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