Down below you find the table of conjugations for the verbs болеть / заболеть . In English the translation means ‘to be sick’.
болеть / заболеть conjugation in Russian
| Imperfective Aspect | Perfective Aspect | |
| Infinitive Form | болеть | заболеть |
| Present Tense | ||
| я – 1st Person Singular | болею | |
| ты – 2nd Person Singular | болеешь | |
| он/она/оно – 3rd Person Singular | болеет | |
| мы – 1st Person Plural | болеем | |
| вы – 2nd Person Plural | болеете | |
| они – 3rd Person Plural | болеют | |
| Past Tense | ||
| он – Masculine | болел | заболел |
| она – Feminine | болела | заболела |
| оно – Neuter | болело | заболело |
| они/мы/вы – Plural | болели | заболели |
| Future Tense | ||
| оно – 1st Person Singular | буду болеть | заболею |
| ты – 2nd Person Singular | будешь болеть | заболеешь |
| он/она/оно = 3rd Person Singular | будет болеть | заболеет |
| мы – 1st Person Plural | будем болеть | заболеем |
| вы – 2nd Person Plural | будете болеть | заболеете |
| они – 3rd Person Plural | будут болеть | заболеют |
| Imperative Form | ||
| ты – Informal | болей | заболей |
| вы – Polite | болейте | заболейте |
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