Did you know that all the verbs of motion without prefixes are always imperfective? The difference between them is that the first one indicates a unidirectional movement, and the second one is multidirectional.
Here are the main pairs with their main meanings:
- Идти-ходить: go on foot
- Ехать-ездить: go by transport
- Бежать-бегать: run
- Плыть-плавать: swim, go by ship
- Лететь-летать: to fly.
- Нести-носить: to carry something on the body
- Везти-возить: to carry something by transport
- Вести-водить: to lead somebody.
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