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