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🔤 Grammar

Present tense of common verbs

Russian verbs come in two conjugation types. Type 1 (like читать → читаю) uses -ю/-у, -ешь, -ет, -ем, -ете, -ют. Type 2 (like говорить → говорю) uses -ю/-у, -ишь, -ит, -им, -ите, -ят. Learn the pattern per verb.

Conjugation tables

Есть — to eat (irregular)
PronounRussianTranslit
яемyem
тыешьyesh'
он / онаестyest
мыедимyedím
выедитеyedíte
ониедятyedyát
Пить — to drink (Type 1)
PronounRussianTranslit
япьюp'yu
тыпьёшьp'yósh'
он / онапьётp'yót
мыпьёмp'yóm
выпьётеp'yóte
онипьютp'yut

Examples

  • Я ем борщ.
    Ya yem borshch.
    I'm eating borscht.
  • Мы пьём чай каждое утро.
    My p'yóm chay kázhdoye útro.
    We drink tea every morning.

Practice

Match each form of есть to its pronoun.

Tap a pronoun below, then tap the verb form it belongs to — or drag it.

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Match each food word to its meaning.

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