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