Future tense#
Future Tense- яIпочищу
- тыyou (sg)почистишь
- он / она / оноhe / she / itпочистит
- мыweпочистим
- выyou (pl)почистите
- ониtheyпочистят
Perfective verbs form a simple future that takes present-tense endings but describes a completed action.
Past tense#
Past Tense- онheпочистил
- онаsheпочистила
- оноitпочистило
- ониtheyпочистили
Imperative#
Imperativeto one person
почисти
to a group / formal
почистите
Participles & verbal adverbs#
Participles- Active pastпочистивший
- Passive pastпочищенный
- Adverbial (past)почистив
Used with#
- + acc
+ accusative (direct object)
Examples#
Почисти зубы перед сном.
Brush your teeth before bed.
Я почистил картошку и поставил варить.
I peeled the potatoes and put them on to boil.
About this verb#
- Perfective of чистить with prefix по-. Class 4a -ить with fixed stem stress and the classic ст → щ mutation in the 1sg only (почищу). Same mutation in the past passive participle почищенный.
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