501 Russian Verbs (501 Verbs Series) (Paperback)

by Thomas Beyer Jr. Ph.D. (Author)

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Product Description
Here is a fine quick-reference source for language students, teachers, and translators. The 501 most commonly used Russian verbs are listed in table form, one verb per page, and conjugated in all tenses, identified by English infinitive forms. Verbs are both regular and irregular, and are presented alphabetically for easy reference in the Cyrillic alphabet. Added material related to verbs and verb usage is also presented, including lists of hundreds more regular verbs, idiomatic verb usage, and more.

Language Notes
Text: English, Russian

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Product Details

• Paperback: 624 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series; 2 edition (February 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764113496
• ISBN-13: 978-0764113499
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #261,859 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Useful mostly for the beginner, October 3, 2002

By	Ed Austin "austin_ed" (Moscow, Russia) - See all my reviews

As an earlier reviewer quite rightly states, once the rules of verb conjugation are learnt, this books usefulness becomes more of a "lazy persons russian verb conjugator".

However, I still purchased it, primarily because of helping me master conjugation by "visualizing" the tables. Russian Verb conjugation isn't Rocket science, but it's still a pain to learn.

If this book consisted of totally irregular verbs it would be extremely useful though and perhaps a better choice for an intermediate russian student.

Thus definitely recommended for a beginning serious Russian student but will be outgrown once you gain confidence.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good but a few problems, December 11, 1999

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This review is from: 501 Russian Verbs: Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses Alphabetically Arranged (501 verbs series) (Paperback)

On the whole, this is a good reference for beginning or intermediate students of Russian to have. However, in keeping with Beyer's teaching methods (he's a professor at my college), it often ignores complexities of the language for fear of confusing the reader. In most cases, this is not a problem, but there is at least one exception. There are russian imperfective verbs which have multiple perfective forms, and he only lists one, which might make you think it was the only one. People in one of my classes tried to use it to say that they'd cut themselves shaving and burnt their tongues drinking coffee, and instead ended up saying that they'd completely chopped themselves up while shaving and burnt their tongues to a crisp. So there are problems with the book. But it is certainly a useful reference.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Learn your Conjugations!!, April 1, 2004

By	Blah (New York, New York) - See all my reviews

If you are serious about studying a foreign language, the most important thing you can do is learn to conjugate verbs correctly. Russian is no exception to this rule. This book is an excellent tool for anyone who has trouble with conjugation. Each verb is fully conjugated with perfective and imperfective forms, as well as past and future tenses. More than any other reference book this one will help you to drastically improve your speaking abilities.