has bought a new car.	Marek kupił nowy samochód.
Past Perfect	Marek had bought a new car before he moved to New York.	Marek kupił nowy samochód, zanim przeprowadził się do Nowego Jorku.

To express an ongoing, incomplete activity, use imperfective verbs.

kupować - to buy _imperf (to be buying)

Past Continuous	Marek was buying a new car.	Marek kupował nowy samochód.
Present Perfect Continuous	Marek has been buying a new car.	Marek kupował nowy samochód.
Past Perfect Continuous	Marek had been buying a new car when the accident happened.	Marek kupował nowy samochód, gdy zdarzył się wypadek.

The Past Tense has only one set of endings, which depend on the number, person, and gender of the subject.

	Singular			Plural
	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine Personal	Other
First Person	`-łem`	`-łam`		`-liśmy`	`-łyśmy`
Second Person	`-łeś`	`-łaś`		`-liście`	`-łyście`
Third Person	`-ł`	`-ła`	`-ło`	`-li`	`-ły`

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Past Tense (Czas przeszły)

Past Tense - Verbs Conjugation

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Past Tense - Introduction

In Polish, unlike English, there is only one Past Tense. Both perfective and imperfective verbs may be used.

To express a completed, one-time activity, use perfective verbs.

kupić - to buy _perf (to have bought)

Past Simple	Marek bought a new car.	Marek kupił nowy samochód.
Present Perfect	Marek has bought a new car.	Marek kupił nowy samochód.
Past Perfect	Marek had bought a new car before he moved to New York.	Marek kupił nowy samochód, zanim przeprowadził się do Nowego Jorku.

To express an ongoing, incomplete activity, use imperfective verbs.

kupować - to buy _imperf (to be buying)

Past Continuous	Marek was buying a new car.	Marek kupował nowy samochód.
Present Perfect Continuous	Marek has been buying a new car.	Marek kupował nowy samochód.
Past Perfect Continuous	Marek had been buying a new car when the accident happened.	Marek kupował nowy samochód, gdy zdarzył się wypadek.

The Past Tense has only one set of endings, which depend on the number, person, and gender of the subject.

	Singular			Plural
	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine Personal	Other
First Person	`-łem`	`-łam`		`-liśmy`	`-łyśmy`
Second Person	`-łeś`	`-łaś`		`-liście`	`-łyście`
Third Person	`-ł`	`-ła`	`-ło`	`-li`	`-ły`

Available Exercises

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Exercises for Past Tense

Past Tense (Czas przeszły)

Past Tense - Verbs Conjugation

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