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