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This is especially so because Russian has no equivalent to perfect.
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It depends on the aspect

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Tense System of Russian Verb (In breif) Forms and their Meaning Imperfective Verbs // Perfective Verbs Infinitive: to do/be doing //
to have done
Past: (he)
did/was doing // (he)
has/had done
Present: (he)
does/is doing //
- * Future: (he)
will do/be doing** // (he)
will have done*
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*Present forms of perfective verbs mean action in future.
**Finite form of copular verb + Infinitive of imperfective verb