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'КУПАТЬСЯ' (Imperfective aspect) // 'ИСКУПАТЬСЯ' (Perfective aspect) - to bath - купаться в ванной, - to wallow - купаться около берега, - to roll in money - купаться в деньгах, - to bask in love - купаться в любви. Imperfective verbs have Present, Past and Future tenses. Perfective verbs have Past and Future tenses, no Present tense. If you have just started learning Russian, you can repeat the f...

'ЕСТЬ' (Imperfective aspect) // 'ПОЕСТЬ' (Perfective aspect) - to eat - есть суп ложкой, - to bite - его едят комары. Imperfective verbs have Present, Past and Future tenses. Perfective verbs have Past and Future tenses, no Present tense. If you have just started learning Russian, you can repeat the forms and sentences after me. If you already speak Russian well and confidently, you can translate...

'ДУМАТЬ' - to think - думать о проблеме, - to suppose, expect - я думаю, что это не хорошо. If you have just started learning Russian, you can repeat the forms and sentences after me. If you already speak Russian well and confidently, you can translate sentences and write your variants of usage of the verb in the comments. In the first comment you can find PDF-file with all the forms in the senten...

'ПИСАТЬ' (Imperfective aspect) // 'НАПИСАТЬ' (Perfective aspect) - to write - писать ручкой, писать другу, - to compose - писать книгу, - to draw - писать портрет. Imperfective verbs have Present, Past and Future tenses. Perfective verbs have Past and Future tenses, no Present tense. If you have just started learning Russian, you can repeat the forms and sentences after me. If you already speak Ru...

'ЧИТАТЬ' (Imperfective aspect) // 'ПРОЧИТАТЬ' (Perfective aspect) - to read - читать книгу, читать по-русски, - to declaim - читать стихи со сцены, читать вслух - to lecture - читать лекцию, - to browse - читать быстро, Imperfective verbs have Present, Past and Future tenses. Perfective verbs have Past and Future tenses, no Present tense. If you have just started learning Russian, you can repeat t...

'СКУЧАТЬ' - to feel lonely, bored - скучать дома, скучать без работы - to miss - скучать ПО маме, без друзей If you have just started learning Russian, you can repeat the forms and sentences after me. If you already speak Russian well and confidently, you can translate sentences and write your variants of usage of the verb in the comments. In the first comment you can find PDF-file with all the fo...

'РАБОТАТЬ' - to work - работать в офисе, работать над книгой - to function - лифт не работает - to use for work - работать со словарём - to work as... - работать директором If you have just started learning Russian, you can repeat the forms and sentences after me. If you already speak Russian well and confidently, you can translate sentences and write your variants of usage of the verb in the comm...

'ПОЗДРАВЛЯТЬ' (Imperfective aspect) // 'ПОЗДРАВИТЬ' (Perfective aspect) - to congratulate Imperfective verbs have Present, Past and Future tenses. Perfective verbs have Past and Future tenses, no Present tense. If you have just started learning Russian, you can repeat the forms and sentences after me. If you already speak Russian well and confidently, you can translate sentences and write your var...

'ПОКУПАТЬ' (Imperfective aspect) // 'КУПИТЬ' (Perfective aspect) - to buy Imperfective verbs have Present, Past and Future tenses. Perfective verbs have Past and Future tenses, no Present tense. If you have just started learning Russian, you can repeat the forms and sentences after me. If you already speak Russian well and confidently, you can translate sentences and write your variants of usage o...

'ОТДЫХАТЬ' (Imperfective aspect) // 'ОТДОХНУТЬ' (Perfective aspect) - to take a rest, to relax Imperfective verbs have Present, Past and Future tenses. Perfective verbs have Past and Future tenses, no Present tense. If you have just started learning Russian, you can repeat the forms and sentences after me. If you already speak Russian well and confidently, you can translate sentences and write you...

'ИМЕТЬ' - to have, to own - иметь дом, квартиру, машину, - to have intention - иметь намерение, - to keep in mind - иметь в виду, - to have a right to - иметь право, - to have heart - иметь сердце, иметь виды, иметь глупость, иметь мужество, иметь деньги... If you have just started learning Russian, you can repeat the forms and sentences after me. If you already speak Russian well and confidently,...

'СМОТРЕТЬ' (Imperfective aspect) // 'ПОСМОТРЕТЬ' (Perfective aspect) - to watch - смотреть фильм - to look - смотреть в окно - to study - смотреть на литературу - in spite of - не смотря на - keep one's eye open - смотреть в оба - to look through rose-coloured glasses - смотреть сквозь розовые очки - you'd better watch out - смотри(те) у меня! Imperfective verbs have Present, Past and Future tense...

'ВЕРИТЬ' (Imperfective aspect) // 'ПОВЕРИТЬ' (Perfective aspect) - to believe in - верю в свои силы, верю в Бога - to trust - верю тебе, верю твоим словам Imperfective verbs have Present, Past and Future tenses. Perfective verbs have Past and Future tenses, no Present tense. If you have just started learning Russian, you can repeat the forms and sentences after me. If you already speak Russian wel...

'ЗВОНИТЬ' (Imperfective aspect) // 'ПОЗВОНИТЬ' (Perfective aspect) - to telephone, to call, to dial - звонить маме - to ring - колокол звонит Imperfective verbs have Present, Past and Future tenses. Perfective verbs have Past and Future tenses, no Present tense. If you have just started learning Russian, you can repeat the forms and sentences after me. If you already speak Russian well and confide...

'БРАТЬ' (Imperfective aspect) // 'ВЗЯТЬ' (Perfective aspect) - to take - беру книгу - to buy - беру продукты в магазине - to capture - брать штурмом - to arrest - брать на месте преступления Imperfective verbs have Present, Past and Future tenses. Perfective verbs have Past and Future tenses, no Present tense. If you have just started learning Russian, you can repeat the forms and sentences after...

'ЗНАТЬ' (Imperfective aspect) // 'УЗНАТЬ' (Perfective aspect) - to know - знаю математику, знаю всё - to recognize - знать его в лицо - know no bounds - не знать границ - know the limits - знать меру Imperfective verbs have Present, Past and Future tenses. Perfective verbs have Past and Future tenses, no Present tense. If you have just started learning Russian, you can repeat the forms and sentenc...

'СЛУШАТЬ' - to listen - слушаю музыку - to listen the advice - я всегда слушаю тебя - to hear (in medicine) - врач слушает сердце If you have just started learning Russian, you can repeat the forms and sentences after me. If you already speak Russian well and confidently, you can translate sentences and write your variants of usage of the verb in the comments. In the first comment you can find PDF...

'ВИДЕТЬ' (Imperfective aspect) // 'УВИДЕТЬ' (Perfective aspect) - to see - вижу дом - to be able to see - плохо вижу в темноте - to meet someone - не видел тебя давно - to understand - вижу=понимаю Imperfective verbs have Present, Past and Future tenses. Perfective verbs have Past and Future tenses, no Present tense. If you have just started learning Russian, you can repeat the forms and sentences...

'ХОТЕТЬ' (Imperfective aspect) // 'ЗАХОТЕТЬ' (Perfective aspect) - to want, to wish - хочу новую сумку, хочу на море - to desire - хочу счастья, хочу не могу Imperfective verbs have Present, Past and Future tenses. Perfective verbs have Past and Future tenses, no Present tense. If you have just started learning Russian, you can repeat the forms and sentences after me. If you already speak Russian...

'ЖИТЬ' - to live - живу в Москве - to be alive - живу ещё пока - to be, to exist - идея живёт - to earn - живу (+чем?) литературным трудом - to be absotbed - живу (+чем? кем?) этой идеей If you have just started learning Russian, you can repeat the forms and sentences after me. If you already speak Russian well and confidently, you can translate sentences and write your variants of usage of the ve...

'ЛЮБИТЬ' - to love, to like - люблю свою семью, люблю такую погоду. - to be fond of - люблю русское искусство. - to enjoy - люблю побыть дома If you have just started learning Russian, you can repeat the forms and sentences after me. If you already speak Russian well and confidently, you can translate sentences and write your variants of usage of the verb in the comments.