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Russian Compound Future Tense with 'Быть'

Learn to form the compound future tense in Russian using conjugated быть with an imperfective infinitive to express plans and future activities.

A thoughtful person sits by a large window, gazing out at a bustling, snow-dusted Moscow street at dawn, holding a steaming cup of tea. The soft, warm light of the rising sun casts long shadows across the scene, hinting at future plans and the unfolding of a new day.
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Lesson#1
In this deck, you will learn how to talk about your future plans and ongoing activities in Russian. By combining a conjugated form of the auxiliary verb 'быть' with an imperfective infinitive, you can easily express what you will be doing.
Lesson#2
To say what you will do or will be doing, pair the first-person singular form 'я буду' with an infinitive verb. For example, 'читать' means to read, so 'я буду читать' means 'I will read' or 'I will be reading'.
Quiz#3
Translate into Russian: 'I will read.'

Я буду читать

Quiz#4
Translate into Russian: 'I will drink tea.'

Я буду пить чай

Lesson#5
When speaking casually to a friend, relative, or child, use the second-person singular form 'ты будешь'. To ask what they will be doing, you say 'Что ты будешь делать?', which means 'What will you do?'.
Quiz#6
Speaking to a friend, how do you say 'What will you do?' in Russian?

Что ты будешь делать?

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