Future tense#
Future Tense- яIзаменю
- тыyou (sg)заменишь
- он / она / оноhe / she / itзаменит
- мыweзаменим
- выyou (pl)замените
- ониtheyзаменят
Perfective verbs form a simple future that takes present-tense endings but describes a completed action.
Past tense#
Past Tense- онheзаменил
- онаsheзаменила
- оноitзаменило
- ониtheyзаменили
Imperative#
Imperativeto one person
замени
to a group / formal
замените
Participles & verbal adverbs#
Participles- Active pastзаменивший
- Passive pastзаменённый
- Adverbial (past)заменив
Used with#
- + acc (+ instr)
+ acc (+ instr)
Examples#
Тренер заменил игрока во втором тайме.
The coach substituted the player in the second half.
Замень эту батарейку на новую.
Replace this battery with a new one.
About this verb#
- Class 4c -ить, no consonant mutation (н stays), stress c-pattern: end-stressed 1sg (заменю), stem-stressed from 2sg (заменишь). The replacement is in the instrumental: заменить X (acc) Y-ом (instr); note the case asymmetry with English 'replace X with Y'.
Practice
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