Russian reference
быть
to be (imperfective)
Irregular · 8 form tables
Includes aspect specific future forms, requests and conditional constructions. Stress marks are retained. Participles and verbal adverbs appear separately; a missing form is not supplied by this reference.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I am |
| ты | you are |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it is |
| мы | we are |
| вы | you (plural) are |
| они | they are |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I was |
| ты | you were |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it was |
| мы | we were |
| вы | you (plural) were |
| они | they were |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will be |
| ты | you will be |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will be |
| мы | we will be |
| вы | you (plural) will be |
| они | they will be |
Requests and wishes
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ты | be! |
| вы | be! (plural) |
Let us
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| мы | let us be (imperfective) |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I would be |
| ты | you would be |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it would be |
| мы | we would be |
| вы | you (plural) would be |
| они | they would be |
So that / want someone to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | so that I be |
| ты | so that you be |
| он / она / оно | so that he/she/it be |
| мы | so that we be |
| вы | so that you (plural) be |
| они | so that they be |
If … would
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | if I be |
| ты | if you be |
| он / она / оно | if he/she/it be |
| мы | if we be |
| вы | if you (plural) be |
| они | if they be |
Additional forms
Infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | to be (imperfective) |
Past active participle
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | one who was performing the action: to be (imperfective) |
Simultaneous verbal adverb
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | while performing the action: to be (imperfective) |
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