aspect: prefixation

💡 Grammar Rule

Russian Grammar: The Perfective Aspect by Prefixation In Russian, verbs generally exist in pairs. The Imperfective aspect describes actions in pr...

✨ Premium Preview

He was writing a long letter.

Он писал длинное письмо.

On pisal dlinnoye pis'mo.

He wrote the letter yesterday.

Он написал письмо вчера.

On napisal pis'mo vchera.

We were reading this book.

Мы читали эту книгу.

My chitali etu knigu.

We have already read this book.

Мы уже прочитали эту книгу.

My uzhe prochitali etu knigu.

...

You have reached the end of the free preview.

Ready to reach fluency in Russian? Download drillify for Android. Master the language with rigorous audio drills and unlock all lessons.