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