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