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