Future tense#
Future Tense- яIпостою
- тыyou (sg)постоишь
- он / она / оноhe / she / itпостоит
- мыweпостоим
- выyou (pl)постоите
- ониtheyпостоят
Perfective verbs form a simple future that takes present-tense endings but describes a completed action.
Past tense#
Past Tense- онheпостоял
- онаsheпостояла
- оноitпостояло
- ониtheyпостояли
Imperative#
Imperativeto one person
постой
to a group / formal
постойте
Participles & verbal adverbs#
Participles- Active pastпостоявший
- Adverbial (past)постояв
Used with#
- за + acc
за + accusative (for, behind)
Examples#
Мы постояли в очереди час.
We stood in line for an hour.
Он всегда постоит за своих друзей.
He'll always stand up for his friends.
About this verb#
- Delimitative perfective of стоять with по-. Class 5b like its imperfective partner: end-stressed throughout the present-future (постою, постоишь). The imperative постой is a common spoken exclamation meaning 'wait!' Sense 'stand up for' takes за + accusative.
Practice
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