чита́ть
to read
Regular first conjugation verb, no irregularities
Past Tense agrees with gender + number, not person
Masculine
Feminine
Neuter
Plural (all genders)
он / he чита́л he read
она́ / she чита́ла she read
оно́ / it чита́ло it read
они́ / they чита́ли they 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 чита́ю I read / am reading
ты / you чита́ешь you read / are reading
он/она́ / he/she чита́ет he/she reads / is reading
мы / we чита́ем we read / are reading
вы / you all чита́ете you all read / are reading
они́ / they чита́ют they 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 чита́ть I will be reading
ты / you бу́дешь чита́ть you will be reading
он/она́ / he/she бу́дет чита́ть he/she will be reading
мы / we бу́дем чита́ть we will be reading
вы / you all бу́дете чита́ть you all will be reading
они́ / they бу́дут чита́ть they 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 прочита́ю I will read (finish it)
ты / you прочита́ешь you will read (finish it)
он/она́ / he/she прочита́ет he/she will read (finish it)
мы / we прочита́ем we will read (finish it)
вы / you all прочита́ете you all will read (finish it)
они́ / they прочита́ют they 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