In Russian grammar, the distinction between Imperfect and Past Perfect is crucial for expressing actions in the past. Imperfect verbs imply an ongoing, habitual, or unfinished action, while Past Perfect verbs indicate a completed action in the past. By comparing Imperfect and Past Perfect forms, learners can better understand the nuances of Russian sentence structure and improve their language skills. In the following exercises, you will be asked to fill in the blanks with the correct verb form, guided by the one-word cue provided in brackets. Improve your understanding of this essential Russian grammar concept through practice and repetition.
Exercise 1
1. ŠŃ *Š²ŃŃŃŠµŃŠ°Š»ŠøŃŃ* (meet_Imperfect) Š² ŠŗŠ°ŃŠµ ŠŗŠ°Š¶Š“ŃŠ¹ Š“ŠµŠ½Ń.
2. ŠŃŠµŃŠ° Ń *Š²ŃŃŃŠµŃŠøŠ»* (meet_PastPerfect) ŃŠ²Š¾ŠµŠ³Š¾ ŃŃŠ°ŃŠ¾Š³Š¾ Š“ŃŃŠ³Š°.
3. ŠŠ½Š° *ŃŠøŃŠ°Š»Š°* (read_Imperfect) ŠæŠøŃŃŠ¼Š¾, ŠŗŠ¾Š³Š“Š° Š²Š¾ŃŃŠ» Š¾ŃŠµŃ.
4. ŠŠ½ *ŠæŃŠ¾ŃŃŠ»* (read_PastPerfect) Š²ŃŃ ŠŗŠ½ŠøŠ³Ń Š·Š° Š¾Š“ŠøŠ½ Š“ŠµŠ½Ń.
5. *ŠŠ¾ŠŗŃŠæŠ°Š»Šø* (buy_Imperfect) Š»Šø Š²Ń Š·Š“ŠµŃŃ ŠæŃŠ¾Š“ŃŠŗŃŃ ŃŠ°Š½ŃŃŠµ?
6. ŠŃ *ŠŗŃŠæŠøŠ»Šø* (buy_PastPerfect) Š½Š¾Š²ŃŠ¹ ŃŠµŠ»ŠµŠ²ŠøŠ·Š¾Ń Š½Š° ŠæŃŠ¾ŃŠ»Š¾Š¹ Š½ŠµŠ“ŠµŠ»Šµ.
7. Š ŠæŃŠ¾ŃŠ»Š¾Š¼ Š³Š¾Š“Ń Š¾Š½Šø *ŃŠ°Š±Š¾ŃŠ°Š»Šø* (work_Imperfect) Š²Š¼ŠµŃŃŠµ.
8. ŠŃŠ¾ŃŠ»ŃŠ¼ Š»ŠµŃŠ¾Š¼ Ń *ŠæŠ¾ŃŠ°Š±Š¾ŃŠ°Š»* (work_PastPerfect) Š² Š»Š°Š³ŠµŃŠµ.
9. ŠŠ°ŃŠøŃ *Š³Š¾ŃŠ¾Š²ŠøŠ»Š°* (cook_Imperfect) Š¾Š±ŠµŠ“, ŠŗŠ¾Š³Š“Š° ŠæŃŠøŃŠ»Šø Š³Š¾ŃŃŠø.
10. ŠŠ½Š° *ŠæŃŠøŠ³Š¾ŃŠ¾Š²ŠøŠ»Š°* (cook_PastPerfect) ŃŠ¶ŠøŠ½ Š“Š»Ń Š²ŃŠµŠ¹ ŃŠµŠ¼ŃŠø.
11. ŠÆ *Š¶Š“Š°Š»* (wait_Imperfect) Š°Š²ŃŠ¾Š±ŃŃ Š“Š²Š°Š“ŃŠ°ŃŃ Š¼ŠøŠ½ŃŃ.
12. ŠŠ½Š“ŃŠµŠ¹ *ŠæŠ¾Š“Š¾Š¶Š“Š°Š»* (wait_PastPerfect) ŠµŃ Ń ŠŗŠøŠ½Š¾ŃŠµŠ°ŃŃŠ°.
13. Š¢Ń *ŠæŠøŃŠ°Š»* (write_Imperfect) ŠæŠøŃŃŠ¼Š¾ Š²ŃŠµŃŠ° Š²ŠµŃŠµŃŠ¾Š¼?
14. Š”ŠµŠ³Š¾Š“Š½Ń ŃŃŃŠ¾Š¼ Ń *Š½Š°ŠæŠøŃŠ°Š»* (write_PastPerfect) Š¾ŃŃŃŃ.
15. Š Š“ŠµŃŃŃŠ²Šµ Ń *ŠøŠ³ŃŠ°Š»* (play_Imperfect) Š½Š° ŃŠ»ŠøŃŠµ Ń Š“ŃŃŠ·ŃŃŠ¼Šø ŠŗŠ°Š¶Š“ŃŠ¹ Š“ŠµŠ½Ń.
2. ŠŃŠµŃŠ° Ń *Š²ŃŃŃŠµŃŠøŠ»* (meet_PastPerfect) ŃŠ²Š¾ŠµŠ³Š¾ ŃŃŠ°ŃŠ¾Š³Š¾ Š“ŃŃŠ³Š°.
3. ŠŠ½Š° *ŃŠøŃŠ°Š»Š°* (read_Imperfect) ŠæŠøŃŃŠ¼Š¾, ŠŗŠ¾Š³Š“Š° Š²Š¾ŃŃŠ» Š¾ŃŠµŃ.
4. ŠŠ½ *ŠæŃŠ¾ŃŃŠ»* (read_PastPerfect) Š²ŃŃ ŠŗŠ½ŠøŠ³Ń Š·Š° Š¾Š“ŠøŠ½ Š“ŠµŠ½Ń.
5. *ŠŠ¾ŠŗŃŠæŠ°Š»Šø* (buy_Imperfect) Š»Šø Š²Ń Š·Š“ŠµŃŃ ŠæŃŠ¾Š“ŃŠŗŃŃ ŃŠ°Š½ŃŃŠµ?
6. ŠŃ *ŠŗŃŠæŠøŠ»Šø* (buy_PastPerfect) Š½Š¾Š²ŃŠ¹ ŃŠµŠ»ŠµŠ²ŠøŠ·Š¾Ń Š½Š° ŠæŃŠ¾ŃŠ»Š¾Š¹ Š½ŠµŠ“ŠµŠ»Šµ.
7. Š ŠæŃŠ¾ŃŠ»Š¾Š¼ Š³Š¾Š“Ń Š¾Š½Šø *ŃŠ°Š±Š¾ŃŠ°Š»Šø* (work_Imperfect) Š²Š¼ŠµŃŃŠµ.
8. ŠŃŠ¾ŃŠ»ŃŠ¼ Š»ŠµŃŠ¾Š¼ Ń *ŠæŠ¾ŃŠ°Š±Š¾ŃŠ°Š»* (work_PastPerfect) Š² Š»Š°Š³ŠµŃŠµ.
9. ŠŠ°ŃŠøŃ *Š³Š¾ŃŠ¾Š²ŠøŠ»Š°* (cook_Imperfect) Š¾Š±ŠµŠ“, ŠŗŠ¾Š³Š“Š° ŠæŃŠøŃŠ»Šø Š³Š¾ŃŃŠø.
10. ŠŠ½Š° *ŠæŃŠøŠ³Š¾ŃŠ¾Š²ŠøŠ»Š°* (cook_PastPerfect) ŃŠ¶ŠøŠ½ Š“Š»Ń Š²ŃŠµŠ¹ ŃŠµŠ¼ŃŠø.
11. ŠÆ *Š¶Š“Š°Š»* (wait_Imperfect) Š°Š²ŃŠ¾Š±ŃŃ Š“Š²Š°Š“ŃŠ°ŃŃ Š¼ŠøŠ½ŃŃ.
12. ŠŠ½Š“ŃŠµŠ¹ *ŠæŠ¾Š“Š¾Š¶Š“Š°Š»* (wait_PastPerfect) ŠµŃ Ń ŠŗŠøŠ½Š¾ŃŠµŠ°ŃŃŠ°.
13. Š¢Ń *ŠæŠøŃŠ°Š»* (write_Imperfect) ŠæŠøŃŃŠ¼Š¾ Š²ŃŠµŃŠ° Š²ŠµŃŠµŃŠ¾Š¼?
14. Š”ŠµŠ³Š¾Š“Š½Ń ŃŃŃŠ¾Š¼ Ń *Š½Š°ŠæŠøŃŠ°Š»* (write_PastPerfect) Š¾ŃŃŃŃ.
15. Š Š“ŠµŃŃŃŠ²Šµ Ń *ŠøŠ³ŃŠ°Š»* (play_Imperfect) Š½Š° ŃŠ»ŠøŃŠµ Ń Š“ŃŃŠ·ŃŃŠ¼Šø ŠŗŠ°Š¶Š“ŃŠ¹ Š“ŠµŠ½Ń.
Exercise 2
1. ŠŠ°Š¼Š° *ŃŠ»Š°* (go_Imperfect) Š·Š° ŠæŃŠ¾Š“ŃŠŗŃŠ°Š¼Šø ŠŗŠ°Š¶Š“ŃŠ¹ Š“ŠµŠ½Ń.
2. ŠŃŠµŃŠ° Š¾Š½ -*ŃŠµŃŠøŠ»* (decide_PastPerfect) ŠæŠ¾ŠµŃ Š°ŃŃ Š² ŠŠ°ŃŠøŠ¶.
3. ŠŠ½Šø *Ń Š¾Š“ŠøŠ»Šø* (walk_Imperfect) Š² ŠæŠ°ŃŠŗ ŠŗŠ°Š¶Š“Š¾Šµ ŃŃŃŠ¾.
4. ŠŠµŃŠø *ŠæŠ¾Š³ŃŠ»ŃŠ»Šø* (walk_PastPerfect) Š½Š° ŃŠ²ŠµŠ¶ŠµŠ¼ Š²Š¾Š·Š“ŃŃ Šµ Šø ŠæŠ¾ŃŠ»Šø Š“Š¾Š¼Š¾Š¹.
5. ŠÆ *ŃŃŠøŠ»ŃŃ* (study_Imperfect) ŃŃŃŃŠŗŠ¾Š¼Ń ŃŠ·ŃŠŗŃ Š² ŃŠ½ŠøŠ²ŠµŃŃŠøŃŠµŃŠµ.
6. Š ŠæŃŠ¾ŃŠ»Š¾Š¼ Š³Š¾Š“Ń Ń *Š²ŃŃŃŠøŠ»* (learn_PastPerfect) ŃŃŠø Š½Š¾Š²ŃŃ ŃŠ»Š¾Š²Š° ŠŗŠ°Š¶Š“ŃŠ¹ Š“ŠµŠ½Ń.
7. ŠŠ»ŠµŠ³ *ŃŠ»ŃŃŠ°Š»* (listen_Jmperfect) ŃŠ°Š“ŠøŠ¾ Š² Š¼Š°ŃŠøŠ½Šµ.
8. ŠŃ *ŠæŃŠ¾ŃŠ»ŃŃŠ°Š»Šø* (listen_PastPerfect) Š²ŃŠµ ŠæŠµŃŠ½Šø Š³ŃŃŠæŠæŃ Š²ŃŠµŃŠ°.
9. ŠŠ¾Š³Š“Š° Š“Š¾Š¶Š“Ń *Š½Š°ŃŠøŠ½Š°Š»ŃŃ* (start_Imperfect), Š¼Ń Š±ŠµŠ¶Š°Š»Šø Š² Š“Š¾Š¼.
10. Š”ŠµŠ³Š¾Š“Š½Ń ŃŃŃŠ¾Š¼ Ń *Š½Š°ŃŠ°Š»* (start_PastPerfect) Š½Š¾Š²ŃŠ¹ ŠŗŃŃŃ.
11. ŠŠ½Šø *ŃŠ°ŃŃŠ¾* Š³Š¾Š²Š¾ŃŠøŠ»Šø (speak_Imperfect) ŠæŠ¾ ŃŠµŠ»ŠµŃŠ¾Š½Ń.
12. ŠŃŠµŃŠ° Ń *ŠæŠ¾Š³Š¾Š²Š¾ŃŠøŠ»* (speak_PastPerfect) Ń Š½Š°ŃŠ°Š»ŃŠ½ŠøŠŗŠ¾Š¼ Š¾ ŠæŠ¾Š²ŃŃŠµŠ½ŠøŠø.
13. ŠŃ *ŠøŠ½Š¾Š³Š“Š°* ŃŠ¼Š¾ŃŃŠµŠ»Šø (watch_Imperfect) ŃŠøŠ»ŃŠ¼Ń Š½Š° Š°Š½Š³Š»ŠøŠ¹ŃŠŗŠ¾Š¼ ŃŠ·ŃŠŗŠµ.
14. Š ŠæŃŠ¾ŃŠ»Š¾Š¼ Š³Š¾Š“Ń Š¼Ń *ŠæŠ¾ŃŠ¼Š¾ŃŃŠµŠ»Šø* (watch_PastPerfect) Š²ŃŠµ ŃŠøŠ»ŃŠ¼Ń Ń ŠŠ°ŃŠ»Š¾Š½Š¾Š¼ ŠŃŠ°Š½Š“Š¾.
15. ŠŃŠ»Šø Š±Ń Ń *Š·Š½Š°Š»* (know_Imperfect), Ń Š±Ń ŃŠµŠ±Šµ ŃŠŗŠ°Š·Š°Š».
2. ŠŃŠµŃŠ° Š¾Š½ -*ŃŠµŃŠøŠ»* (decide_PastPerfect) ŠæŠ¾ŠµŃ Š°ŃŃ Š² ŠŠ°ŃŠøŠ¶.
3. ŠŠ½Šø *Ń Š¾Š“ŠøŠ»Šø* (walk_Imperfect) Š² ŠæŠ°ŃŠŗ ŠŗŠ°Š¶Š“Š¾Šµ ŃŃŃŠ¾.
4. ŠŠµŃŠø *ŠæŠ¾Š³ŃŠ»ŃŠ»Šø* (walk_PastPerfect) Š½Š° ŃŠ²ŠµŠ¶ŠµŠ¼ Š²Š¾Š·Š“ŃŃ Šµ Šø ŠæŠ¾ŃŠ»Šø Š“Š¾Š¼Š¾Š¹.
5. ŠÆ *ŃŃŠøŠ»ŃŃ* (study_Imperfect) ŃŃŃŃŠŗŠ¾Š¼Ń ŃŠ·ŃŠŗŃ Š² ŃŠ½ŠøŠ²ŠµŃŃŠøŃŠµŃŠµ.
6. Š ŠæŃŠ¾ŃŠ»Š¾Š¼ Š³Š¾Š“Ń Ń *Š²ŃŃŃŠøŠ»* (learn_PastPerfect) ŃŃŠø Š½Š¾Š²ŃŃ ŃŠ»Š¾Š²Š° ŠŗŠ°Š¶Š“ŃŠ¹ Š“ŠµŠ½Ń.
7. ŠŠ»ŠµŠ³ *ŃŠ»ŃŃŠ°Š»* (listen_Jmperfect) ŃŠ°Š“ŠøŠ¾ Š² Š¼Š°ŃŠøŠ½Šµ.
8. ŠŃ *ŠæŃŠ¾ŃŠ»ŃŃŠ°Š»Šø* (listen_PastPerfect) Š²ŃŠµ ŠæŠµŃŠ½Šø Š³ŃŃŠæŠæŃ Š²ŃŠµŃŠ°.
9. ŠŠ¾Š³Š“Š° Š“Š¾Š¶Š“Ń *Š½Š°ŃŠøŠ½Š°Š»ŃŃ* (start_Imperfect), Š¼Ń Š±ŠµŠ¶Š°Š»Šø Š² Š“Š¾Š¼.
10. Š”ŠµŠ³Š¾Š“Š½Ń ŃŃŃŠ¾Š¼ Ń *Š½Š°ŃŠ°Š»* (start_PastPerfect) Š½Š¾Š²ŃŠ¹ ŠŗŃŃŃ.
11. ŠŠ½Šø *ŃŠ°ŃŃŠ¾* Š³Š¾Š²Š¾ŃŠøŠ»Šø (speak_Imperfect) ŠæŠ¾ ŃŠµŠ»ŠµŃŠ¾Š½Ń.
12. ŠŃŠµŃŠ° Ń *ŠæŠ¾Š³Š¾Š²Š¾ŃŠøŠ»* (speak_PastPerfect) Ń Š½Š°ŃŠ°Š»ŃŠ½ŠøŠŗŠ¾Š¼ Š¾ ŠæŠ¾Š²ŃŃŠµŠ½ŠøŠø.
13. ŠŃ *ŠøŠ½Š¾Š³Š“Š°* ŃŠ¼Š¾ŃŃŠµŠ»Šø (watch_Imperfect) ŃŠøŠ»ŃŠ¼Ń Š½Š° Š°Š½Š³Š»ŠøŠ¹ŃŠŗŠ¾Š¼ ŃŠ·ŃŠŗŠµ.
14. Š ŠæŃŠ¾ŃŠ»Š¾Š¼ Š³Š¾Š“Ń Š¼Ń *ŠæŠ¾ŃŠ¼Š¾ŃŃŠµŠ»Šø* (watch_PastPerfect) Š²ŃŠµ ŃŠøŠ»ŃŠ¼Ń Ń ŠŠ°ŃŠ»Š¾Š½Š¾Š¼ ŠŃŠ°Š½Š“Š¾.
15. ŠŃŠ»Šø Š±Ń Ń *Š·Š½Š°Š»* (know_Imperfect), Ń Š±Ń ŃŠµŠ±Šµ ŃŠŗŠ°Š·Š°Š».
