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приходить (prikhodit') means "to come/arrive" in Russian. Present: я (ya) прихожу (prikhozhu), ты (ty) приходишь (prikhodish'), он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) приходит (prikhodit), мы (my) приходим (prikhodim), вы (vy) приходите (prikhodite), они (oni) приходят (prikhodyat). 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) | прихожу (prikhozhu) |
| ты (ty) | приходишь (prikhodish') |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | приходит (prikhodit) |
| мы (my) | приходим (prikhodim) |
| вы (vy) | приходите (prikhodite) |
| они (oni) | приходят (prikhodyat) |
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) | приходил / приходила (prikhodil / prikhodila) |
| ты (ty) | приходил / приходила (prikhodil / prikhodila) |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | приходил / приходила / приходило (prikhodil / prikhodila / prikhodilo) |
| мы (my) | приходили (prikhodili) |
| вы (vy) | приходили (prikhodili) |
| они (oni) | приходили (prikhodili) |
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) | пришёл / пришла (prishyol / prishla) |
| ты (ty) | пришёл / пришла (prishyol / prishla) |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | пришёл / пришла / пришло (prishyol / prishla / prishlo) |
| мы (my) | пришли (prishli) |
| вы (vy) | пришли (prishli) |
| они (oni) | пришли (prishli) |
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 приходить (budu prikhodit') |
| ты (ty) | будешь приходить (budesh' prikhodit') |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | будет приходить (budet prikhodit') |
| мы (my) | будем приходить (budem prikhodit') |
| вы (vy) | будете приходить (budete prikhodit') |
| они (oni) | будут приходить (budut prikhodit') |
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) | приду (pridu) |
| ты (ty) | придёшь (pridyosh') |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | придёт (pridyot) |
| мы (my) | придём (pridyom) |
| вы (vy) | придёте (pridyote) |
| они (oni) | придут (pridut) |
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) | пришёл бы / пришла бы (prishyol by / prishla by) |
| ты (ty) | пришёл бы / пришла бы (prishyol by / prishla by) |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | пришёл бы / пришла бы / пришло бы (prishyol by / prishla by / prishlo by) |
| мы (my) | пришли бы (prishli by) |
| вы (vy) | пришли бы (prishli by) |
| они (oni) | пришли бы (prishli 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 пришёл / пришла (chtoby ya prishyol / prishla) |
| ты (ty) | чтобы ты пришёл / пришла (chtoby ty prishyol / prishla) |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | чтобы он пришёл / она пришла / оно пришло (chtoby on prishyol / ona prishla / ono prishlo) |
| мы (my) | чтобы мы пришли (chtoby my prishli) |
| вы (vy) | чтобы вы пришли (chtoby vy prishli) |
| они (oni) | чтобы они пришли (chtoby oni prishli) |
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) | приходи (prikhodi) — real commands almost always use the perfective приди instead |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | пусть приходит (pust' prikhodit) |
| мы (my) | давайте приходить (davayte prikhodit') |
| вы (vy) | приходите (prikhodite) |
| они (oni) | пусть приходят (pust' prikhodyat) |
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 приходи (ne prikhodi) |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | пусть не приходит (pust' ne prikhodit) |
| мы (my) | давайте не будем приходить (davayte ne budem prikhodit') |
| вы (vy) | не приходите (ne prikhodite) |
| они (oni) | пусть не приходят (pust' ne prikhodyat) |
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.
| приходить (prikhodit') |
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".
| приходящий (prikhodyashchiy) |
Past-tense stem (either aspect) + -вший (or -ший after a consonant), declined like an adjective. Means "[who/that] verbed / has verbed".
| приходивший / пришедший (prikhodivshiy / prishedshiy) |
Imperfective only: present stem + -я (-а after ж/ш/ч/щ). Invariable; describes an action simultaneous with the main verb's ("while verb-ing").
| приходя (prikhodya) |
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").
| придя (pridya) — a rarer, archaic-sounding variant пришедши also exists but is not used in modern speech |
| Он приходит домой в шесть часов. On prikhodit domoy v shest' chasov. | He comes home at six o'clock. |
| Приди пораньше, если сможешь. Pridi poran'she, yesli smozhesh'. | Come a bit earlier if you can. |
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