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везти (vezti) means "to transport" in Russian. Present: я (ya) везу (vezu), ты (ty) везёшь (vezyosh'), он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) везёт (vezyot), мы (my) везём (vezyom), вы (vy) везёте (vezyote), они (oni) везут (vezut). Below: all 16 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) | везу (vezu) |
| ты (ty) | везёшь (vezyosh') |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | везёт (vezyot) |
| мы (my) | везём (vezyom) |
| вы (vy) | везёте (vezyote) |
| они (oni) | везут (vezut) |
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) | вёз / везла (vyoz / vezla) |
| ты (ty) | вёз / везла (vyoz / vezla) |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | вёз / везла / везло (vyoz / vezla / vezlo) |
| мы (my) | везли (vezli) |
| вы (vy) | везли (vezli) |
| они (oni) | везли (vezli) |
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) | повёз / повезла (povyoz / povezla) |
| ты (ty) | повёз / повезла (povyoz / povezla) |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | повёз / повезла / повезло (povyoz / povezla / povezlo) |
| мы (my) | повезли (povezli) |
| вы (vy) | повезли (povezli) |
| они (oni) | повезли (povezli) |
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 везти (budu vezti) |
| ты (ty) | будешь везти (budesh' vezti) |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | будет везти (budet vezti) |
| мы (my) | будем везти (budem vezti) |
| вы (vy) | будете везти (budete vezti) |
| они (oni) | будут везти (budut vezti) |
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) | повезу (povezu) |
| ты (ty) | повезёшь (povezyosh') |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | повезёт (povezyot) |
| мы (my) | повезём (povezyom) |
| вы (vy) | повезёте (povezyote) |
| они (oni) | повезут (povezut) |
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) | вёз бы / везла бы (vyoz by / vezla by) |
| ты (ty) | вёз бы / везла бы (vyoz by / vezla by) |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | вёз бы / везла бы / везло бы (vyoz by / vezla by / vezlo by) |
| мы (my) | везли бы (vezli by) |
| вы (vy) | везли бы (vezli by) |
| они (oni) | везли бы (vezli 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 вёз / везла (chtoby ya vyoz / vezla) |
| ты (ty) | чтобы ты вёз / везла (chtoby ty vyoz / vezla) |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | чтобы он вёз / она везла / оно везло (chtoby on vyoz / ona vezla / ono vezlo) |
| мы (my) | чтобы мы везли (chtoby my vezli) |
| вы (vy) | чтобы вы везли (chtoby vy vezli) |
| они (oni) | чтобы они везли (chtoby oni vezli) |
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) | вези (vezi) |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | пусть везёт (pust' vezyot) |
| мы (my) | давайте везти (davayte vezti) |
| вы (vy) | везите (vezite) |
| они (oni) | пусть везут (pust' vezut) |
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 вези (ne vezi) |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | пусть не везёт (pust' ne vezyot) |
| мы (my) | давайте не будем везти (davayte ne budem vezti) |
| вы (vy) | не везите (ne vezite) |
| они (oni) | пусть не везут (pust' ne vezut) |
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.
| везти (vezti) |
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".
| везущий (vezushchiy) |
Past-tense stem (either aspect) + -вший (or -ший after a consonant), declined like an adjective. Means "[who/that] verbed / has verbed".
| вёзший / повёзший (vyozshiy / povyozshiy) — rare, literary |
Imperfective, mainly transitive verbs: 1st-person-plural present stem + adjective endings (-ый/-ая/-ое). Fairly bookish; not every verb forms one in everyday use (говорить rarely does — a paraphrase like о чём говорится is used instead).
| везомый (vezomyy) — archaic/bookish, almost never used in modern Russian |
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".
| повезённый (povezyonnyy) — rare, used mainly of cargo (повезённый груз) |
Imperfective only: present stem + -я (-а after ж/ш/ч/щ). Invariable; describes an action simultaneous with the main verb's ("while verb-ing").
| везя (vezya) |
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").
| повезя (povezya) — rare |
| Такси везёт нас в аэропорт. Taksi vezyot nas v aeroport. | The taxi is taking us to the airport. |
| Если бы у нас была машина, мы бы повезли вещи сами. Yesli by u nas byla mashina, my by povezli veshchi sami. | If we had a car, we would have transported the things ourselves. |
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