| Masculine | -ти → -в | Учо́ра Тара́с чита́в. | Taras was reading yesterday. |
| Feminine | -ти → -ла | Оле́на працюва́ла вдо́ма. | Olena worked from home. |
| Neuter | -ти → -ло | Учо́ра було́ хо́лодно. | It was cold yesterday. |
| Plural | -ти → -ли | Ми гуля́ли в па́рку. | We went for a walk in the park. |
| Polite Ви | with polite Ви, the verb is plural | Ви були́ в Ки́єві? | Have you been to Kyiv? |
| Verbs in -ся | -вся / -лася / -лися | Він ду́же смія́вся. | He laughed a lot. |
| A2Special forms | іти́ → ішо́в, могти́ → міг | Я не міг прийти́. | I couldn't come. |
| B1Aspect | both aspects have a past tense | Я чита́в кни́жку ≠ Я прочита́в кни́жку | I was reading the book ≠ I read the book to the end |
| Trap | a woman says я була́ | Оле́на: «Я була́ вдо́ма». | Olena: “I was at home.” |