Future tense#
Future Tense- яI—
- тыyou (sg)—
- он / она / оноhe / she / itнастанет
- мыwe—
- выyou (pl)—
- ониtheyнастанут
Perfective verbs form a simple future that takes present-tense endings but describes a completed action.
Past tense#
Past Tense- онheнастал
- онаsheнастала
- оноitнастало
- ониtheyнастали
Imperative#
Imperativeto one person
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to a group / formal
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Participles & verbal adverbs#
Participles- Active pastнаставший
- Adverbial (past)настав
Examples#
Настало время принять решение.
The time has come to make a decision.
Когда настанет лето, мы поедем на море.
When summer comes, we'll go to the sea.
About this verb#
- Prefixed perfective of -стать with на-. Class 14b (or 7b depending on tradition); only 3sg and 3pl exist, and this verb is impersonal in usage, taking abstract subjects like 'time', 'night', 'silence'. Past stem наста- (regular). Aspect partner наставать (Class 13b) carries end-stress and the -ва- formant.
Practice
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