No. 10,113 in Russian
бегали
“Бегали” means “ran” (past tense, plural).
In a sentence
В детстве мы часто бегали по парку.
In childhood, we often ran in the park.
Here, 'бегали' illustrates a repeated action that took place frequently in the past as part of the simple past verb conjugation.
Перед дождём все дети бегали домой.
Before the rain, all children ran home.
In this sentence, 'бегали' is used to describe a past event of moving quickly towards home.
На каникулах ребята бегали за мячом на пляже.
During the holidays, the kids ran after the ball on the beach.
Here, 'бегали' refers to an action performed repeatedly or habitually during a specific time period - the holidays.
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