Beginning Placement

Thanks for taking our placement test! Your score suggests that you would benefit from some work on the basics.

To take Verbs of Motion (I), you should be reasonably comfortable with

• the Cyrillic alphabet
• case endings for nouns and adjectives, including accusative and dative
• using verbs in the present, past, and future
• the basics of verbal aspect (imperfective and perfective – несовершенный вид и совершенный вид)

To take Verbs of Motion (II), you should be reasonably comfortable with the material of the first course (and its prequisites):

• the notion of multidirectional vs unidirectional motion
• conjugation of all basic verbs of motion

If you’re not able to take a live course, I enthusiastically recommend Nicholas Brown’s New Penguin Russian Course. And remember to check the videos at the Russian Grammar Channel for quick help with specific grammar topics!

Thanks for taking our placement test! Your score suggests that while you know some basics, you’d benefit from a thorough review, leading up through the “leading/taking/carrying” verbs (водить/вести, возить/везти, носить/нести).

All this is covered in the introductory course, Verbs of Motion (I). Try the first three lessons for free, or register for the course here. If you’re committed to learning Russian, save by registering for Verbs of Motion I & II together!

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Хорошо! Your score suggests that you are comfortable with the basics of verbs of motion without prefixes.

Consider where your gaps may still be: using verbs of motion in a particular tense? Conjugation issues with particular verbs, like везти or вести? Idioms?

The introductory course, Verbs of Motion (I), covers all of these in detail.

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Молодец! Your excellent score suggests you have a good knowledge of the main verbs of motion.

Why not try the placement quiz on Russian verbs of motion with prefixes?

Take the intermediate quiz