This book is a no-nonsense refernence guide with a page dedicated to each of the 501 verbs listed in this volume. The format of each page is the same. The verb is present in two columns with the Imperfective aspect on one and the Perfective on the other. Each of the tenses are then conjugated complete with reflexives where applicable. It's alphabetical ordering makes the verb easy to locate if you're familar with the Russian alphabet and can spell the word. For those learners who are not, there is an English-Russian index at the back of the book which also acts as a little dictionary. Mr Beyer has updated the verbs for the 21st century and includes verbs such as "to reboot" (a computer).
Mr Thomas Beyer brings a 2nd edition of his successful title. This version not only builds upon the success of the previous edition but adds special new features unique to this version. It introduces the most commonly used reflexive forms, and at the beginning of the book some notes on the tenses, including their usage. The spelling rules and pronounciation guide is also present. Although the same information can be found in any grammar book, it's quite handy having this in the same volume so you don't need to keep delving into your grammar book
Any negative points? None in particular, apart from the odd typo that my wife has corrected and some of the verbs are arguably not so common or useful to the average learner - "to form a political block" is an example
In summary, any serious student of Russian should have this reference book to hand since it's incredibly useful during class or during homework.
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