Down below you find the table of conjugations for the verbs петь / спеть. In English the translation means ‘to sing’.
петь / спеть conjugation in Russian
| Imperfective Aspect | Perfective Aspect | |
| Infinitive Form | петь | спеть |
| Present Tense | ||
| я– 1st Person Singular | пою | |
| ты – 2nd Person Singular | поёшь | |
| он/она/оно– 3rd Person Singular | поёт | |
| мы – 1st Person Plural | поём | |
| вы – 2nd Person Plural | поёте | |
| они – 3rd Person Plural | поют | |
| Past Tense | ||
| он– Masculine | пел | спел |
| она – Feminine | пела | спела |
| оно – Neuter | пело | спело |
| они/мы/вы – Plural | пели | спели |
| Future Tense | ||
| я– 1st Person Singular | буду петь | спою |
| ты – 2nd Person Singular | будешь петь | споёшь |
| он/она/оно– 3rd Person Singular | будет петь | споёт |
| мы – 1st Person Plural | будем петь | споём |
| вы– 2nd Person Plural | будете петь | споёте |
| они– 3rd Person Plural | будут петь | споют |
| Imperative Form | ||
| ты – Informal | пой | спой |
| вы – Polite | пойте | спойте |
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Examples phrases with the verbs петь and спеть
Below you can find some example phrases with these verbs:
| Russian Phrase | English Translation |
|---|---|
| Я люблю петь под душем. | I love singing in the shower. |
| Мой брат умеет петь на гитаре. | My brother can sing and play the guitar. |
| Она часто пела на свадьбах. | She often sang at weddings. |
| Мы всегда пели гимн на уроке физкультуры. | We always sang the national anthem in physical education class. |
| На Новый год дети пели песни . | The kids sang songs for New Year’s. |
| Мы пели караоке вчера вечером. | We sang karaoke last night. |
| Он пел песню про любовь. | He sang a song about love. |
| Я не могу петь высокие ноты. | I can’t sing high notes. |
| Она спела эту песню на концерте. | She sang this song at the concert. |
| Он спел для нее романтическую балладу. | He sang a romantic ballad for her. |
| Они спели национальный гимн. | They sang the national anthem. |
| На свадьбе друга мы спели старую песню . | We sang an old song at our friend’s wedding. |
| Она спела соло в хоре. | She sang a solo in the choir. |
| Я хочу спеть эту песню на конкурсе. | I want to sing this song at the competition. |
| Они спели дуэтом на концерте. | They sang a duet at the concert. |
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