Down below you find the table of conjugations for the verbs писать and написать. In English the translation means ‘to write’.
Писать conjugation in Russian
The stress of each word is on the bolded parts. Try saying the words out loud while you read to make sure they ‘stick’ in your memory.
| Imperfective Aspect | Perfective Aspect | |
| Infinitive Form | писать | написать |
| Present Tense | ||
| я – 1st Person Singular | пишу | |
| ты – 2nd Person Singular | пишешь | |
| он/она/оно – 3rd Person Singular | пишет | |
| мы – 1st Person Plural | пишем | |
| вы – 2nd Person Plural | пишете | |
| они – 3rd Person Plural | пишут | |
| Past Tense | ||
| он – Masculine | писал | написал |
| она – Feminine | писала | написала |
| оно – Neuter | писало | написало |
| они/мы/вы – Plural | писали | написали |
| Future Tense | ||
| я – 1st Person Singular | буду писать | напишу |
| ты – 2nd Person Singular | будешь писать | напишешь |
| он/она/оно– 3rd Person Singular | будет писать | напишет |
| мы – 1st Person Plural | будем писать | напишем |
| вы – 2nd Person Plural | будете писать | напишете |
| они – 3rd Person Plural | будут писать | напишут |
| Imperative Form | ||
| ты – Informal | пиши | напиши |
| вы – Polite | пишите | напишите |
IMPORTANT: make sure to put the stress on the и and not the а in the past tense. ‘я писал’ means ‘I peed’, not ‘I wrote’. The same goes for the infinitive form. Don’t say:
Я хочу писать тебе письмо – I want to pee you a letter.
Instead say:
Я хочу писать тебе письмо – I want to write you a letter.
How to use писать in Russian?
You can use писать just like when in English you’d say the verb ‘write’.
Examples of писать / написать conjugation
While reading the examples below, try saying them out loud. That will do wonders for your ability to speak Russian well. If you’re in a public place and it would be a little awkward to say Russian words, try to pronounce the sentences in your head.
If you make this into a habit to always pronounce Russian words while you read them, your speaking skills will improve 5 times faster than if you would not do this. It’s a small action that brings big results.
| Russian example | English translation |
|---|---|
| Я хочу писать тебе письмо | I want to write you a letter |
| Ты должен написать мне ответное письмо | You should write me a letter back |
| Я пишу в блокноте | I cook pasta |
| Я напишу в блокноте | I’ll write in my notebook |
| Ты пишешь, пока говорит учитель? | Are you writing while the teacher speaks? |
| Когда ты напишешь свой роман? | When will you write your novel |
| Писатель пишет свой новый роман | The writer writes his new novel |
| Писатель напишет свой новый роман в следующем году | The writer will write his new novel next year |
| Написали сообщение в инстаграмм | They wrote a message on Instagram |
| Я писал тебе сообщение, когда полиция выбила мою дверь | I was writing you a message, when the police knocked down my door |
| Напишите здесь свое имя | Write your name here |
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