Down below you find the table of conjugations for the verbs бывать/побывать. In English the translation means ‘to visit’.
бывать/побывать conjugation in Russian
| Imperfective Aspect | Perfective Aspect | |
| Infinitive Form | бывать | побывать |
| Present Tense | ||
| я – 1st Person Singular | бываю | |
| ты – 2nd Person Singular | бываешь | |
| он/она/оно – 3rd Person Singular | бывает | |
| мы– 1st Person Plural | бываем | |
| вы– 2nd Person Plural | бываете | |
| они – 3rd Person Plural | бывают | |
| Past Tense | ||
| он – Masculine | бывал | побывал |
| она – Feminine | бывала | побывала |
| оно – Neuter | бывало | побывало |
| они/мы/вы – Plural | бывали | побывали |
| Future Tense | ||
| я – 1st Person Singular | буду бывать | побываю |
| ты – 2nd Person Singular | будешь бывать | побываешь |
| он/она/оно– 3rd Person Singular | будет бывать | побывает |
| мы– 1st Person Plural | будем бывать | побываем |
| вы – 2nd Person Plural | будете бывать | побываете |
| они – 3rd Person Plural | будут бывать | побывают |
| Imperative Form | ||
| ты – Informal | бывай | побывай |
| вы – Polite | бывайте | побывайте |
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