Lesson 3 will review the following information:

1. Verbs – the use of auxiliary verbs хотіти, іти (йти) with verb infinitives.
2. Pronouns – a review of possessive pronouns as used in combination with nouns.

Дієслова Verbs

Діти, що ви хочете робити сьогодні?

In Unit VIII you were introduced to the auxiliary verb хотіти and its use with other verb infinitives. The Unit X dialogue has several examples of the verb хотіти used as an auxiliary verb, in combination with the following verbs:

In this dialogue, one new auxiliary verb combination is presented. The verb іти (йти), which you have learned previously, is used as an auxiliary verb, together with the verb infinitive відпочивати (to rest).

Дуже добре. А я йду відпочивати.

The same pattern is followed with the auxiliary verb іти (йти), in that the ‘helping verb’ is conjugated, while the second verb remains in its infinitive form.

Exercise 3.i

Complete the following exercise with the appropriate verb conjugations.

хотіти

1. Я ___________ читати текст.
   
2. Ми ____________ грати в шахи.
   
3. Вона ____________йти додому.
   
4. Ви ______________ писати е-листи.
   
5. Що ти ______________ робити сьогодні?
   
6. Вони ______________ відпочивати, а вона ____________ читати.

іти (йти)

1. Я ___________ читати про комп’ютери.
   
2. Ми ____________ грати в шашки.
   
3. Вона ____________ відпочивати вдома.
   
4. Ви ______________ писати листи.
   
5. Що ти ______________ робити сьогодні?
   
6. Вони ______________ читати, а вона ____________ писати.

X. Exercise 3.ii

Write a short paragraph about your family’s plans for a Saturday afternoon, using the auxiliary verb хотіти plus any other verbs which you have learned in the course.

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Перевірка: Дієслова Verb Review

Now you will have the ability to create many new combinations of the two auxiliary verbs хотіти and іти (йти) and the other verb infinitives which you have learned in the course. A list of these verbs appears below.

* The verb відпочивати has only been introduced as an infinitive. The verb infinitive робити was also introduced, together with a commonly used phrase Що ти робиш?. The verb називатися was introduced to you in Cultural Enrichment Segment A.

The Word ‘можна’

You will recall from Unit VII that the word можна is also used in combination with verb infinitives. However, it is not a verb, but an impersonal word used to create the following questions/statements:

• Is it possible,,,? as a question – Чи можна писати листи сьогодні?

• It is possible… as a statement – Можна писати листи сьогодні.

• Can one… ? as a question – Чи можна йти додому тепер?

• One can… as a statement – Так, можна йти додому тепер.

X. Exercise 3.iii

Complete the exercise below by inserting the correct form of the verb infinitive indicated, plus the verb in the illustration.

X. Exercise 3.iv

In this exercise you are asked to create 10 questions and responses by using the Vocative Case, plus the auxiliary verbs хотіти and іти (йти) with any of the verb infinitives you have learned in the course. An example is given.

• Даниле, чи ти хочеш грати в ґольф тепер?

Ні Іване, я тепер хочу йти додому.

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Займенники Pronouns

Unit IX introduced you to the possessive pronouns мій, моя and твій, твоя which are derived from their respective personal pronouns.

You will also recall that the possessive pronouns must agree in gender (and number) with the nouns to which they refer.

Masculine nouns: мій брат, твій тато, мій зошит, твій костюм

Feminine nouns: моя сестра, твоя мама, моя адреса, твоя е-пошта

X. Exercise 3.v

Complete the following exercise.

X. Exercise 3.vi

Complete the following sentences with the appropriate possessive pronouns and nouns of your choice. The calendar will assist you with some names.

• У понеділок моя сестра Іванка йде з Лесею на фільм*.

1. У вівторок, ________ мама, ___________ брат і жінка йдуть на _______________.

2. Павле, чи __________ тітка ______________ хоче йти на ___________у середу?

3. У неділю Надія й ___________ вуйко хочуть розмовляти про __________________.

4. __________ баба, ___________кузин ___________ й _____________ кузенка Марійка

хочуть іти на ________________ у четвер.

5. Чи ___________товаришка ____________ хоче телефонувати до мене в суботу?

*фільм - film (or movie)

X. Exercise 3.vii

Complete the following exercise with possessive pronouns and the names of family members.

__________ тато називається ___________________ .

__________ мама називається __________________.

_________________ - це ___________ баба.

_________________ - це ___________ дід.

__________ сестра - ___________________ .

__________ брат - ____________________.

__________ вуйко називається __________________.

__________тітка називається __________________.

А я називаюся __________________.