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