просить / попросить conjugation in Russian – to Request

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Written by Ari Helderman | Last updated: January 29, 2025 |  min read
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Down below you find the table of conjugations for the verbs просить / попросить. In English the translation means ‘to request’.

просить / попросить conjugation in Russian

Imperfective
Aspect 		Perfective
Aspect 
Infinitive Formпроситьпопросить
Present Tense
я – 1st Person Singularпрошу́
ты – 2nd Person Singularпро́сишь
он/она/оно – 3rd Person Singularпро́сит
мы – 1st Person Pluralпро́сим
вы – 2nd Person Pluralпро́сите
они – 3rd Person Pluralпро́сят
Past Tense
он – Masculineпроси́лпопроси́л
она – Feminineпроси́лапопроси́ла
оно – Neuterпроси́лопопроси́ло
они/мы/вы – Pluralпроси́липопроси́ли
Future Tense
я – 1st Person Singularбуду     проситьпопрошу́
ты – 2nd Person Singularбудешь проситьпопро́сишь
он/она/они – 3rd Person Singularбудет    проситьпопро́сит
мы – 1st Person Pluralбудем   проситьпопро́сим
вы – 2nd Person Pluralбудете  проситьпопро́сите
они – 3rd Person Pluralбудут    проситьпопро́сят
Imperative Form
ты – Informalпроси́попроси́
вы – Politeпроси́тепопроси́те

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