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