Уро к 14 / Lesson 14. Я хочу сня ть кварти ру/I want to rent a flat. Part 3
There’s a thing that distinguishes Russian from many other languages: it’s the fact that the Russian verb has aspects. There are imperfective aspect and perfective aspect.
The verb звон
Each aspect has a special meaning. The perfective verbs usually denote a completed action, carrying of the action through to its completion. The imperfective verbs denote an action in progress and do not specify whether it is completed, whether there is any result.
The imperfective verbs are used in the Present tense, in the Past tense and in the Future tense (быть + infinitive).
The perfective verbs are only used in the Past tense or in the Future tense, we can’t use them in the Present tense. Normally they are made (formed) by adding some suffixes or prefixes.
Let’s take a look at how the aspects are used!
Гот
(We know that she was cooking it but we don’t know whether she has finished it or not).
(We understand that the action has been completed. The dinner is already on the table!)
Чит
(The action was in progress but we know nothing about the results).
(We have a result here! He has read it till the end!)
Пис
And some more: сл
