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