When is Czas przyszły used?

będę conjugation: będę, będziesz, będzie, będziemy, będziecie, będą.

How is Czas przyszły formed?

Key: Imperfective future = process in the future. Perfective future = completed action in the future.

What are common mistakes with Czas przyszły?

Learners try to use będę with perfective verbs (*będę napisać) or don't understand perfective present = future. English speakers: English 'will' works for all verbs — Polish splits by aspect. Russian speakers: Russian буду + imperfective works identically — direct transfer. Czech speakers: Czech budu + infinitive works the same way.

Czas przyszły

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Future tense: imperfective compound and perfective simple

Can form future tense using both imperfective and perfective verbs

Future tense: imperfective compound and perfective simple

Examples

Będę czytać jutro. — I will read tomorrow.
Przeczytam tę książkę. — I will read the book. (finish it)
Czy przyjdziesz? — Will you come?

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Future Tense

Future tense: imperfective compound and perfective simple

Learning Goal

I can form future tense using both verb aspects

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Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?

Będę czytać jutro.

I will read tomorrow.

Przeczytam tę książkę.

I will read the book. (finish it)

Czy przyjdziesz?

Will you come?

Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?

Future Tense

Polish has two future forms by aspect.

Aspect	Formation	Example
Imperfective	będę + infinitive	Będę pisać.
Perfective	present form	Napiszę.

będę: będę, będziesz, będzie, będziemy, będziecie, będą.

Don't use będę with perfective verbs. Perfective present form already means future.

Będę czytać jutro.

I will read tomorrow.

Będę czytać jutro — imperfective future: będę + infinitive (ongoing reading).

Przeczytam tę książkę.

I will read the book. (finish it)

Przeczytam tę książkę — perfective future: present form of perfective verb.

Czy przyjdziesz?

Will you come?

Czy przyjdziesz? — perfective przyjść, present form = future.

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Frequently asked questions

When is Czas przyszły used?: będę conjugation: będę, będziesz, będzie, będziemy, będziecie, będą.
How is Czas przyszły formed?: Key: Imperfective future = process in the future. Perfective future = completed action in the future.
What are common mistakes with Czas przyszły?: Learners try to use będę with perfective verbs (*będę napisać) or don't understand perfective present = future. English speakers: English 'will' works for all verbs — Polish splits by aspect. Russian speakers: Russian буду + imperfective works identically — direct transfer. Czech speakers: Czech budu + infinitive works the same way.