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