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RUSSIAN VERB

принять

to accept, to take

  • #72 most used
  • Perfective verb

Conjugation

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Past

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Повелительное наклонение · requests and orders: ты, вы

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

How to use принять

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

  1. Past

    Я принял душ и сразу почувствовал себя лучше.

    I took a shower and felt better straight away.

  2. Future

    Врач примет вас через десять минут.

    The doctor will see you in ten minutes.

  3. Conditional

    Я бы принял это предложение, не думая.

    I'd accept that offer without thinking.

  4. Imperative

    Прими таблетку после еды, не раньше.

    Take the pill after a meal, not before.

Good to know

  • Принять is the perfective of принимать: принять душ, лекарство, решение, гостей is to take a shower, a medicine, a decision, to receive guests.

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