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The past imperfective denoted an action that was in progress or occurred at some moment in the past. It presents the action as: | The past imperfective denoted an action that was in progress or occurred at some moment in the past. It presents the action as: | ||
1) repetitive or habitually occurring. | 1) repetitive or habitually occurring. | ||
Тарас рідко писав листи. - Taras rarely wrote letter. | Тарас рідко писав листи. - Taras rarely wrote letter. | ||
2) an open-ended process without regard for whether or not it was ever completed. | 2) an open-ended process without regard for whether or not it was ever completed. | ||
Тарас писав книгу вчора. - Taras wrote a book yesterday. | Тарас писав книгу вчора. - Taras wrote a book yesterday. | ||
3) a one-time specific action in the past, a statement of fact with the implication that there is no need to repeat the action again. In this meaning it is often accompanied by the verb вже - already. In this usage, the imperfective past is synonymous with the perfective past. | 3) a one-time specific action in the past, a statement of fact with the implication that there is no need to repeat the action again. In this meaning it is often accompanied by the verb вже - already. In this usage, the imperfective past is synonymous with the perfective past. | ||
Ми вже бачили цей фільм - We already saw this film. | Ми вже бачили цей фільм - We already saw this film. | ||
Past tense ending ( with the verb "їсти"- "to eat" as an example): | Past tense ending ( with the verb "їсти"- "to eat" as an example): | ||
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|Я | |Я | ||
Revision as of 12:23, 15 September 2021
The past imperfective denoted an action that was in progress or occurred at some moment in the past. It presents the action as:
1) repetitive or habitually occurring.
Тарас рідко писав листи. - Taras rarely wrote letter.
2) an open-ended process without regard for whether or not it was ever completed.
Тарас писав книгу вчора. - Taras wrote a book yesterday.
3) a one-time specific action in the past, a statement of fact with the implication that there is no need to repeat the action again. In this meaning it is often accompanied by the verb вже - already. In this usage, the imperfective past is synonymous with the perfective past.
Ми вже бачили цей фільм - We already saw this film.
Past tense ending ( with the verb "їсти"- "to eat" as an example):
| Я | їв/їла | ми | їли |
| ти | їв/їла | ви | їли |
| він/вона/воно | їв/їла | вони | їли |
Source
https://ukrainian-zone.com/series/ukrainian-grammar/13past-imperfective-tense