A2 · Elementar Capítulo 18

Looking Back at the Past

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Unlock the ability to narrate your past experiences by mastering Russian verb endings.

  • Recognize the past tense marker -л in Russian verbs.
  • Apply gender-specific endings to match the subject.
  • Construct simple sentences to describe past actions.
Turning today's actions into yesterday's memories.

O que você vai aprender

Mastering the past tense of verbs. Understanding gender agreement in past tense forms.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: correctly conjugate verbs in the past tense based on the gender of the subject.

Exemplos-chave (2)

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Я вчера смотрел Netflix весь вечер.

I watched Netflix all evening yesterday.

Passado em Russo: Terminações simples em 'L'
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Ты видела мой новый пост в Инстаграме?

Did you see my new Instagram post?

Passado em Russo: Terminações simples em 'L'

Dicas e truques (1)

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The 'L' Rule

Just remember: Past = L. If you see an 'L' at the end of a verb, it’s almost certainly past tense. It's the most consistent marker in the language.
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Vocabulário-chave (5)

читать to read делать to do вчера yesterday работать to work смотреть to watch

Real-World Preview

coffee

Catching up with a friend

Review Summary

  • Verb stem + л + (а/о/и)

Erros comuns

You don't need a hyphen; the ending is attached directly to the stem.

Wrong: Я читал-а.
Correto: Я читала.

Since 'она' is feminine, you must add the -а ending to the -л.

Wrong: Она делал.
Correto: Она делала.

The present tense cannot be used with a past time marker like 'вчера'.

Wrong: Вчера я читаю.
Correto: Вчера я читал.

Next Steps

You've taken a huge step forward today. Keep looking back at your progress and keep moving toward the future!

Write a diary entry about your yesterday

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Prática rápida (3)

Find the mistake in the sentence spoken by a woman.

Find and fix the mistake:

Я вчера купил новый телефон.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Я вчера купила новый телефон.
A woman speaking about herself must use the feminine -ла ending.

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Which sentence is correct for a group of people?

Choose the correct plural form:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Они гуляли в парке.
Plural subjects ('они') always take the -ли ending.

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Fill in the correct past tense form of 'делать' (to do).

Вчера я (masculine) ___ всё задание.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: делал
Since the subject is masculine 'я', we add the -л suffix to the stem.

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Perguntas comuns (2)

No, it only changes based on gender. If 'I', 'you', and 'he' are all male, they all use the same ending -л.
The ending is -ло. This is used for nouns like окно (window) or такси (taxi). For example: Окно было открыто (The window was open).
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