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