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A11st conjugationimperfectivepf. прочита́ть

чита́ть

A regular verb that shows off two things at once: the -ать pattern and the accusative object.

Quick answer

чита́ю, чита́ешь, чита́ет, чита́ем, чита́ете, чита́ют

to read. Regular: чита́ю, чита́ешь, чита́ет … Perfective прочита́ть = to read to the end.

Conjugation

PersonPresentPast
ячита́ючита́л
тычита́ешьчита́л
он / она́чита́етчита́л / чита́ла
мычита́емчита́ли
вычита́етечита́ли
они́чита́ютчита́ли
FormRussianNote
infinitiveчита́тьimperfective
aspect partnerпрочита́тьperfective: to finish reading
futureбу́ду чита́ть / прочита́юprocess or result
imperativeчита́й / чита́йтеread!
🔊 Stress stays on -а- in every form

Which form to learn first

чита́ю. It lets you say what you are doing with your evening and practise the accusative in the same breath.

Я чита́ю кни́гу.I am reading a book. — кни́га → кни́гу
Он чита́ет газе́ту.He is reading the newspaper.
Я прочита́л всю кни́гу.I read the whole book. — finished
Чита́йте вслух.Read out loud.

Typical mistakes

Я чита́ю кни́га.

Я чита́ю кни́гу.

The object of a verb goes into the accusative.

Вчера́ я чита́ю.

Вчера́ я чита́л.

Russian has no present-for-past. Use the past tense.

Check yourself

Мы ___ кни́гу. — We are reading a book.

мычита́ем.

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