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