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Subject + am/is/are always + -ing A reusable frame from “Time and aspect”. Compare how English and German express time and aspect. Practise reusable constructions with Russian translations.
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Каркас из раздела «Время и вид действия». Время и вид действия: сравнивайте английские и немецкие конструкции по примерам с русским переводом.
03 Try variations2 · more examples RU · Translation Ты вечно меня перебиваешь.
EN · English SSubject The main actor or receiver in the sentence. Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. You HstState helper A helper emphasizing an ongoing state. Use it to read how time, mood or form changes the verb. are always vPParticiple A participle used in a compound tense. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. interrupting me.
DE · German SSubject (Subjekt) The person or thing taking part in the sentence. Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. Du VMain verb The central verb of the statement. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. unterbrichst /→Accusative The direct object: whom or what? Use it to notice the detail the action points to. mich ständig.
RU · Translation Он вечно находит, на что пожаловаться.
EN · English SSubject The main actor or receiver in the sentence. Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. He HstState helper A helper emphasizing an ongoing state. Use it to read how time, mood or form changes the verb. is always vPParticiple A participle used in a compound tense. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. finding something to vIInfinitive A verb in infinitive form. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. complain about.
DE · German SSubject (Subjekt) The person or thing taking part in the sentence. Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. Er VMain verb The central verb of the statement. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. findet ständig /→Accusative The direct object: whom or what? Use it to notice the detail the action points to. etwas , worüber SSubject (Subjekt) The person or thing taking part in the sentence. Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. er /→Accusative The direct object: whom or what? Use it to notice the detail the action points to. sich vIInfinitive A verb in infinitive form. Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. beschweren MModal verb A modal verb for ability, permission or obligation. Use it to read how time, mood or form changes the verb. kann .
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This pattern belongs to Time and aspect . Compare how English and German express time and aspect. Practise reusable constructions with Russian translations.