perfective gerund

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The Russian Perfective Gerund (Совершенное деепричастие) The perfective gerund is used to describe an action that was completed before the ac...

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Why is he so happy?

Почему он так счастлив?

Pochemu on tak schastliv?

Having passed the exam, he finally relaxed.

Сдав экзамен, он наконец расслабился.

Sdav ekzamen, on nakonets rasslabilsya.

Having returned home, I immediately went to bed.

Вернувшись домой, я сразу лёг спать.

Vernuvshis' domoy, ya srazu lyog spat'.

You must have been very tired after the trip.

Ты, должно быть, очень устал после поездки.

Ty, dolzhno byt', ochen' ustal posle poyezdki.

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