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RUSSIAN VERB

простить

to forgive (once)

  • #296 most used
  • Perfective verb

Conjugation

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Past

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Повелительное наклонение · requests and orders: ты, вы

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

How to use простить

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

  1. Past

    Она простила его, но не сразу.

    She forgave him, but not right away.

  2. Future

    Мама простит, она всегда прощает.

    Mum will forgive you, she always forgives.

  3. Conditional

    Я бы простил, если бы он извинился.

    I'd forgive him if he apologised.

  4. Imperative

    Простите, вы не подскажете, где метро?

    Excuse me, could you tell me where the metro is?

Good to know

  • Прости and простите are also sorry and excuse me. The one forgiven is in the accusative: прости меня. Прощать is the imperfective.

Where you hear простить

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Russian · Intermediate Level 2

  • Прости меня. Forgive me.
  • Я тебя простила. I forgave you.
  • Мама тебя простит. Mum will forgive you.

Russian · Intermediate Level 3

  • Прости меня. Forgive me.
  • Я тебя простила. I forgave you.
  • Мама тебя простит. Mum will forgive you.
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The Cancelled Evening

Intermediate Level 2 · Сэм, прости, я должна остаться.

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The Blessing

Intermediate Level 3 · Я знаю. Простите меня.

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From the Heart

Fluency Level 3 · Я, над блинами. Простите меня.

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The Small Hall

Fluency Level 3 · Простите настройщика за вопрос.

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