Russian Verbs Cheat Sheet

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Infinitive endings The Present Tense The Future Tense

- / - / - Conjugation Conjugation Imperfective aspect Perfective

Class I (- - Class II (-- aspect
Verbal Aspect (how the action takes place) type) type)
Used when there is a Expresses
Imperfective Aspect Perfective Aspect -/(-) -/(-) general statement in the action
the future, an as a
Describes action of a Emphasizes -/- -
indication of duration complete
general nature, things in completion of an -/- -
or time, for politeness event
progress, and repetitive action or have a (,
or habitual actions restricted, focused + innitive -/(-)
)
meaning + innitive -/-
-/- -
Adverbs often used with Adverbs that ; -
-/ -
imperfectives: , suggest / + innitive -/- ; -
, , completion: , -/(-) -/(-)
/
, , .. , , Spelling rule: after , , , and , - becomes + innitive -/- ; -
, .. - and - becomes -.
Note: the perfective aspect does not have a Note: a lot of Russian verbs are irregular.
+ innitive -/-
present tense (the present, by definition, cannot ; -
be completed). The Past Tense (for both aspects)
+ innitive -/(-) ;
Masculine (,, ) Stem + -/(-)
Mnemonic: the Imperfective is Infinite (long
Feminine (, , ) Stem + Note: the future tense in the imperfective
period of time)
Neuter () Stem + aspect is also known as the compound future

The Subjunctive Mood Plural (, , ) Stem +

Reflexive Verbs (-- verbs)
+ past tense of the verb
The Imperative Mood Add - if the conjugated verb ends with a
Expresses desire, fervent hope, hypotheses,
vowel
contrary-to-fact statements - - -

- - - Add - if the conjugated verb ends with a

Note: the perfective aspect is used for positive
statements whereas the imperfective aspect is
used for negative statements.
N.B. "" is sometimes shortened as ""
consonant
Note: For the first person singular, use
"" + infinitive (imperfective)/or the 1st
person singular of the future tense (perfective).
Note2: For the first person plural, use
"" + infinitive (imperfective)/or the 1st
person plural of the future tense (perfective).

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