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