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