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Предстоять [Predstoyat'] (to lie ahead) conjugation

Russian
imperfective
3 examples
This verb can also mean the following: have, be in the offing, be at hand.
This verb's imperfective counterpart:

Conjugation of предстоять

Я
Ты
Он/она
Мы
Вы
Они
Present tense
предстою
predstoju
I lie ahead
предстоишь
predstoish'
you lie ahead
предстоит
predstoit
he/she lies ahead
предстоим
predstoim
we lie ahead
предстоите
predstoite
you all lie ahead
предстоят
predstojat
they lie ahead
Imperfective Imperative mood
-
предстой
predstoj
lie ahead
-
-
предстойте
predstojte
lie ahead
-
Он
Она
Оно
Они
Imperfective Past tense
предстоял
predstojal
he did ahead
предстояла
predstojala
she did ahead
предстояло
predstojalo
it did ahead
предстояли
predstojali
they did ahead
Conditional
предстоял бы
predstojal by
He would lie ahead
предстояла бы
predstojala by
She would lie ahead
предстояло бы
predstojalo by
It would lie ahead
предстояли бы
predstojali by
They would lie ahead
Pres. Act.
Past Act.
Pres. Pass.
Past Pass.
Present Adv.
Past Adv.
Participles
предстоящий
predstojaščij
one who lies ahead
предстоявший
predstojavšij
one who lay ahead
предстоя
predstoja
lying ahead
предстояв
predstojav
while lying ahead

Examples of предстоять

Example in RussianTranslation in English
Время закрыть двери прошлому и отдать себя великому делу что нам предстоит.It's time to close the door on the past and commit yourself to the great work that lies ahead of us.
Ведь предстоят более сложные испытания.For far greater challenges lie ahead.
Все зависело от полуденных пробок, с которыми мне предстояло встретиться.I was braced for the Tuesday afternoon traffic that lay ahead.

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