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to lie, to tell a lie (conversational; perfective)
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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
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I told a lie; I have told a lie |
| ты | you told a lie; you have told a lie |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it told a lie; he/she/it has told a lie |
| мы | we told a lie; we have told a lie |
| вы | you (plural) told a lie; you (plural) have told a lie |
| они | they told a lie; they have told a lie |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will tell a lie |
| ты | you will tell a lie |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will tell a lie |
| мы | we will tell a lie |
| вы | you (plural) will tell a lie |
| они | they will tell a lie |
Perfective future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will tell a lie |
| ты | you will tell a lie |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will tell a lie |
| мы | we will tell a lie |
| вы | you (plural) will tell a lie |
| они | they will tell a lie |
Requests and wishes
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ты | tell a lie! |
| вы | tell a lie! (plural) |
Let us
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| мы | let us lie, to tell a lie (conversational; perfective) |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I would tell a lie |
| ты | you would tell a lie |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it would tell a lie |
| мы | we would tell a lie |
| вы | you (plural) would tell a lie |
| они | they would tell a lie |
So that / want someone to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | so that I tell a lie |
| ты | so that you tell a lie |
| он / она / оно | so that he/she/it tell a lie |
| мы | so that we tell a lie |
| вы | so that you (plural) tell a lie |
| они | so that they tell a lie |
If … would
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | if I tell a lie |
| ты | if you tell a lie |
| он / она / оно | if he/she/it tell a lie |
| мы | if we tell a lie |
| вы | if you (plural) tell a lie |
| они | if they tell a lie |
Additional forms
Infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | to lie, to tell a lie (conversational; perfective) |
Past active participle
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | one who was performing the action: to lie, to tell a lie (conversational; perfective) |
Prior verbal adverb
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | after performing the action: to lie, to tell a lie (conversational; perfective) |
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