Russian reference
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to lie, to tell a lie (imperfective)
Irregular · 9 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 lie |
| ты | you lie |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it lies |
| мы | we lie |
| вы | you (plural) lie |
| они | they lie |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I lied |
| ты | you lied |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it lied |
| мы | we lied |
| вы | you (plural) lied |
| они | they lied |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will lie |
| ты | you will lie |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will lie |
| мы | we will lie |
| вы | you (plural) will lie |
| они | they will lie |
Imperfective future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will lie |
| ты | you will lie |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will lie |
| мы | we will lie |
| вы | you (plural) will lie |
| они | they will lie |
Requests and wishes
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ты | lie! |
| вы | lie! (plural) |
Let us
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| мы | let us lie, to tell a lie (imperfective) |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I would lie |
| ты | you would lie |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it would lie |
| мы | we would lie |
| вы | you (plural) would lie |
| они | they would lie |
So that / want someone to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | so that I lie |
| ты | so that you lie |
| он / она / оно | so that he/she/it lie |
| мы | so that we lie |
| вы | so that you (plural) lie |
| они | so that they lie |
If … would
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | if I lie |
| ты | if you lie |
| он / она / оно | if he/she/it lie |
| мы | if we lie |
| вы | if you (plural) lie |
| они | if they lie |
Additional forms
Infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | to lie, to tell a lie (imperfective) |
Present active participle
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | one who is performing the action: to lie, to tell a lie (imperfective) |
Past active participle
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | one who was performing the action: to lie, to tell a lie (imperfective) |
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