The Russian Verb System

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The Russian Verb System
GCSE Russian
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Compare
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Compare English to do
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Compare English to do French faire
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Compare English to do French faire Russian ?
????? (the IMPERFECTIVE infinitive) c??????
(the PERFECTIVE infinitive)
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• Compare
• English to do
• French faire
• Russian ?????? (the IMPERFECTIVE infinitive)
• c?????? (the PERFECTIVE infinitive)
• In other words, Russian has a dual-infinitive
  verb system.

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• Compare
• English to do
• French faire
• Russian ?????? (the IMPERFECTIVE infinitive)
• c?????? (the PERFECTIVE infinitive)
• In other words, Russian has a dual-infinitive
  verb system.
• For GCSE you will mainly use the imperfective.
• You can use it to form the past, present and
  future.

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• Compare
• English to do
• French faire
• Russian ?????? (the IMPERFECTIVE infinitive)
• c?????? (the PERFECTIVE infinitive)
• In other words, Russian has a dual-infinitive
  verb system.
• For GCSE you will mainly use the imperfective.
• You can use it to form the past, present and
  future.
• The difference between the two infinitives is
  explained in the chart overleaf.

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Past imperfective ? ?????(?) ?? ?????? ?? ?????(?) ?? ?????? ??(?) ?????(?) ??? ?????? E.g. I was doing my homework. I used to do my homework. Present ? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??????? ?? ??????? ?? ?????? ??? ?????? E.g. I do / I am doing my homework . Present ? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??????? ?? ??????? ?? ?????? ??? ?????? E.g. I do / I am doing my homework . Future imperfective ? ???? ?????? ?? ????? ?????? ?? ?????? ?????? ?? ?????? ?????? ?? ????? ?????? ??? ????? ?????? E.g. I will be doing my homework while you are at the concert
Imperfective aspect ?????? (1a) Habitual action Repeated action Incomplete action Imperfective aspect ?????? (1a) Habitual action Repeated action Incomplete action Imperfective aspect ?????? (1a) Habitual action Repeated action Incomplete action Imperfective aspect ?????? (1a) Habitual action Repeated action Incomplete action
Perfective aspect c?????? (1a) Completed action Result Perfective aspect c?????? (1a) Completed action Result Perfective aspect c?????? (1a) Completed action Result Perfective aspect c?????? (1a) Completed action Result
Past perfective ? ??????(?) ?? ??????? ?? ??????(?) ?? ??????? ??(?) ??????(?) ??? ??????? E.g. I did my homework then I went out. I have done my homework. Past perfective ? ??????(?) ?? ??????? ?? ??????(?) ?? ??????? ??(?) ??????(?) ??? ??????? E.g. I did my homework then I went out. I have done my homework. No present Future perfective ? ?????? ?? ??????? ?? ???????? ?? ???????? ?? ??????? ??? ??????? E.g. I will do my homework then Ill go out.