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