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Study Resource: Conjugating Russian verbs of motion in the past and present tense

By: Aleks Novikov

The following verbs are some of the most common verbs of motion in Russian, conjugated in the past and present tense.

Remember that the form reflects the verb’s directionality.

Unidirectional verbs (“uni”) are for movement in one direction.
Multidirectional verbs (“multi”) are for movement in a variety of directions or a movement to and from a place.


	to walk / go		to go by vehicle		to fly		to run		to swim
Directionality	Uni	Multi	Uni	Multi	Uni	Multi	Uni	Multi	Uni	Multi
Infinitive	идти Transcription: eeTEE	ходить Transcription: khaDEET	ехать Transcription: YEkhat	ездить Transcription: khaDEET	лететь Transcription: leeTYET	летать Transcription: leeTAT	бежать Transcription: beeZHAT	бегать Transcription: BYEgat	плыть Transcription: plyt	плавать Transcription: PLAvat
Person	Present Tense
я Transcription: ya Translation: I	иду Transcription: eeDOO	хожу Transcription: khaZHOO	еду Transcription: YEdoo	езжу Transcription: YEzhoo	лечу Transcription: leeCHOO	летаю Transcription: leeTAyu	бегу Transcription: beeGOO	бегаю Transcription: BYEgayu	плыву Transcription: plyVOO	плаваю Transcription: PLAvayu
ты Transcription: ty Translation: you (informal sg.)	идёшь Transcription: eeDYOSH	ходишь Transcription: KHOdeesh	едешь Transcription: YEdyesh	ездишь Transcription: YEzdeesh	летишь Transcription: leeTEESH	летаешь Transcription: leeTAyesh	бежишь Transcription: beeZHEESH	бегаешь Transcription: BYEgayesh	плывёшь Transcription: plyVYOSH	плаваешь Transcription: PLAvayesh
он, она, оно Transcription: on, aNA, aNO Translation: he, she, it	идёт Transcription: eeDYOT	ходит Transcription: KHOdeet	едет Transcription: YEdyet	ездит Transcription: YEzdeet	летит Transcription: leeTEET	летает Transcription: leeTAyet	бежит Transcription: beeZHEET	бегает Transcription: BYEgayet	плывёт Transcription: plyVYOT	плавает Transcription: PLAvayet
мы Transcription: my Translation: we	идём Transcription: eeDYOM	ходим Transcription: KHOdeem	едем Transcription: YEdyem	ездим Transcription: YEzdeem	летим Transcription: leeTEEM	летаем Transcription: leeTAyem	бежим Transcription: beeZHEEM	бегаем Transcription: BYEgayem	плывём Transcription: plyVYOT	плаваем Transcription: PLAvayem
вы Transcription: vy Translation: you (formal / pl.)	идёте Transcription: eeDYOtye	ходите Transcription: KHOdeetye	едете Transcription: YEdeetye	ездите Transcription: YEzdeetye	летите Transcription: leeTEEtye	летаете Transcription: leeTAeetye	бежите Transcription: beeZHEEtye	бегаете Transcription: BYEgayetye	плывёте Transcription: plyVYOtye	плаваете Transcription: PLAvayetye
они Transcription: aNEE Translation: they	идут Transcription: eeDOOT	ходят Transcription: KHOdyat	едут Transcription: YEdoot	ездят Transcription: YEzdyat	летят Transcription: leeTYAT	летают Transcription: leeTAyut	бегут Transcription: beeGOOT	бегают Transcription: BYEgayut	плывут Transcription: plyVOOT	плавают Transcription: PLAvayut
	Past Tense
он Transcription: on Translation: he	шёл Transcription: shol	ходил Transcription: khaDEEL	ехал Transcription: YEkhal	ездил Transcription: YEzdeel	летел Transcription: leeTYEL	летал Transcription: leeTAL	бежал Transcription: beeZHEESH	бегал Transcription: BYEgal	плыл Transcription: plyl	плавал Transcription: PLAval
она Transcription: aNA Translation: she	шла Transcription: shla	ходила Transcription: khaDEELa	ехала Transcription: YEkhala	ездила Transcription: YEzdeela	летела Transcription: leeTYEla	летала Transcription: leeTAla	бежала Transcription: beeZHAla	бегала Transcription: BYEgala	плыла Transcription: plyLA	плавала Transcription: PLAvala
оно Transcription: aNO Translation: it	шло Transcription: shlo	ходило Transcription: khaDEELa	ехало Transcription: YEkhala	ездило Transcription: YEzdeela	летело Transcription: leeTYEla	летало Transcription: leeTAla	бежало Transcription: beeZHAla	бегало Transcription: BYEgala	плыло Transcription: PLYla	плавало Transcription: PLAvala
они Transcription: aNEE Translation: they	шли Transcription: shlee	ходили Transcription: khaDEElee	ехали Transcription: YEkhalee	ездили Transcription: YEzdeelee	летели Transcription: leeTYElee	летали Transcription: leeTAlee	бежали Transcription: beeZHAlee	бегали Transcription: BYEgalee	плыли Transcription: PLYlee	плавали Transcription: PLAvalee