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RUSSIAN VERB

состоять

to consist, to be made of

  • #105 most used
  • Imperfective verb

Conjugation

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Present

Настоящее время · now and habits: imperfective verbs only

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

Past

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

How to use состоять

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

  1. Present

    Наша семья состоит из пяти человек и кота.

    Our family consists of five people and a cat.

  2. Past

    Мой завтрак состоял из кофе и одного яблока.

    My breakfast consisted of coffee and one apple.

  3. Future

    Экзамен будет состоять из двух частей.

    The exam will consist of two parts.

  4. Conditional

    Мой идеальный день состоял бы из музыки и сна.

    My ideal day would consist of music and sleep.

Good to know

  • Состоять из takes the genitive: обед состоит из трёх блюд. Состоять в клубе is to be a member. Don't mix it up with состояться, to take place.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: imperfective verb.