Come to think about it, differences are sometimes subtle. "Идти" - has a connotation of being in the process of going somewhere, at this moment or other specifically presumed moment presently, in the past or in the future, whereas "Xодить" has a connotation of repetitive action of going, possibly many times, possibly there and back, etc. Example: "Ходить в магазин" - to go to a shop (abstract and in general, possibly many times, possibly daily, does not matter when) "Идти в магазин" to be walking to a shop (a single action being performed at a definite point in time) Compare the imperatives: "Ходи в магазин" - do the shopping (when necessary, presumably many times) "Иди в магазин" - go to the shop (now!) Hope this helps. P.S. Although the negative form "не ходи в магазин" means both now AND in general. Formal rules, I am afraid, are not always applicable.

Hi! It is quite a question you've asked) "Походить" isn't used often. But of course I can make enough examples with this verb It is its Perfective form Я походил по городу и нашёл его очень уютным Она походила по магазинам, потом зашла в кафе, заказала кофе и села за столик у окна Ты погуляла? Да, я походила немного в парке But you can always say: Он ПОшёл (Ушёл) в кино. Result. He is not here. He's gone. Он пошёл, но вернулся. He had gone out but came back. Он Сходил в кино. Result. One-time action. Походил can't be used because it is for multiple actions or movements. He has been there but he is back now. BUT: Он походил туда несколько раз и привык. He went there a few times and got used to it. Other preffixes can be added... Ходить и Идти Пойти и Cходить It is their Infinitive Forms Ходить и Идти Идти to go on foot. Walk. In one direction at a time. Imperfective because the action it describes is ongoing, incomplete, interrupted or repeated. Like Continuous. It can be Present Past or Future Ongoing: Я иду в кино. Now. Я сейчас иду кино I am going to the cinema now (Or it can be used for future planned actions: Мы завтра идём к ним в гости. We are going to visit them tomorrow) Incomplete. Я видел, как она шла по улице. There is no beginning and no ending, what is in focus is her going along the street. A dinamic action Interrupted. Я шёл домой, когда решил зайти и купить лотерейный билет. I was going home when I decided to drop by and buy a lottery ticket Repeated. Всякий раз когда я туда иду, я встречаю/вижу его. Every time I am going there I see him. Or It is always snowing when we go there. Когда мы туда идём, всегда идёт снег. Does this bus go to the city centre? Этот автобус идёт в центр? (it's route) Ходить. Movement in different directions. Repeated action, often, never, always Я часто хожу на концерты I often go to the concerts Мы ходим гулять каждый день We go for a walk every day Hope it helps, stay sane:) Let's wait for others to answer

1. Он ходит в школу. - He goes to school. 2. Он идет в школу. - He is going to school. 3. Саша позавтракал и пошел в школу. - Sasha had breakfast and went to school. 4. Миша заболел, поэтому какое-то время тебе придется походить в школу без него. - Misha is ill, so you'll have to go to school without him for some time. Clearer?)

Hello! The verbs of motion is a complex topic, and I recommend you to study a good grammar book or take lessons with a teacher to understand it in a right way. Shortly speaking: идти/ходить are both IMPF. as ехать/ездить (for transport) and many other pair лететь/летать, ползти/ползать, плыть/плавать, бежать/бегать, etc... идти type can be compared with English continues tense. Я иду в школу. = I am going to school now. ходить - repeated action. Я хожу в школу. = I go to school. (in general) Usually only after that I tell my students that ходить type has also "there and back" meaning. Вчера я ходил в школу. = I went to school yesterday (and returned). A1 standard of TRKI requires from you to know. пойти and поехать = both verbs are PF. and they mean to go (somewhere) (to start motion) Где Андрей? Он пошёл в аптеку. Where is Andrey? He went to the drugstore. (And he hasn't returned yet). походить, поездить - are the verb which don't lay in the main pattern of verbs of motion with prefixes. They mean completely different thing. (to go around for some period of time) Я походил по парку и пошёл домой. = I walked around the park some time and went home. Hope it will help! Best wishes! Yevgheniy.

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