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Russian Grammar Chart - a Russian verb table (declension chart/conjugation chart) to summarize the how the Russian verbs conjugate (Type 1 Consonants)

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Site navigation:Home : Russian Grammar Charts : Verb Conjugation Type 1 Consonants (Part 1 of 3)

A grammar chart/declension chart for Russian Verbs Type 1 Consonants. We also have PDF version which you can download and print out and put in a folder to refer to when studying in class for example. There is also a free Pocket Reference Sheet which is a convenient size that you could use when cramming for an exam for example.

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Russian Grammar Charts - Verb Type 1 Consonants (Part 1 of 3)


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Verbs of Type 1 are characterised by the letter е and add the following endings to the stem -ю (or у usually after a consonant) ,-ешь,-ет,-ем,-ете,-ют (or ут if it follows ж,ч,ш,щ)
Under stress, е is replaced with ё
with some verbs.
This chart shows conjugations of verb groups where the stem ends in a consonant

Note
Underline letters denote the stress

Consonant Changes
The verbs in this group have a change of consonant when conjugating. The change shows the letters in the infinitive and what they change to when conjugating.
Group з > ж 1 к > ч 2 м > мл п > пл 3
Pronoun рез-ать
To cut
плак-ать
To weep
дрем-ать
To doze
щип-ать
To pinch
я реж-у плач-у дремл-ю щипл-ю
ты реж-ешь плач-ешь дремл-ешь щипл-ешь
он/она/оно реж-ет плач-ет дремл-ет щипл-ет
мы реж-ем плач-ем дремл-ем щипл-ем
вы реж-ете плач-ете дремл-ете щипл-ете
они реж-ут плач-ут дремл-ют щипл-ют
Consonant Changes
The verbs in this group have a change of consonant when conjugating. The change shows the letters in the infinitive and what they change to when conjugating.
Group с > ш 4 ск > щ 5 т > ч х > ш
Pronoun пис-ать
To write
иск-ать
To look for
прят-ать
To hide
мах-ать
To wave
я пиш-у ищ-у пряч-у маш-у
ты пиш-ешь ищ-ешь пряч-ешь маш-ешь
он/она/оно пиш-ет ищ-ет пряч-ет маш-ет
мы пиш-ем ищ-ем пряч-ем маш-ем
вы пиш-ете ищ-ете пряч-ете маш-ете
они пиш-ут ищ-ут пряч-ут маш-ут
Consonants that change in conjugation
The verbs in this group have a change of consonant when conjugating.
Group оть 7 нуть 8 ереть 9 нять 10
Pronoun бор-оться
To cut
гиб-нуть
To perish
т-ереть
To rub
за-нять
To occupy
я бор-юсь гибн-у тр-у займ-у
ты бор-ешься гибн-ешь тр-ёшь займ-ёшь
он/она/оно бор-ется гибн-ет тр-ёт займ-ёт
мы бор-емся гибн-ем тр-ём займ-ём
вы бор-етесь гибн-ете тр-ёте займ-ёте
они бор-ются гибн-ут тр-ут займ-ут

Notes
1 Includes казаться (to seem) (кажусь,кажешься)
2 Includes скакать (to gallop) (скачу,скачешь)
3 Includes сыпать (to pour) (сыплю,сыплешь)
4 Includes чесать (to scratch) (чешуешешь)
5 Includes плескать (to splash) (плещу,плещещь)
6 Includes шептать (to whisper) (шепчуепчешь)
7 Other example is колоть (to chop)
8 Most end-stressed verbs ending -нуть have ё when conjugating
9 Other examples are запереть (to lock) and умереть (to die)
10 Other example is поднять (to pick up)

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