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RUSSIAN VERB

прощаться

to say goodbye

  • #290 most used
  • Reflexive verb

Conjugation

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Present

Настоящее время · now and habits: imperfective verbs only

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

Past

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Повелительное наклонение · requests and orders: ты, вы

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

How to use прощаться

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

  1. Present

    Мы прощаемся у метро каждое утро.

    We say goodbye at the metro every morning.

  2. Past

    Гости долго прощались в прихожей.

    The guests took a long time saying goodbye in the hall.

  3. Future

    Я не буду прощаться, мы скоро увидимся.

    I won't say goodbye, we'll see each other soon.

  4. Conditional

    Я бы не прощалась так долго на морозе.

    I wouldn't say goodbye for so long out in the cold.

  5. Imperative

    Не прощайся, я провожу тебя до поезда.

    Don't say goodbye yet, I'll walk you to the train.

Good to know

  • Прощаться с кем-то is to say goodbye to someone; попрощаться is once. Прощай! is a goodbye for good; the everyday one is до свидания.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: reflexive verb.