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