Russian reference
заговорить
to start speaking (perfective)
Regular · 8 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
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I started speaking; I have started speaking |
| ты | you started speaking; you have started speaking |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it started speaking; he/she/it has started speaking |
| мы | we started speaking; we have started speaking |
| вы | you (plural) started speaking; you (plural) have started speaking |
| они | they started speaking; they have started speaking |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will start speaking |
| ты | you will start speaking |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will start speaking |
| мы | we will start speaking |
| вы | you (plural) will start speaking |
| они | they will start speaking |
Perfective future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will start speaking |
| ты | you will start speaking |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will start speaking |
| мы | we will start speaking |
| вы | you (plural) will start speaking |
| они | they will start speaking |
Requests and wishes
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ты | start speaking! |
| вы | start speaking! (plural) |
Let us
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| мы | let us start speaking (perfective) |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I would start speaking |
| ты | you would start speaking |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it would start speaking |
| мы | we would start speaking |
| вы | you (plural) would start speaking |
| они | they would start speaking |
So that / want someone to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | so that I start speaking |
| ты | so that you start speaking |
| он / она / оно | so that he/she/it start speaking |
| мы | so that we start speaking |
| вы | so that you (plural) start speaking |
| они | so that they start speaking |
If … would
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | if I start speaking |
| ты | if you start speaking |
| он / она / оно | if he/she/it start speaking |
| мы | if we start speaking |
| вы | if you (plural) start speaking |
| они | if they start speaking |
Additional forms
Infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | to start speaking (perfective) |
Past active participle
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | one who was performing the action: to start speaking (perfective) |
Prior verbal adverb
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | after performing the action: to start speaking (perfective) |
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