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RUSSIAN VERB

думать

to think

  • #13 most used
  • Imperfective verb

Conjugation

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Present

Настоящее время · now and habits: imperfective verbs only

  1. я I think
  2. ты you think
  3. он, она, оно he/she thinks
  4. мы we think
  5. вы you all think
  6. они they think

Past

Прошедшее время · by gender and number: он говорил, она говорила

  1. он he thought
  2. она she thought
  3. оно it thought
  4. они they thought

Future

Будущее время · “буду” and the infinitive for an imperfective verb; a perfective verb conjugates by itself

  1. я I will think
  2. ты you will think
  3. он, она, оно he/she will think
  4. мы we will think
  5. вы you all will think
  6. они they will think

Conditional

Условное наклонение · “would”: the past and “бы”

  1. он he would think
  2. она she would think
  3. оно it would think
  4. они they would think

Imperative

Повелительное наклонение · requests and orders: ты, вы

  1. ты think!
  2. вы think! (formal, or all of you)

How to use думать

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Я думаю, что завтра будет хорошая погода.

    I think the weather will be good tomorrow.

  2. Past

    Я думала о твоих словах всю ночь.

    I was thinking about your words all night.

  3. Future

    Я буду думать над твоим предложением.

    I'll think over your offer.

  4. Conditional

    На твоём месте я бы думала дольше.

    In your place I'd think longer.

  5. Imperative

    Не думай об этом, всё будет хорошо.

    Don't think about it, everything will be fine.

Good to know

  • Думать о ком-то is to think about someone; я думаю, что… is I think that…

Where you hear думать

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Russian · Intermediate Level 1

  • Я думаю о тебе. I'm thinking about you.
  • Я часто думал о тебе. I often thought about you.
  • Я буду думать. I'll think about it.

Russian · Intermediate Level 3

  • Я думаю о тебе. I'm thinking about you.
  • Я часто думал о тебе. I often thought about you.
  • Я буду думать. I'll think about it.
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Before Me

Intermediate Level 1 · Я часто думал о тебе.

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To Dima and Lena

Intermediate Level 1 · Год думал, а решил на платформе.

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A Minute of Your Time

Intermediate Level 3 · Я так и думала.

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