No. 11,154 in Russian
готовили
"Gotovili" means "prepared" or "were preparing."
In a sentence
Мы готовили пирог всей семьей.
We were cooking a pie as a family.
Describes a past action of preparation or cooking.
Вчера они готовили утренний доклад.
Yesterday they were preparing the morning presentation.
Indicates preparing something (not food) in the past.
Мама сказала, что они готовили сына к экзаменам.
Mom said they were preparing their son for the exams.
Refers to the past activity of preparing or training someone.
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