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