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Old 26-Jan-2006, 10:40
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Default Re: Tense and aspect

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