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