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