Core Grammar / Grammar

Спряже́ние

Russian verb conjugation, worked through one regular first-conjugation verb across all four tense forms. Past agrees with gender, present and both futures agree with person. Every form is playable.

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чита́ть
to read · imperfective · perfective partner прочита́ть
Regular first conjugation, no irregularities
Past Tense agrees with gender + number, not person
Masculine
Feminine
Neuter
Plural (all genders)
он / he чита́лhe read
она́ / she чита́лаshe read
оно́ / it чита́лоit read
они́ / they чита́лиthey read
я/ты/вы use the gender of the speaker. "я чита́л" (male speaker) vs "я чита́ла" (female speaker)
Present Tense agrees with person + number, gender irrelevant
Singular
Plural
я / I чита́юI read / am reading
ты / you чита́ешьyou read / are reading
он/она́ / he/she чита́етhe/she reads / is reading
мы / we чита́емwe read / are reading
вы / you all чита́етеyou all read / are reading
они́ / they чита́ютthey read / are reading
Only imperfective verbs have a present tense. Perfective verbs have no present.
Future. Imperfective ongoing / repeated action · бу́ду + infinitive
Singular
Plural
я / I бу́ду чита́тьI will be reading
ты / you бу́дешь чита́тьyou will be reading
он/она́ / he/she бу́дет чита́тьhe/she will be reading
мы / we бу́дем чита́тьwe will be reading
вы / you all бу́дете чита́тьyou all will be reading
они́ / they бу́дут чита́тьthey will be reading
The infinitive чита́ть stays fixed. Only бу́ду conjugates, same pattern as present tense conjugation.
Future. Perfective completed one-time action · прочита́ть conjugated directly
Singular
Plural
я / I прочита́юI will read (finish it)
ты / you прочита́ешьyou will read (finish it)
он/она́ / he/she прочита́етhe/she will read (finish it)
мы / we прочита́емwe will read (finish it)
вы / you all прочита́етеyou all will read (finish it)
они́ / they прочита́ютthey will read (finish it)
Notice the endings are identical to present tense. Context and the про- prefix signal futurity, not a separate ending pattern.
Key
Past, gender agreement
Present, person agreement
Future imperfective, бу́ду + infinitive
Future perfective, conjugated directly