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RUSSIAN VERB

опаздывать

to be late, to be running late

  • #324 most used
  • Imperfective verb

Conjugation

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Present

Настоящее время · now and habits: imperfective verbs only

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

Past

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

  1. он he was late
  2. она she was late
  3. оно it was late
  4. они they were late

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Повелительное наклонение · requests and orders: ты, вы

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

How to use опаздывать

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

  1. Present

    Извини, я опаздываю на десять минут.

    Sorry, I'm running ten minutes late.

  2. Past

    В школе он всегда опаздывал.

    At school he was always late.

  3. Future

    Если будем опаздывать, я позвоню.

    If we're running late, I'll call.

  4. Conditional

    Без машины я бы опаздывал каждый день.

    Without a car I'd be late every day.

  5. Imperative

    Не опаздывай, поезд ждать не будет.

    Don't be late, the train won't wait.

Good to know

  • Я опаздываю is I'm running late; опоздать is to be late, once: Я опоздал на поезд.

Where you hear опаздывать

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

Russian · Beginner Level 1

  • Я опаздываю в студию. I'm late for the studio.
  • Вчера я опаздывала на работу. Yesterday I was running late for work.
  • Мы будем опаздывать. We're going to be late.

Russian · Fluency Level 1

  • Я опаздываю в студию. I'm late for the studio.
  • Вчера я опаздывала на работу. Yesterday I was running late for work.
  • Мы будем опаздывать. We're going to be late.
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What Time Is It?

Beginner Level 1 · Два?! Я опаздываю!

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The Cold

Fluency Level 1 · Холодище. А Пал Палыч опаздывает.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: imperfective verb.