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Perfectiveuspet

успеть

to have time to (do something)

Other meaningsto make it in time; to manage (to)

Aspect pairImperfectiveView
успеватьhave time, be in time, be successful
Conjugation
1st (e-)
Class
Aspect partner
успевать

Future tense#

Future Tense
  • яIуспею
  • тыyou (sg)успеешь
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itуспеет
  • мыweуспеем
  • выyou (pl)успеете
  • ониtheyуспеют

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

Past tense#

Past Tense
  • онheуспел
  • онаsheуспела
  • оноitуспело
  • ониtheyуспели

Imperative#

Imperative

to one person

успей

to a group / formal

успейте

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Participles
  • Active pastуспевший
  • Adverbial (past)успев

Used with#

  • + inf

    + inf

Examples#

  • Я успел на поезд в последнюю минуту.

    I made the train at the last minute.

  • Успей сделать домашнее задание до восьми.

    Manage to finish your homework by eight.

About this verb#

  • Perfective of успевать. Class 1a -еть with stem-fixed stress on -е- (успею). Frequently appears with an infinitive of what one manages to do, or на + accusative for what one catches in time (on a vehicle).

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