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