Russian Conjugated Verbs
Быть / Побыть

Russian verbs conjugated in both aspects in present, past and future tenses.
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Быть / Побыть

be (is, are, will, was)

	Imperfective Aspect	Perfective Aspect
English	be (is, are, will, was)
Infinitive	Быть	Побыть
Present Tense
1st Person Singular	--
2nd Person Singular	--
3rd Person Singular	-- (есть)**
1st Person Plural	--
2nd Person Plural	--
3rd Person Plural	--
Past Tense
Masculine	Был	Побыл
Feminine	Была	Побыла
Neuter	Было	Побыло
Plural	Были	Побыли
Future Tense
1st Person Singular	Буду	Побуду
2nd Person Singular	Будешь	Побудешь
3rd Person Singular	Будет	Побудет
1st Person Plural	Будем	Побудем
2nd Person Plural	Будете	Побудете
3rd Person Plural	Будут	Побудут
Command Form
Informal	Будь	Побудь
Formal	Будьте	Побудьте
Comments

**Not used in present tense. есть is used only in certain situations.

Examples

Я студент.	I am a student. (note: verb omitted)
Он рабочий.	He is a worker. (note: verb omitted)
Я был в кино вчера.	I was in the cinema yesterday.
Они были в театре месяц назад.	They were in the theatre a month ago.
Мы не были в кино вчера.	We did not go to the cinema yesterday.
Я побуду с вашим ребенком сегодня.	I will stay with your child today.
Он будет учить русский язык.	He will learn russain.

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