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First conjugation
The first conjugation is used
for verbs ending in "ть" but not "ить". It is the most
common.
To form the verb for each person you
need to drop the last two letters of the infinitive (normally
"ть"), and add the appropriate ending ("ю",
"ешь", "ет", "ем", "ете" or
"ют").
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The second conjugation
Verbs where the infinitive ends in "ить" use the second
conjugation.
The second conjugation uses the endings "ю" (or
"у") "ишь" "ит" "им" "ите"
"ят" (or "ат"), which replace "ить".
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Irregular Verbs
There are a number of irregular verbs in Russian. (Verbs that don't
exactly follow the above rules). However, often once you know the stem of the
verb, you can often predict the endings. Even irregular verbs normally follow
a similar pattern to those above.
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работать - To work. (infinitive, dictionary form)
Я работаю - I work
Ты работаешь - You work
Он, Она, Оно работает - He, She, It works.
Мы работаем - We work
Вы работаете - You work.
Они работают - They work.
понимать - To understand. (infinitive, dictionary form)
Я понимаю - I understand.
Ты понимаешь - You understand.
Он, Она, Оно понимает - He, She, It understands
Мы понимаем - We understand.
Вы понимаете - You understand.
Они понимают - They understand.
Remember you can make a statement negative by using the word
"не" (not). For example:
Я не знаю - I don't know.
Я не понимаю - I don't understand.
Он не понимает - He doesn't understand.
You can also form questions:
Ты знаешь? - Do you know?
Ты понимаешь? - Do you understand?
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говорить - To speak. (infinitive, dictionary form)
Я говорю - I speak.
Ты говоришь - You speak.
Он, Она, Оно говорит - He, She, It Speaks.
Мы говорим - We speak.
Вы говорите - You speak.
Они говорят - They speak.
слышать - To hear.
слышу - I hear.
слышишь - You hear.
слышит - He, She, It hears.
слышим - We hear.
слышите - You hear.
слышат - They hear.
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Ехать - To go (by transport).
Я еду - I go (by transport).
Ты едешь - You go (by transport).
Он, Она, Оно едет - He, She, It goes (by transport).
Мы едем - We go (by transport).
Вы едете - You go (by transport).
Они едут - They go (by transport).
Notice that once you know the stem "Ед" it almost follows
the first conjuction, except that "у" replaces "ю".
Жить - To live.
Я живу - I live.
Ты живёшь - You live.
Он, Она, Оно живёт - He, She, It lives.
Мы живём - We live.
Вы живёте - You live.
Они живут - They live.
Notice that "ё" is used instead of "е" when the
stress falls on the ending.
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