Russian reference
мочь
to be able to; can (imperfective)
Irregular · 7 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 can |
| ты | you can |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it can |
| мы | we can |
| вы | you (plural) can |
| они | they can |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I could |
| ты | you could |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it could |
| мы | we could |
| вы | you (plural) could |
| они | they could |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will be able to do it (perfective counterpart) |
| ты | you will be able to do it (perfective counterpart) |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will be able to do it (perfective counterpart) |
| мы | we will be able to do it (perfective counterpart) |
| вы | you (plural) will be able to do it (perfective counterpart) |
| они | they will be able to do it (perfective counterpart) |
Perfective future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will be able to do it (perfective counterpart) |
| ты | you will be able to do it (perfective counterpart) |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will be able to do it (perfective counterpart) |
| мы | we will be able to do it (perfective counterpart) |
| вы | you (plural) will be able to do it (perfective counterpart) |
| они | they will be able to do it (perfective counterpart) |
Requests and wishes
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I would be able to do it |
| ты | you would be able to do it |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it would be able to do it |
| мы | we would be able to do it |
| вы | you (plural) would be able to do it |
| они | they would be able to do it |
So that / want someone to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | so that I be able to do it |
| ты | so that you be able to do it |
| он / она / оно | so that he/she/it be able to do it |
| мы | so that we be able to do it |
| вы | so that you (plural) be able to do it |
| они | so that they be able to do it |
If … would
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | if I be able to do it |
| ты | if you be able to do it |
| он / она / оно | if he/she/it be able to do it |
| мы | if we be able to do it |
| вы | if you (plural) be able to do it |
| они | if they be able to do it |
Additional forms
Infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | to be able to; can (imperfective) |
Present active participle
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | one who is performing the action: to be able to; can (imperfective) |
Past active participle
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | one who was performing the action: to be able to; can (imperfective) |
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