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RUSSIAN VERB

врать

to lie, to fib

  • #415 most used
  • Imperfective verb

Conjugation

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Present

Настоящее время · now and habits: imperfective verbs only

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

Past

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Повелительное наклонение · requests and orders: ты, вы

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

How to use врать

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

  1. Present

    Ты врёшь, я вижу по глазам.

    You're lying, I can see it in your eyes.

  2. Past

    В детстве я врал, что сделал уроки.

    As a child I lied that I'd done my homework.

  3. Future

    Я не буду врать, суп получился невкусный.

    I won't lie, the soup didn't come out well.

  4. Conditional

    Я бы не врал маме, она всё равно узнает.

    I wouldn't lie to Mum, she'll find out anyway.

  5. Imperative

    Не ври, ты не был у врача.

    Don't fib, you didn't go to the doctor.

Good to know

  • Врать is the everyday word for lying, lighter than лгать; соврать is one lie. The present changes: вру, врёшь.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: imperfective verb.