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RUSSIAN VERB

представить

to introduce; to imagine

  • #287 most used
  • Perfective verb

Conjugation

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Past

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Повелительное наклонение · requests and orders: ты, вы

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

How to use представить

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

  1. Past

    Я представила Сэма родителям на Новый год.

    I introduced Sam to my parents at New Year.

  2. Future

    Я представлю тебя дирижёру после репетиции.

    I'll introduce you to the conductor after the rehearsal.

  3. Conditional

    Я бы представила тебя гостям, но ты опоздал.

    I'd have introduced you to the guests, but you were late.

  4. Imperative

    Представь себе, рояль простоял тут сто лет.

    Just imagine, the grand piano has stood here a hundred years.

Good to know

  • Представить кого-то кому-то is to introduce someone: представь меня. Представить себе is to imagine: представь себе! Представлять is the imperfective.

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