Russian Verbs Practice

идти

to go/to walk

мочь

can/to be able to

есть

to eat

сказать

to say/to tell

спать

to sleep

читать

to read

говорить

to speak (both o’s = a sound)

готовить

to cook/to prepare

видеть

to see

слышат

to listen/to hear

заниматься

flexible verb to indicate participation in/doing an activity (ex: to do sports, to study russian, to do yoga)

искать

to search/to look for

жить

to live/to inhabit

положить

to place/to set/to put

ждать

to wait

брать

to take

стать

to become

думать

to think

понимать – понять

to understand (ongoing/repeated such as learning language - perfected/completed)

работать

to work

любить

to like/to love

писать

to write

знать

to know

начать

to start/to begin

хотеть

to want

смотреть

to watch (e not pronounced with ye sound)

сидеть

to sit

быть

to be/have - Omitted/silent in present tense sentences!!! Can be represented with – in texts

стоять

to stand/stand up

оставаься

to stay/to remain

купить / покупать

to buy (completed perfect form “I bought a car” vs ongoing/repeated “You buy cars everyday”)

продать / продавать

to sell (perfect/completed “I sold my car” vs ongoing/repeated “They sell fruits”)

пить / выпить

to drink (presently ongoing or about to, imperfect “i am drinking coffee/want to drink” vs completed/to finish up a drink perfective)