The Future Tense

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Intermediate

Imperfective and perfective futures

буду, будешь ... + infinitive.

Я буду читать.

Ya budu chitat'.

I will read / be reading.

📝 буду + infinitive

Мы будем работать.

My budem rabotat'.

We will work.

📝 Future of an imperfective verb

Conjugate a perfective verb in present form.

Я прочитаю книгу.

Ya prochitayu knigu.

I'll read the book.

📝 Perfective прочитать = future (one word)

Я напишу письмо.

Ya napishu pis'mo.

I'll write a letter.

📝 Perfective future

Process vs completed result.

Я буду писать письмо.

Ya budu pisat' pis'mo.

I'll be writing a letter.

📝 Imperfective future = process

Я напишу письмо.

Ya napishu pis'mo.

I'll write (finish) a letter.

📝 Perfective future = result