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RUSSIAN VERB

закрыть

to close, to shut (once)

  • #104 most used
  • Perfective verb

Conjugation

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Past

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Повелительное наклонение · requests and orders: ты, вы

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

How to use закрыть

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

  1. Past

    Я закрыла окно, стало холодно.

    I closed the window, it got cold.

  2. Future

    Я закрою дверь на ключ.

    I'll lock the door.

  3. Conditional

    Я бы закрыла магазин пораньше сегодня.

    I'd close the shop a bit earlier today.

  4. Imperative

    Закрой глаза, у меня для тебя сюрприз.

    Close your eyes, I've got a surprise for you.

Good to know

  • Закрыть дверь на ключ is to lock the door.

Where you hear закрыть

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

Russian · Beginner Level 3

  • Закрой окно! Close the window!
  • Я закрыл окно. I closed the window.
  • Я закрою дверь. I'll close the door.

Russian · Advanced Level 2

  • Закрой окно! Close the window!
  • Я закрыл окно. I closed the window.
  • Я закрою дверь. I'll close the door.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: perfective verb.