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Приве́т из Каза́ни!Вчера́ мы бы́ли вКремле́. Мне о́ченьпонра́вилось. За́втрамы пое́дем на Во́лгу.Целу́ю, А́ня Москва́Ма́ше Ивано́вой
Past, future and “I liked it” in five lines: the core of Unit 03. The first section asks you to read it closely.
Checkpoint · Unit 03 · A2·Build your independence

Unit 03 checkpoint: a weekend in Kazan

Unit 03 opens up time and space: what happened, what will happen, and where things are. This test covers past and future, all six cases, sentences built on мне (“to me”), and directions. Score 18 out of 22 to pass.

22 questionsAbout 12 minutesPass mark 18
Reading Past and future Cases “To me” Directions
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1. Read the postcard

Anya’s postcard in full. Tap any line to hear it, then answer the four questions about it.

Приве́тhiизfromКаза́ниKazan Вчера́yesterdayмыweбы́лиwereвinКремле́Kremlin Мнеto meо́ченьveryпонра́вилосьwas pleasing Сего́дняtodayхо́лодноcoldидётgoesдождьrain За́втраtomorrowмыweпое́демwill goнаtoВо́лгуVolga Целу́юI kissА́няAnya
  1. Where was Anya yesterday?
  2. Did she like it?
  3. What is the weather like today?
  4. What will they do tomorrow?

2. Yesterday and tomorrow

Past verbs end in -л, -ла, -ло, -ли for the subject’s gender. The future of быть (to be) is бу́ду, бу́дешь, бу́дет… Past tense guide →

ВЧЕРА́ · YESTERDAYNOWЗА́ВТРА · TOMORROW я был · она́ была́мы бы́ли—я бу́дуона́ бу́дет The present of “to be” is silent: Я до́ма, I am at home.
быть, “to be”, has a past and a future but no spoken present.
Past Вчера́ я … в теа́тре. Yesterday I was at the theatre. (a woman speaking)
Past Мы … пи́ццу. We ate pizza.
Future За́втра я … до́ма. Tomorrow I’ll be at home.
Future Что ты … де́лать в суббо́ту? What will you do on Saturday?

3. The six cases

One noun, Каза́нь (Kazan, a feminine noun ending in ь), in six different jobs. The left column names the case and its clue. Cases guide →

Nominativesubject … — краси́вый го́род.Kazan is a beautiful city.
Genitiveиз, “from” Я прие́хал из …I came from Kazan.
Accusativeв, “to” Мы е́дем в …We’re going to Kazan.
Prepositionalв, “in” Мы живём в …We live in Kazan.
Dativeпо, “around” Мы гуля́ли по …We walked around Kazan.
Instrumentalpride, “with” Мы горди́мся …We are proud of Kazan.

4. “To me”: feelings and likes

Russian often says “to me it is cold” rather than “I am cold”. The person goes into the dative case: мне, тебе́, ему́, ей. Impersonal sentences guide →

ENGLISH I like the city. RUSSIAN Мне нра́вится го́род. I = subjectto me · is pleasing · the city (subject) The thing liked is the subject, so the verb agrees with it: нра́вится (one thing), нра́вятся (several).
The roles swap: the person becomes “to me”, and the thing liked becomes the subject.
… хо́лодно.I’m cold.
… нра́вится му́зыка.He likes music.
Мне … э́ти цветы́.I like these flowers.
У меня́ нет …I don’t have a ticket.

5. Asking the way

Use the map to answer. You are at the red dot, facing up the street. Travel vocabulary →

музе́йmuseum банкbank паркpark М you
напра́во: to the right · нале́во: to the left · пря́мо: straight on. М marks the metro.
  1. Где метро́? — … Where is the metro? — Straight on.
  2. Где музе́й? — На перекрёстке … Where is the museum? — Left at the crossroads.
  3. Банк … от вас. The bank is to your right.
  4. Парк … ба́нком. The park is behind the bank.

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