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пить (pit') means "to drink" in Russian. Present: я (ya) пью (p'yu), ты (ty) пьёшь (p'yosh'), он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) пьёт (p'yot), мы (my) пьём (p'yom), вы (vy) пьёте (p'yote), они (oni) пьют (p'yut). Below: all 14 tenses we teach, with examples.
Imperfective verbs only — perfective verbs have no present tense. Stem + personal endings, expresses actions happening now, repeated/habitual actions, and general truths; also covers what English marks as the present continuous.
| я (ya) | пью (p'yu) |
| ты (ty) | пьёшь (p'yosh') |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | пьёт (p'yot) |
| мы (my) | пьём (p'yom) |
| вы (vy) | пьёте (p'yote) |
| они (oni) | пьют (p'yut) |
Perfective/imperfective distinction lives in the stem, not the ending: infinitive stem minus -ть + -л (masculine), -ла (feminine), -ло (neuter), -ли (plural) — the same ending set for every verb in the language. Does not mark person, only gender and number; agreement is with the real subject's gender, so "I"/"you (singular)" have separate masculine/feminine forms. Imperfective past describes an ongoing, repeated or general past action, or one whose completion is not in focus.
| я (ya) | пил / пила (pil / pila) |
| ты (ty) | пил / пила (pil / pila) |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | пил / пила / пило (pil / pila / pilo) |
| мы (my) | пили (pili) |
| вы (vy) | пили (pili) |
| они (oni) | пили (pili) |
Same -л/-ла/-ло/-ли endings, but on the perfective partner verb's stem (прочитать, поговорить); marks a single completed action or its result, the normal choice for narrating a sequence of finished events.
| я (ya) | выпил / выпила (vypil / vypila) |
| ты (ty) | выпил / выпила (vypil / vypila) |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | выпил / выпила / выпило (vypil / vypila / vypilo) |
| мы (my) | выпили (vypili) |
| вы (vy) | выпили (vypili) |
| они (oni) | выпили (vypili) |
Future of быть (буду, будешь, будет, будем, будете, будут) + imperfective infinitive. Used for ongoing, repeated or general actions in the future, or when the aspect of the action is not being emphasized.
| я (ya) | буду пить (budu pit') |
| ты (ty) | будешь пить (budesh' pit') |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | будет пить (budet pit') |
| мы (my) | будем пить (budem pit') |
| вы (vy) | будете пить (budete pit') |
| они (oni) | будут пить (budut pit') |
The perfective verb's present-tense-shaped conjugation (same endings as an imperfective present) automatically carries future meaning, because a perfective verb cannot describe an ongoing present. Used for a single completed action that will happen once.
| я (ya) | выпью (vyp'yu) |
| ты (ty) | выпьешь (vyp'yesh') |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | выпьет (vyp'yet) |
| мы (my) | выпьем (vyp'yem) |
| вы (vy) | выпьете (vyp'yete) |
| они (oni) | выпьют (vyp'yut) |
Past-tense form (either aspect) + the invariant, moveable particle бы. There is only one form for past, present and future hypotheticals — context and adverbs (тогда, сейчас, завтра) show the time meant. Used for hypothetical or unreal conditions (usually with если...бы), polite requests and suggestions, and wishes.
| я (ya) | пил бы / пила бы (pil by / pila by) |
| ты (ty) | пил бы / пила бы (pil by / pila by) |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | пил бы / пила бы / пило бы (pil by / pila by / pilo by) |
| мы (my) | пили бы (pili by) |
| вы (vy) | пили бы (pili by) |
| они (oni) | пили бы (pili by) |
чтобы (что + бы fused into one word) + past-tense form, used after verbs of wanting, asking, ordering something for someone else to do (хочу, чтобы...), in purpose clauses ("in order that"), and after жаль/жалко for regrets. The subordinate verb always takes this чтобы + past shape regardless of the real time of the wish.
| я (ya) | чтобы я пил / пила (chtoby ya pil / pila) |
| ты (ty) | чтобы ты пил / пила (chtoby ty pil / pila) |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | чтобы он пил / она пила / оно пило (chtoby on pil / ona pila / ono pilo) |
| мы (my) | чтобы мы пили (chtoby my pili) |
| вы (vy) | чтобы вы пили (chtoby vy pili) |
| они (oni) | чтобы они пили (chtoby oni pili) |
True 2nd-person imperative: stem + -й (after a vowel), -и (after a consonant, stressed), or -ь (after a single consonant, unstressed) for "you (singular)"; add -те for "you (plural/formal)". 1st-person plural uses давай(те) + infinitive ("let's..."); 3rd person uses пусть/пускай + the ordinary present or simple-future form (a jussive, not a true imperative). Positive commands typically use the perfective aspect for a single expected action.
| я (ya) | — |
| ты (ty) | пей (pey) |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | пусть пьёт (pust' p'yot) |
| мы (my) | давайте пить (davayte pit') |
| вы (vy) | пейте (peyte) |
| они (oni) | пусть пьют (pust' p'yut) |
не + the same imperative forms. Negative commands strongly prefer the imperfective aspect (не читай, not не прочитай), because a perfective negative imperative sounds like a warning against something happening accidentally rather than a plain prohibition.
| я (ya) | — |
| ты (ty) | не пей (ne pey) |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | пусть не пьёт (pust' ne p'yot) |
| мы (my) | давайте не будем пить (davayte ne budem pit') |
| вы (vy) | не пейте (ne peyte) |
| они (oni) | пусть не пьют (pust' ne p'yut) |
Dictionary form, ending in -ть (or -ти/-чь for some consonant stems). Used after modal words (нужно, можно, хочу) and other conjugated verbs, and as a verbal noun.
| пить (pit') |
Imperfective verbs only: 3rd-person-plural present stem + -щий, declined like an adjective for gender, case and number (citation form is masculine nominative singular). Means "[who/that is] verb-ing".
| пьющий (p'yushchiy) |
Past-tense stem (either aspect) + -вший (or -ший after a consonant), declined like an adjective. Means "[who/that] verbed / has verbed".
| пивший / выпивший (pivshiy / vypivshiy) |
Mostly from perfective transitive verbs: stem + -нный/-тый, declined like an adjective; has a short form (-н/-т, agreeing only in gender/number) used as the predicate of passive sentences. The everyday way to say "is/was done".
| выпитый, short выпит/-а/-о/-ы (vypityy, vypit/-a/-o/-y) |
Perfective only: past stem + -в (-вши before a reflexive -сь, or -ши after a consonant). Invariable; describes a completed action prior to the main verb's ("having verbed").
| выпив (vypiv) |
| Она пьёт кофе каждое утро. Ona p'yot kofe kazhdoye utro. | She drinks coffee every morning. |
| Выпей воды, тебе станет легче. Vypey vody, tebe stanet legche. | Drink some water, you'll feel better. |
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