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