Future tense#
Verbs of Motion- яIполечу
- тыyou (sg)полетишь
- он / она / оноhe / she / itполетит
- мыweполетим
- выyou (pl)полетите
- ониtheyполетят
Perfective verbs form a simple future that takes present-tense endings but describes a completed action.
Past tense#
Past Tense- онheполетел
- онаsheполетела
- оноitполетело
- ониtheyполетели
Imperative#
Imperativeto one person
полети
to a group / formal
полетите
Participles & verbal adverbs#
Participles- Active pastполетевший
- Adverbial (past)полетев
Used with#
- в + acc; на + acc; к + dat
в + acc; на + acc; к + dat
Examples#
Завтра мы полетим в Москву.
Tomorrow we'll fly to Moscow.
Птица полетела на юг.
The bird flew off to the south.
About this verb#
- Ingressive perfective of unidirectional лететь. Class 5b with the т→ч mutation in the 1sg only (полечу, полетишь). Pair contrast: полететь = set off flying in one direction (unidirectional source); полетать = fly around for a while (multidirectional source).
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