ABSTRACT
Verbs define an action (to do something etc.) or a state (to exist, to know etc). The basic dictionary form of a verb is the infinitive, for example, де´лать (to do), быть (to be). For the infinitive, ☞ 16.1 and 20.6. Russian verbs have the following grammatical categories: • Tense. Russian verbs have three tenses that give us the time during which the action
takes place, in the present, past or future. For each of the three tenses, ☞ 17, 18 and 19 respectively.
