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RUSSIAN VERB

предложить

to offer, to suggest

  • #247 most used
  • Perfective verb

Conjugation

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Past

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Повелительное наклонение · requests and orders: ты, вы

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

How to use предложить

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

  1. Past

    Мне предложили работу в детской больнице.

    I was offered a job at the children's hospital.

  2. Future

    Я предложу соседям настроить их пианино бесплатно.

    I'll offer to tune the neighbours' piano for free.

  3. Conditional

    Я бы предложила встретиться в парке, погода чудесная.

    I'd suggest meeting in the park, the weather's lovely.

  4. Imperative

    Предложи гостям чаю, я сейчас приду.

    Offer the guests tea, I'll be right there.

Good to know

  • Предложить кому-то что-то: the person in the dative. Предлагать is the imperfective; предложение is both an offer and a sentence.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: perfective verb.