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RUSSIAN VERB

включить

to turn on, to switch on (once)

  • #487 most used
  • Perfective verb

Conjugation

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Past

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Повелительное наклонение · requests and orders: ты, вы

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

How to use включить

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

  1. Past

    Я включил чайник, сейчас попьём чаю.

    I've put the kettle on, we'll have tea now.

  2. Future

    Я включу отопление, в квартире холодно.

    I'll turn on the heating, the flat is cold.

  3. Conditional

    Я бы включил музыку, но соседи спят.

    I'd put some music on, but the neighbours are asleep.

  4. Imperative

    Включи свет в коридоре, ничего не видно.

    Turn on the light in the hall, I can't see a thing.

Good to know

  • Включить is once: включи свет. Выключить is to switch off; включать is the imperfective.

Where you hear включить

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

Russian · Intermediate Level 2

  • Включите свет, пожалуйста. Turn on the light, please.
  • Я включил свет на сцене. I turned on the stage lights.
  • Я включу свет. I'll turn on the light.

Russian · Advanced Level 3

  • Включите свет, пожалуйста. Turn on the light, please.
  • Я включил свет на сцене. I turned on the stage lights.
  • Я включу свет. I'll turn on the light.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: perfective verb.