The Future Tense
To express actions that will happen in the future using imperfective verbs, you typically form it by combining a future form of the verb быць ('to be') with the infinitive (the base form, ending in -ць) of the main verb. Alternatively, for many verbs, you can use a synthetic future tense form (one word).
- Compound Future ('Быць' + Infinitive): буду, будзеш, будзе, будзем, будзеце, будуць + Infinitive
- Synthetic Future (for many verbs): often formed by adding prefixes to the infinitive or present tense stem.
- Examples (Compound Future): Я бу́ду чыта́ць кнíгу (I will read a book). Ты бу́дзеш гавары́ць з ім (You will talk with him). Яна́ бу́дзе працава́ць за́ўтра (She will work tomorrow). Мы бу́дзем піса́ць (We will write). Яны́ бу́дуць глядзе́ць фільм (They will watch a film).
- Examples (Synthetic Future): Я прачыта́ю кнíгу (I will read a book). Ты ска́жаш яму́ (You will tell him). Яна́ зро́біць гэта (She will do it).