Russian verbal aspects

Russian imperfective and perfective mood with the words можно, нужно, нельзя

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After the adverbs like надо, нужно, нельзя .... И т.д Do we use СВ verbs or НСВ verbs For example we say Мне нужно делать .... Или Мне нужно сделать ..... And after...

Perfective or imperfective verbs after чтобы

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We learned that we use after the чтобы always come совершенный вид Like Я пошел в библиотеку чтобы прочитать книгу But why sometimes use it with несовершенный вид Like Я ехал...

Russian imperfective and perfective aspects, one time non repeated actions

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I have a problem understanding the use of imperfective in some sentences that appear to me as "one-time non repeated actions". Some of them use the imperfective form and some...

Russian Grammar Test: Imperfective and Perfective Verb Aspects

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We created this test for those who want to check if they are real experts in the Russian verb aspects. This quiz is for beginners and the second one, which...

Imperfective and Perfective Verb Aspects: Intermediate Level

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Dear Russian learners! Today we are presenting the second part of the test on Russian verb aspects for intermediate level students. Good luck! [mtouchquiz 12] ...

How to Express Prohibition and Impossibility

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Did you know that if you use the word "нельзя" ("it is not allowed") with a verb in perfective mood, it means physical impossibility to do something, but, if you...

Imperfective Aspect to Tell Your Life Experiences

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Did you know that we use the Impective aspect to talk about our life experiences ("have you ever...?")? For example, 1. Ты смотрел фильм "Война и мир"? Have you (ever) watched the...

Russian Verbs That Can Be Both Perfective and Imperfective

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Did you know that there are some Russian verbs that can be both perfective or imperfective depending on the context? 1, Verbs with the suffixes ова(ть), ирова(ть): атаковать, организовать, телеграфировать, etc. 2. Verbs with the suffixes: а(ть),...

Russian Negative Imperative: Perfective or Imperfective Aspect

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Did you know that in the majority of cases we use the imperfective verbal aspect in constructions with negative imperative (не читай, не гуляй, не пиши, etc.). However, we use...

Russian Verbs Used with Perfective Infinitives

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Did you know that there are some Russian verbs, followed only by perfective infinitives? For example, these four verbs are used only with perfective infinitives: суметь, to be able, to...

Imperfective and Perfective Russian Gerunds

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Did you know that we have 2 types of gerunds in the Russian language, the imperfective and the perfective one? Imperfective gerunds are only formed from imperfective verbs with the...

Russian Imperfective Aspect: Annulment of an Action

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Did you know that we use the imperfective verbal aspect when an action is "revoked"?  For example, Ты открывал окно? Did you open the window? (The window was open, but it is...

Verbs with the Suffix ну

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Did you know that the verbs with the suffix ну are always perfective? For example, Вздохнуть: to sigh Взглянуть: to have a look Повернуть: to turn (left or right) Оглянуться: to look back. etc....

Правильный аспект глагола в отрицательных предложениях

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Imperfective and perfective verbs with the word нельзя

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Do you know that phrases with the word нельзя have different meanings depending on the verbal aspect? Using imperfective with нельзя means that the action is prohibited or undesirable: Здесь...