Russian reference
побыть
to stay; to be somewhere for a while (perfective)
Irregular · 8 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
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I stayed; I have stayed |
| ты | you stayed; you have stayed |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it stayed; he/she/it has stayed |
| мы | we stayed; we have stayed |
| вы | you (plural) stayed; you (plural) have stayed |
| они | they stayed; they have stayed |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will stay |
| ты | you will stay |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will stay |
| мы | we will stay |
| вы | you (plural) will stay |
| они | they will stay |
Perfective future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will stay |
| ты | you will stay |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will stay |
| мы | we will stay |
| вы | you (plural) will stay |
| они | they will stay |
Requests and wishes
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ты | stay! |
| вы | stay! (plural) |
Let us
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| мы | let us stay; to be somewhere for a while (perfective) |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I would stay |
| ты | you would stay |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it would stay |
| мы | we would stay |
| вы | you (plural) would stay |
| они | they would stay |
So that / want someone to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | so that I stay |
| ты | so that you stay |
| он / она / оно | so that he/she/it stay |
| мы | so that we stay |
| вы | so that you (plural) stay |
| они | so that they stay |
If … would
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | if I stay |
| ты | if you stay |
| он / она / оно | if he/she/it stay |
| мы | if we stay |
| вы | if you (plural) stay |
| они | if they stay |
Additional forms
Infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | to stay; to be somewhere for a while (perfective) |
Past active participle
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | one who was performing the action: to stay; to be somewhere for a while (perfective) |
Prior verbal adverb
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | after performing the action: to stay; to be somewhere for a while (perfective) |
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