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