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RUSSIAN VERB

помыть

to wash

  • #214 most used
  • Perfective verb

Conjugation

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Past

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Повелительное наклонение · requests and orders: ты, вы

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

How to use помыть

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

  1. Past

    Я помыл посуду, пока ты говорила по телефону.

    I washed the dishes while you were on the phone.

  2. Future

    Помою голову и через полчаса буду готова.

    I'll wash my hair and be ready in half an hour.

  3. Conditional

    Я бы помыл машину, но обещают дождь.

    I'd wash the car, but they're forecasting rain.

  4. Imperative

    Помой руки, обед уже на столе.

    Wash your hands, lunch is already on the table.

Good to know

  • Помыть is the perfective of мыть: помыть посуду, помыть руки. Помыться is to wash yourself.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: perfective verb.