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