Future tense#
Future Tense- яIпромолчу
- тыyou (sg)промолчишь
- он / она / оноhe / she / itпромолчит
- мыweпромолчим
- выyou (pl)промолчите
- ониtheyпромолчат
Perfective verbs form a simple future that takes present-tense endings but describes a completed action.
Past tense#
Past Tense- онheпромолчал
- онаsheпромолчала
- оноitпромолчало
- ониtheyпромолчали
Imperative#
Imperativeto one person
промолчи
to a group / formal
промолчите
Participles & verbal adverbs#
Participles- Active pastпромолчавший
- Adverbial (past)промолчав, промолчавши
Examples#
Лучше промолчать в такой ситуации.
It's better to keep silent in such a situation.
Он промолчал в ответ на упрек.
He remained silent in response to the reproach.
About this verb#
- Class 5b 'gotcha' perfective: -ать infinitive but 2nd-conjugation endings with end-stress (no mutation, stem ends in ч): промолчу, промолчишь, промолчат. Aspect partner is the base молчать with про-prefix ('be silent FOR a while / stay silent').
Practice
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