Down below you find the table of conjugations for the verbs летать / полетать. In English the translation means ‘to fly’.
летать / полетать conjugation in Russian
| Imperfective Aspect | Perfective Aspect | |
| Infinitive Form | летать | полетать |
| Present Tense | ||
| я – 1st Person Singular | летаю | |
| ты – 2nd Person Singular | летаешь | |
| он/она/оно – 3rd Person Singular | летает | |
| мы – 1st Person Plural | летаем | |
| вы – 2nd Person Plural | летаете | |
| они – 3rd Person Plural | летают | |
| Past Tense | ||
| он – Masculine | летал | полетал |
| она – Feminine | летала | полетала |
| оно – Neuter | летало | полетало |
| они/мы/вы – Plural | летали | полетали |
| Future Tense | ||
| я – 1st Person Singular | буду летать | полетаю |
| ты – 2nd Person Singular | будешь летать | полетаешь |
| он/она/оно – 3rd Person Singular | будет летать | полетает |
| мы – 1st Person Plural | будем летать | полетаем |
| вы – 2nd Person Plural | будете летать | полетаете |
| они – 3rd Person Plural | будут летать | полетают |
| Imperative Form | ||
| ты – Informal | летай | полетай |
| вы– Polite | летайте | полетайте |
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Examples phrases with летать and полетать
Below you’ll find some example phrases:
| Russian phrases | English translation |
|---|---|
| Он летал на самолете. | He was flying on a plane. |
| Я никогда не полетал на самолете. | I have never had a flight on a plane. |
| Она летает в Лондон через неделю. | She is flying to London next week. |
| Я планирую полететь в Париж в следующем месяце. | I am planning to have a flight to Paris next month. |
| Мы летали в Токио в прошлый раз. | We flew to Tokyo last time. |
| Они полетали в Нью-Йорк вчера. | They had a flight to New York yesterday. |
| Я хотел бы лететь в Лас-Вегас. | I would like to fly to Las Vegas. |
| Она летит в Москву сейчас. | She is flying to Moscow now. |
| Они полетали в Шанхай на выходные. | They had a flight to Shanghai over the weekend. |
| Я хотела бы лететь в Берлин. | I would like to fly to Berlin. |
| Он летал в Пекин только один раз. | He flew to Beijing only once. |
| Они планируют полететь в Рио-де-Жанейро в этом году. | They are planning to have a flight to Rio de Janeiro this year. |
| Я не могу лететь, так как боюсь имею самолетов. | I can’t fly because I have an allergy to planes. |
| Она летит в Лондон каждый месяц. | She flies to London every month. |
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