Pragmatics |
Imperfective |
Perfective |
- Duration: долго, не долго, два часа
- Frequency: всегда, часто, иногда, редко, никогда не
- -ing
- “used to”
- in progress
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- Sequence of completed events where each ends and the next begins
- Single event and the result is important.
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Abstract |
Imperfective |
Perfective |
by default |
+ single time action + completed action + result relevant to point in narrative
If all three of those conditions are true simultaneously, then use a perfective verb. Otherwise use the imperfective. |
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