Intermediate Placement

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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

In case you haven’t yet done so, you should consider taking the placement quiz for Verbs of Motion I to be sure you’re ready for the second course.

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)

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 taking Verbs of Motion II. It covers 14 common directional prefixes, with special attention to prefixes that can have different meanings depending on the context. The course concludes with a bonus lesson on idioms like making friends, switching to ты, asking “How was your trip?”, going (or driving someone else!) crazy, and more.

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Хорошо! Your score suggests that you are comfortable with the basics of verbs of motion with prefixes. You may still benefit from Verbs of Motion II. It covers 14 common directional prefixes, with special attention to prefixes that can have different meanings depending on the context. The course concludes with a bonus lesson on idioms like making friends, switching to ты, asking “How was your trip?”, going (or driving someone else!) crazy, and more.

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Молодец! Может быть, вы русский? Or maybe you studied at Middlebury College’s Russian School… или в Институте Русского Языка им. Пушкина?

However you did it, you clearly have no problem with verbs of motion with prefixes. Поздравляю!