Thursday, April 15, 2010

Perfective and Imperfective - verb aspects demystified

I've already talked about several language concepts which seem to give English-speakers trouble when learning a foreign language, but there are still more to discuss! Today, I would like to discuss the difference between perfective and imperfective verbs.

Perfect doesn't mean flawless...
If we hunt back to its Latin origins, we find that the word perfect meant "complete," and that's what a perfective verb describes: an action that is complete.

When you say, "I washed the car", you are referring... continue reading at Fluent Every Year