Present
Настоящее время · now and habits: imperfective verbs only
- я I peel
- ты you peel
- он, она, оно he/she peels
- мы we peel
- вы you all peel
- они they peel
RUSSIAN VERB
чистить
to peel, to clean
- #223 most used
- Imperfective verb
Conjugation
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Past
Прошедшее время · by gender and number: он говорил, она говорила
- он he peeled
- она she peeled
- оно it peeled
- они they peeled
Future
Будущее время · “буду” and the infinitive for an imperfective verb; a perfective verb conjugates by itself
- я I will peel
- ты you will peel
- он, она, оно he/she will peel
- мы we will peel
- вы you all will peel
- они they will peel
Conditional
Условное наклонение · “would”: the past and “бы”
- он he would peel
- она she would peel
- оно it would peel
- они they would peel
Imperative
Повелительное наклонение · requests and orders: ты, вы
- ты peel!
- вы peel! (formal, or all of you)
How to use чистить
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Я чищу картошку на весь салат.
I'm peeling potatoes for the whole salad.
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Past
Сэм чистил снег у дома всё утро.
Sam was clearing snow by the house all morning.
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Future
Завтра я буду чистить ботинки.
Tomorrow I'll clean my boots.
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Conditional
Я бы чистила яйца, но они горячие.
I'd peel the eggs, but they're hot.
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Imperative
Чисти зубы два раза в день.
Brush your teeth twice a day.
Good to know
- Чистить is the one verb for peeling potatoes, brushing teeth and cleaning shoes.
Where you hear чистить
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Russian · Beginner Level 2
- Я чищу яйца. I'm peeling the eggs.
- Сэм чистил картошку. Sam peeled the potatoes.
- Я буду чистить огурцы. I'll peel the cucumbers.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: imperfective verb.