The Future Tense
To express actions that will happen in the future using imperfective verbs, you can combine the future tense of быти ('to be') with the infinitive of the main verb, or use the simple future for perfective verbs.
- Compound Future ('Быти' + Infinitive - for imperfective verbs): Future forms of быти (бу́дѫ, бу́деши, бу́детъ, бу́девѣ, бу́дета, бу́детѣ, бу́демъ, бу́дете, бу́дѫтъ) + Infinitive.
- Simple Future (for perfective verbs): Formed using the present tense conjugation of the perfective verb.
- Examples (Compound Future - imperfective): Азъ бу́дѫ чита́ти книгѫ́ (I will read a book). Тꙑ бу́деши говори́ти съ ни́мь (You will speak with him). Она́ бу́детъ рабо́тати оутрѣ (She will work tomorrow). Мꙑ бу́демъ писа́ти (We will write). Они́ бу́дѫтъ зьрѣти фильмъ (They will watch a film).
- Examples (Simple Future - perfective): Азъ прочита́ѭ книгѫ́ (I will read a book). Тꙑ рекꙁе́ши ѥмоу́ (You will tell him). Она́ сътвори́тъ сиѥ (She will do this).