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