Future tense#
Future Tense- яIспутаю
- тыyou (sg)спутаешь
- он / она / оноhe / she / itспутает
- мыweспутаем
- выyou (pl)спутаете
- ониtheyспутают
Perfective verbs form a simple future that takes present-tense endings but describes a completed action.
Past tense#
Past Tense- онheспутал
- онаsheспутала
- оноitспутало
- ониtheyспутали
Imperative#
Imperativeto one person
спутай
to a group / formal
спутайте
Participles & verbal adverbs#
Participles- Active pastспутавший
- Passive pastспутанный
- Adverbial (past)спутав
Used with#
- + acc; с + instr
+ acc; с + instr
Examples#
Я спутал его с братом-близнецом.
I confused him with his twin brother.
Котёнок спутал все нитки в клубок.
The kitten tangled all the threads into a ball.
About this verb#
- Perfective of путать. Class 1a regular -ать with fixed stem stress. The passive participle спутанный ('confused, tangled') is widely used as an adjective for hair, thoughts, or testimony. Selects 'с + instrumental' for 'mix X up with Y'.
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