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