Future tense#
Reflexive Verbs- яIпокатаюсь
- тыyou (sg)покатаешься
- он / она / оноhe / she / itпокатается
- мыweпокатаемся
- выyou (pl)покатаетесь
- ониtheyпокатаются
Perfective verbs form a simple future that takes present-tense endings but describes a completed action.
Past tense#
Past Tense- онheпокатался
- онаsheпокаталась
- оноitпокаталось
- ониtheyпокатались
Imperative#
Imperativeto one person
покатайся
to a group / formal
покатайтесь
Participles & verbal adverbs#
Participles- Active pastпокатавшийся
- Adverbial (past)покатавшись
Used with#
- на + prep
на + prep
Examples#
Дети покатались на велосипедах в парке.
The children rode their bikes in the park for a while.
Давай покатаемся на лыжах в выходные!
Let's go skiing this weekend!
About this verb#
- Delimitative reflexive perfective with по-, formed from кататься. Class 1a -ать, stem-stressed throughout. Covers any kind of recreational riding (bike, ski, horse, skates) for a bounded period; there's no completion of a journey, just a closed window of activity.
Practice
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