Imperfective
Imperfective noun - Aspect without regard to the beginning or completion of the action of the verb.
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Synonyms for Imperfective
Perfective is an antonym for imperfective.
Perfective
Perfective noun - A tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect).
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Synonyms for Perfective
Imperfective is an antonym for perfective.
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- Imperfective Verbs must be modified with another verb, быть, to make them "future tense," and Perfective Verbs cannot be conjugated into present tense at all: any conjugation automatically implies past or future.
Source: Useful Notes / Russian Language - At its most basic, all Russian verbs come in two forms: a "Perfective" form (implying a one-time, future, or completed action) and an "Imperfective" form (implying a repeated, current, or on-going action).
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