Сестра попросила меня занести документы в офис и забежать в аптеку по дороге.

My sister asked me to drop off the documents at the office and stop by the pharmacy on the way.

Breakdown of Сестра попросила меня занести документы в офис и забежать в аптеку по дороге.

• в: to
• и: and
• сестра: the sister
• меня: me

Questions & Answers about Сестра попросила меня занести документы в офис и забежать в аптеку по дороге.

Why is it попросила, and what does the ending -ла show?

Попросила is the past tense feminine singular form of попросить.

The ending -ла shows that the subject is:

• past tense
• singular
• feminine

So because the subject is сестра, the verb becomes попросила.

Compare:

• брат попросил
• сестра попросила
• они попросили

Why is it попросила, not просила?

This is a question of aspect.

• попросила = perfective: she made the request as a completed single action
• просила = imperfective: she was asking, used to ask, or the request is viewed as a process

In this sentence, the natural meaning is that the sister made one specific request, so попросила is the normal choice.

Why is it меня, not мне?