бегать / побегать conjugation in Russian – to Run

Written by Ari Helderman | Last updated: January 29, 2025 min read

Down below you find the table of conjugations for the verbs бегать / побегать. In English the translation means ‘to run’.

бегать / побегать conjugation in Russian

Imperfective
Aspect
 
Perfective
Aspect
 
Infinitive Formбегатьпобегать
   
Present Tense  
я – 1st Person Singularбегаю 
ты – 2nd Person Singularбегаешь 
он/она/оно – 3rd Person Singularбегает 
мы – 1st Person Pluralбегаем 
вы – 2nd Person Pluralбегаете 
они – 3rd Person Pluralбегают 
   
Past Tense  
он – Masculineбегалпобегал
она – Feminineбегалапобегала
оно – Neuterбегалопобегало
они/мы/вы – Pluralбегалипобегали
   
Future Tense  
я – 1st Person Singularбуду бегатьпобегаю
ты – 2nd Person Singularбудешь бегатьпобегаешь
он/она/оно – 3rd Person Singularбудет бегатьпобегает
мы – 1st Person Pluralбудем бегатьпобегаем
вы – 2nd Person Pluralбудете бегатьпобегаете
они – 3rd Person Pluralбудут бегатьпобегают
   
Imperative Form  
ты – Informalбегайпобегай
вы – Politeбегайтепобегайте

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Examples phrases with бегать and побегать

Below you’ll find some example phrases:

Russian PhrasesEnglish Translation
Он бегает каждый день.He runs every day.
Она побегает в парке.She’ll run in the park.
Мы бегаем вместе.We run together.
Он бегает для своего здоровья.He runs for his health.
Она побегает рано утром.She’ll go for a run early in the morning.
Беги!Run!
Побегите вместе!Run together!
Бегите в парке!Run in the park!
Он бегает в течение часа.He runs for an hour.
Она бегает в лесу.She runs in the forest.
Мы бегаем на пляже.We run on the beach.
Он бегает в городе.He runs in the city.
Она бегает для поддержания формы.She runs to maintain her shape.
Мы бегаем по утрам.We run in the morning.
Он бегает в парке каждый вечер.He runs in the park every evening.

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