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RUSSIAN VERB

послать

to send

  • #251 most used
  • Perfective verb

Conjugation

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Past

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Повелительное наклонение · requests and orders: ты, вы

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

How to use послать

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

  1. Past

    Я послал тебе адрес, посмотри в телефоне.

    I sent you the address, check your phone.

  2. Future

    Пошлю бабушке цветы, у неё сегодня юбилей.

    I'll send Grandma flowers, it's her big birthday today.

  3. Conditional

    Я бы послал посылку поездом, так быстрее.

    I'd send the parcel by train, it's faster.

  4. Imperative

    Пошли мне фото, я покажу маме.

    Send me the photo, I'll show Mum.

Good to know

  • Послать is once: послать письмо, послать за врачом. Careful: послать кого-то on its own can be a rude way to tell someone to get lost.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: perfective verb.