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