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