Present
Настоящее время · now and habits: imperfective verbs only
- я I forget
- ты you forget
- он, она, оно he/she forgets
- мы we forget
- вы you all forget
- они they forget
RUSSIAN VERB
забывать
to forget
- #278 most used
- Imperfective verb
Conjugation
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Past
Прошедшее время · by gender and number: он говорил, она говорила
- он he forgot
- она she forgot
- оно it forgot
- они they forgot
Future
Будущее время · “буду” and the infinitive for an imperfective verb; a perfective verb conjugates by itself
- я I will forget
- ты you will forget
- он, она, оно he/she will forget
- мы we will forget
- вы you all will forget
- они they will forget
Conditional
Условное наклонение · “would”: the past and “бы”
- он he would forget
- она she would forget
- оно it would forget
- они they would forget
Imperative
Повелительное наклонение · requests and orders: ты, вы
- ты forget!
- вы forget! (formal, or all of you)
How to use забывать
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Я всё время забываю новые слова.
I keep forgetting new words.
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Past
Он всегда забывал ключи дома.
He always forgot his keys at home.
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Future
Теперь я не буду забывать твой день рождения.
Now I won't forget your birthday.
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Conditional
Без списка я бы забывала половину покупок.
Without a list I'd forget half the shopping.
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Imperative
Не забывай звонить маме по воскресеньям.
Don't forget to ring your mum on Sundays.
Good to know
- Не забывай, не забывайте is the everyday don't forget.
Where you hear забывать
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Russian · Beginner Level 3
- Я всегда забываю слова. I always forget words.
- Я забывал звонить маме. I used to forget to ring my mum.
- Не забывайте: говорите по-русски. Don't forget: speak Russian.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: imperfective verb.