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to promise (both aspects)
Regular · 10 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 promise |
| ты | you promise |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it promises |
| мы | we promise |
| вы | you (plural) promise |
| они | they promise |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I promised; I have promised |
| ты | you promised; you have promised |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it promised; he/she/it has promised |
| мы | we promised; we have promised |
| вы | you (plural) promised; you (plural) have promised |
| они | they promised; they have promised |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will promise |
| ты | you will promise |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will promise |
| мы | we will promise |
| вы | you (plural) will promise |
| они | they will promise |
Imperfective future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will promise |
| ты | you will promise |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will promise |
| мы | we will promise |
| вы | you (plural) will promise |
| они | they will promise |
Perfective future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will promise |
| ты | you will promise |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will promise |
| мы | we will promise |
| вы | you (plural) will promise |
| они | they will promise |
Requests and wishes
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ты | promise! |
| вы | promise! (plural) |
Let us
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| мы | let us promise (both aspects) |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I would promise |
| ты | you would promise |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it would promise |
| мы | we would promise |
| вы | you (plural) would promise |
| они | they would promise |
So that / want someone to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | so that I promise |
| ты | so that you promise |
| он / она / оно | so that he/she/it promise |
| мы | so that we promise |
| вы | so that you (plural) promise |
| они | so that they promise |
If … would
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | if I promise |
| ты | if you promise |
| он / она / оно | if he/she/it promise |
| мы | if we promise |
| вы | if you (plural) promise |
| они | if they promise |
Additional forms
Infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | to promise (both aspects) |
Present active participle
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | one who is performing the action: to promise (both aspects) |
Past active participle
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | one who was performing the action: to promise (both aspects) |
Simultaneous verbal adverb
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | while performing the action: to promise (both aspects) |
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