Aspects with Second-Person Imperatives

Question 1

Perfective for Positive Commands

Answer 1

one time actions that are intended to produce results

Question 2

Positive commands imperfective aspect:

Answer 2

• repeated actions
• to ask someone to continue an action
• for inviting someone to visit (Приходи(те)
• when opening a door/inviting someone in (входи, заходи, проходи)
• when asking guests to take off coat
• to tell someone to make themselves at home
• to invite someone to sit down
• to take leave of your guests
• if you won’t see someone for a long time

Question 3

Negative commands imperfectives

Answer 3

• when you don’t want someone to do something (sense of emergency)
• when you don’t want someone to go somewhere, use a multidirectional unprefixed vom

Question 4

Negative Commands perfectives

Answer 4

if you are afraid someone might do something accidentally

-often used with смотри(те)

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