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  1. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:epub="http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops" xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:pls="http://www.w3.org/2005/01/pronunciation-lexicon" xmlns:ssml="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/synthesis" xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><head><title>In case you were wondering</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="docbook-epub.css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.79.2"/><link rel="prev" href="ch06s03.xhtml" title="Listening Comprehension Exercise"/><link rel="next" href="ch06s05.xhtml" title="Useful words and expressions"/></head><body><header/><section class="section" title="In case you were wondering" epub:type="subchapter" id="d0e19959"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both">In case you were wondering</h2></div></div></div><section class="section" title="The Russian Verb" epub:type="division" id="d0e19962"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">The Russian Verb</h3></div></div></div><p>Compared to the complexity of the English verbal system, the
  2. Russian one is quite simple.</p><div class="informaltable"><table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; border-left: 1px solid ; border-right: 1px solid ; "><colgroup><col style="text-align: center; " class="c1"/><col style="text-align: center; " class="c2"/><col style="text-align: center; " class="c3"/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">PAST</td><td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><p>I worked</p> <p>I did work</p> <p>I was
  3. working</p> <p>I had worked</p> <p>I had been
  4. working</p></td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Я
  5. работал</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">PRESENT</td><td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><p>I work</p> <p>I do work</p> <p>I am
  6. working</p> <p>I have worked</p> <p>I habe been
  7. working</p></td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Я
  8. работаю</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border-right: 1px solid ; ">FUTURE</td><td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; "><p>I will work</p> <p>I will be working</p>
  9. <p>I will have worked</p> <p>I will have been
  10. working</p> <p>I am going to work</p> <p>I am going
  11. to be working</p></td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Я буду
  12. работать</em></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></section><section class="section" title="The Past Tense" epub:type="division" id="d0e20040"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">The Past Tense</h3></div></div></div><p>Past tense verbs agree with their subjects (which are always in
  13. the nominative case) in gender or number. To form the past tense, take
  14. the infinitive работать, drop the ending -ть and add -л, -ла, -ло or
  15. -ли.</p><div class="informaltable"><table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; border-left: 1px solid ; border-right: 1px solid ; "><colgroup><col/><col/><col/><col/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><p><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Он</em></span></strong></span></p></td><td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><p><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Она</em></span></strong></span></p></td><td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><p><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Оно</em></span></strong></span></p></td><td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><p><span class="bold"><strong>Они</strong></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">я
  16. работал</em></span></p></td><td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">я
  17. работала</em></span></p></td><td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><p/></td><td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">мы
  18. работали</em></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ты
  19. работал</em></span></p></td><td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ты
  20. работала</em></span></p></td><td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><p/></td><td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">вы
  21. работали</em></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; "><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">он
  22. работал</em></span></p></td><td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; "><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">она
  23. работала</em></span></p></td><td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; "><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">оно
  24. работало</em></span></p></td><td style="text-align: center; "><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">они
  25. работали</em></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></section><section class="section" title="The Present Tense" epub:type="division" id="d0e20115"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">The Present Tense</h3></div></div></div><p>Present tense verbs agree with their subjects (which are always in
  26. the nominative case) in person and number. There are two conjugation
  27. patterns for the present tense. They differ only by the vowel which is
  28. used in the endings:</p><div class="informaltable"><table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; border-left: 1px solid ; border-right: 1px solid ; "><colgroup><col/><col/></colgroup><thead><tr><th style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">First conjugation</th><th style="text-align: center; border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Second conjugation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">я
  29. работаю</em></span></td><td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">я
  30. говорю</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ты
  31. работаешь</em></span></td><td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ты
  32. говоришь</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">он
  33. работает</em></span></td><td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">он
  34. говорит</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">она
  35. работает</em></span></td><td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">она
  36. говорит</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">оно
  37. работает</em></span></td><td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">оно
  38. говорит</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">мы
  39. работаем</em></span></td><td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">мы
  40. говорим</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">вы
  41. работаете</em></span></td><td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">вы
  42. говорите</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">они
  43. работают</em></span></td><td style="text-align: center; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">они
  44. говорят</em></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p/></section><section class="section" title="The future tense" epub:type="division" id="d0e20187"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">The future tense</h3></div></div></div><p>There are two ways to form verbs in the future tense:</p><div class="orderedlist" epub:type="list"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1"><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p>Using a "helping verb" plus the<span class="bold"><strong>
  45. imperfectiv</strong></span>e infinitive:</p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p>Conjugating a <span class="bold"><strong>perfective</strong></span>
  46. infinitive:</p></li></ol></div><p>The terms <span class="bold"><strong>imperfective</strong></span> and
  47. <span class="bold"><strong>perfective</strong></span> refer to the distinction
  48. between 2 verbs whose actual meaning is the same, but whose focus shifts
  49. from viewing the action as process (ongoing in the past, present or
  50. future) to viewing a "limit" having been reached (in the past or future;
  51. present is precluded). Sometimes this limit is an "end" (a result) and
  52. other times it is a "beginning". For a more complete explanation of this
  53. phenomenon, consult a Russian grammar.</p></section></section><footer/></body></html>