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