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