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