Introduction. Modern requirements for the organization of the educational process at the university actualize the problem of creating conditions for self-development, self-realization of students. One of the solutions to this issue is the organization of the study of the Russian language in the classroom using highly artistic literary texts. The purpose of the article is to present examples of assignments using the texts of works by V. Mayakovsky, contributing to the activation of students' activities.

Materials and methods. The main research methods are the analysis of scientific literature on the modern Russian verb, syste-matization of work experience, observation, analysis of normative documentation and the content of the discipline's work programs.

In this article, the material for exercises in the process of studying the Russian verb was the lyric poetry of V. Mayakovsky, which is of great interest in this regard due to the peculiarities of the poet's language and style. In the works of V.V. Mayakovsky, examples of the use of incentive structures in all their diversity are widely presented.

Results. The article presents the forms and approximate content of work with students of the philological faculty of a pedagogical university, in accordance with the requirements for mastering the educational program of a bachelor's degree, profile «Russian. Literature». Tasks are aimed at the implementation of professional competence: Able to master and use basic scientific and theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the subject taught in professional activities. The article contains approved materials from the experience of the authors, ensuring the effective formation of this competence.

Discussion. The authors emphasize that when studying verb forms, the use of artistic poetic text is effective, since the implementation of professional competence can only be ensured with the involvement of classical samples of the literary language used in teaching at all levels of education.

Conclusion. The authors came to the conclusion that the system of exercises using a poetic text will contribute to the formation of professional skills and abilities of a modern teacher, the study of verb forms on this material is justified by the requirement for the development of a philologically erudite, gifted person who is oriented in the conditions of the modern educational and cultural environment at the national level.

The authors have identified the main types of tasks aimed at the formation of professional competence of graduates of a pedagogical university.

The authors presented a vision of studying the most important topic in modern linguistic education of undergraduate students.

The bulk of the tasks in the modern Russian language course, dedicated to the study of verb categories, are problematic in nature, which corresponds to the technology of problem-based learning in a pedagogical university.

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