The verb говорить (to speak) belongs to the second Russian conjugation. The verb to speak has many derivates so one must be careful to use the correct conjugation form in all grammatical times. Conjugation of this verb is very similar to others such as say and talk, therefore when you look up its conjugation up in a Russian dictionary, you will find verb conjugation of “to say”, “to speak” and “to talk” as reference. Have a look at the following conjugation table which shows the main Russian verb conjugations.
ImperfectiveAspect | Perfective Aspect | |
Present Tense | ||
1st Person Singular | Говорю | |
2nd Person Singular | Говоришь | |
3rd Person Singular | Говорит | |
1st Person Plural | Говорим | |
2nd Person Plural | Говорите | |
3rd Person Plural | Говорият | |
**Past Tense ** | ||
Masculine | Говорил | Сказал |
Feminine | Говорила | Сказала |
Neuter | Говорило | Сказало |
Plural | Говорили | Сказали |
**Future Tense ** | ||
1st Person Singular | Буду Говорить | Скажу |
2nd Person Singular | Будешь Говорить | Скажешь |
3rd Person Singular | Будет Говорить | Скажет |
1st Person Plural | Будем Говорить | Скажем |
2nd Person Plural | Будете Говорить | Скажете |
3rd Person Plural | Будут Говорить | Скажут |
**Command Form ** | ||
Informal | Говори | Скажи |
Formal | Говорите | Скажите |
Subjunctive Mood | ||
Masculine | говори́л бы | сказа́л бы |
Feminine | говори́ла бы | сказа́ла бы |
Neuter | говори́ло бы | сказа́ло бы |
Plural | говори́ли бы | сказа́ли бы |
Derivatives | ||
Present Active Participle | говоря́щий | |
Past Active Participle | говори́вший | сказа́вший |
Present Passive Participle | говори́мый | |
Past Passive Participle | ска́занный | |
Verbal Adverb (Gerund) | говоря́ | сказа́в |
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