The Most Important Verbs in Russian

The heart of every language lies in its verbs. If you can correctly recognize and form verbs, you have already mastered the most important aspect of grammar.

To immediately start expressing a lot in Russian, you only need five verbs in the beginning.

These are:

to have
to be
to go
can
to do

Learn these five Russian verbs in the present tense in all six conjugated forms by heart: I go, you go, he/she/it goes, we go, you (plural) go, they go.

Also learn the past and future forms of the verbs to have, to be, to go, and to do.

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1
to have	иметь
I have	у меня есть
you have	у тебя есть
he has	у него есть
we have	у нас есть
you have	у вас есть
they have	у них есть

2
to be	быть
I am	я (есть)
you are	ты (есть)
he is	он (есть)
we are	мы (есть)
you are	вы (есть)
they are	они (есть)

3
to go	идти
I go	я иду
you go	ты идёшь
he goes	он идёт
we go	мы идём
you go	вы идёте
they go	они идут

4
can	мочь
I can	я могу
you can	ты можешь
he can	он может
we can	мы можем
you can	вы можете
they can	они могут
you can (formal)	Вы можете

5
to do	делать
I do	я делаю
you do	ты делаешь
he does	он делает
we do	мы делаем
you do	вы делаете
they do	они делают

6
I had	у меня было
you had	у тебя было
he had	у него было
we had	у нас было
you had	у вас было
they had	у них было

7
I was	я был
you were	ты был
he was	он был
we were	мы были
you were	вы были
they were	они были

8
I went	я шёл
you went	ты шёл
he went	он шёл
we went	мы шли
you went	вы шли
they went	они шли

9
I did	я делал
you did	ты делал
he did	он делал
we did	мы делали
you did	вы делали
they did	они делали

10
I will have	у меня будет
you will have	у тебя будет
he will have	у него будет
we will have	у нас будет
you will have	у вас будет
they will have	у них будет

11
I will be	я буду
you will be	ты будешь
he will be	он будет
we will be	мы будем
you will be	вы будете
they will be	они будут

12
I will go	я пойду
you will go	ты пойдёшь
he will go	он пойдёт
we will go	мы пойдём
you will go	вы пойдёте
they will go	они пойдут

13
I will do	я буду делать
you will do	ты будешь делать
he will do	он будет делать
we will do	мы будем делать
you will do	вы будете делать
they will do	они будут делать

14
Is there ... ?	Есть ли ...?
May I ... ?	Можно я ...?
I need ...	Мне нужно ...
Where is ... ?	Где ...?
What is ... ?	Что ...?
How much is ... ?	Cкольто стоит ...?
I would like to have ...	Я бы хотел ...?
Can you ... ?	Ты можешь ...?
Can you (formal) ... ?	Вы можете ...?

The verb forms will also be taught to you in the language course from Sprachenlernen24 right in the first few days with the help of a verb trainer, as they are essential in any language.

If you learn just 100 words in addition to these verbs at the beginning, you can already have basic conversations after only about three hours of study time.

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