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