Igenlode Wordsmith’s Reviews > Colloquial Russian > Status Update

On those questions for which answers are actually given I managed to make multiple errors, as opposed to just on those elements that were being specifically tested... :(

I do not at all remember that поезд идёт, but автобус едет!

And nowadays, of course, the whole *concept* of flowers being out of season doesn't even exist; we really do expect to get flowers from Africa, not just as a joke, and to have all flowers available to buy all year round..

So many... lists... to memorise...

I had totally forgotten that the present tense of the perfective forms of the verbs is the future tense (as it were!)
But it does vaguely sound 'right' as a construction, so it must ring some bells somewhere ...

These books really do expect you to memorise a colossal amount per lesson: for this one they are covering the past tense *and* perfective/imperfective verbs *and* expressions of time *and* days of the week *and* months of the year. All at once,
Luckily for me I actually do subconsciously remember the majority of this enormous list of verb-forms they just present the learner with...

The 'substitution drills' in this course are an excellent form of practice that gives the reader a good workout while requiring very little space in the text - but my major problem with all these exercises is that none of them save a single translation per chapter have correct answers supplied, so you never know where you made mistakes. I can see why, but it makes solo learning much harder.