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