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RUSSIAN VERB

поговорить

to have a talk (one time)

  • Perfective verb

Conjugation

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Past

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

  1. он he had a talk
  2. она she had a talk
  3. оно it had a talk
  4. они they had a talk

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

  1. он he would have a talk
  2. она she would have a talk
  3. оно it would have a talk
  4. они they would have a talk

Imperative

Повелительное наклонение · requests and orders: ты, вы

  1. ты have a talk!
  2. вы have a talk! (formal, or all of you)

How to use поговорить

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

  1. Past

    Я поговорила с директором о зарплате.

    I had a talk with the director about pay.

  2. Future

    Я поговорю с Игорем завтра утром.

    I'll have a talk with Igor tomorrow morning.

  3. Conditional

    Я бы поговорила с ним сама.

    I'd talk to him myself.

  4. Imperative

    Поговори с бабушкой, она скучает.

    Have a talk with Granny, she misses you.

Good to know

  • Поговорить с кем-то о чём-то: поговорить с мамой о работе.

Where you hear поговорить

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

Russian · Beginner Level 3

  • Об этом поговорим вечером. We'll talk about that in the evening.
  • Я поговорил с директором. I had a talk with the director.
  • Я поговорю с Игорем завтра. I'll talk to Igor tomorrow.

Russian · Intermediate Level 1

  • Об этом поговорим вечером. We'll talk about that in the evening.
  • Я поговорил с директором. I had a talk with the director.
  • Я поговорю с Игорем завтра. I'll talk to Igor tomorrow.
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Signed for a Year

Beginner Level 3 · Комнату? Об этом поговорим.

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I Was Going to Come

Intermediate Level 1 · Катя, давай поговорим.

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Katya's Warning

Intermediate Level 3 · А потом: ты должен был сначала поговорить с ней. · Тогда я поговорю с ней. Серьёзно.

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Congratulations to Us All

Advanced Level 2 · Мастерскую. Об этом мы ещё поговорим.

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A Year's Lease

Advanced Level 2 · Поговорите с ними. В обмен на настройку.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: perfective verb.