УРОК II
СПРЯЖЕНИЕ ГЛАГОЛОВ НА -АТЬ
В НАСТОЯЩЕМ ВРЕМЕНИ
ЛИЧНЫЕ МЕСТОИМЕНИЯ
ПРИМЕРЫ – EXAMPLES
читать – to read
Russian ending -ть has the same sense, like English preposition to before a verb. It is a sense of infinitive. In order to form Present Tense forms, you must delete the ending -ть and add a new ending, like in the examples below.
я читаю – I read / I am reading
ты читаешь – you (one person) read / you are reading
он читает – he reads / he is reading
она читает – she reads / she is reading
мы читаем – we read / we are reading
вы читаете* – you (many persons) read / you are reading
они читают – they are reading
*This form is also used for one person as an official polite variant.
Упражнение I – Exercise I
Write the following forms of the verbs. Pronounce them.
1) I play (игрáть). 2) We buy (покупáть). 3) She opens (открывать). 4) They begin (начинáть). 5) He knows (знать). 6) You (one) close (закрывать). 5) You (many) get (получать). 6) I type (печатать). 7) He understands (понимать). 8) We describe (описывать). 9) They study (изучать). 10) You (one) show (показывать). 11) She tells (рассказывать). 12) You (many) eat (кушать).
Упражнение II – Exercise II
Translate the following sentences from English into Russian
1) I read a magazine. 2) He buys a magazine. 3) She buys a pencil. 4) We are playing together. 5) I get a letter. 6) I read the letter. 6) You (one) close a window. 7) He types a text (текст). 8) We understand the text. 9) She reads a textbook. 10) You (many) eat a soup (суп). 11) They buy a table. 12) He begins to play. 13) She describes a flower. 14) We open a window. 15) A boy buys a magazine. 16) A girl buys chalk.
Упражнение III – Exercise III
Read the dialog, translate it into English and memorize it.
- Что ты делаешь сейчас?
- Сейчас я читаю.
- Что ты читаешь? Учебник?
- Нет, я читаю журнал. Это очень интересно.
Упражнение IV – Exercise IV
Read the following couples of words. Direct your attention on the difference between Russian letters И and Ы.
быть (to be) – бить (to beat)
мышка (little mouse) – мишка (little bear)
тыкать (to poke) – тикать (to tick)
мыло (soap) – мило (is pleasant)
ныть (to whine) – нить (threat)
шипи! (hiss) – шипы (spikes)
