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Perfectivepospeshit

поспешить

to hurry, hasten

Other meaningsto be too hasty (with a decision)

Aspect pairImperfectiveView
спешитьhurry, make haste, hasten
Conjugation
2nd (и-)
Class
Aspect partner
спешить

Future tense#

Future Tense
  • яIпоспешу
  • тыyou (sg)поспешишь
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itпоспешит
  • мыweпоспешим
  • выyou (pl)поспешите
  • ониtheyпоспешат

Perfective verbs form a simple future that takes present-tense endings but describes a completed action.

Past tense#

Past Tense
  • онheпоспешил
  • онаsheпоспешила
  • оноitпоспешило
  • ониtheyпоспешили

Imperative#

Imperative

to one person

поспеши

to a group / formal

поспешите

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Participles
  • Active pastпоспешивший
  • Adverbial (past)поспешив

Used with#

  • + inf

    + inf

Examples#

  • Поспеши, или опоздаешь на поезд.

    Hurry up, or you'll miss the train.

  • Я поспешил с выводами.

    I jumped to conclusions too quickly.

About this verb#

  • Perfective of спешить. Class 4b -ить with fixed end stress; no 1sg mutation (stem -ш-). Common as a stylistically forceful alternative to торопиться. Often followed by an infinitive expressing what one is hurrying to do.

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