Week 15, Lesson 30, Friday
Link events with когда, and promise results
With the two kinds of verb, когда can mean while or after. And a result verb has a surprise: its present-looking form already means the future.
1Recap 5 minutes
Three questions from Monday, before anything new.
2Goal 1 minute
I can link two events with когда, promise a result for tomorrow, and say what I must do.
3The lesson 20 minutes
In this lesson
- During, or after
- The future of result verbs
- Must: должен
During, or after
Two sentences with когда, drawn as time. Look at the bars before you read the rule.
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Когда я читал, я слушал музыку. | While I was reading, I listened to music. (two processes) |
| Когда я прочитал книгу, я написал письмо. | When I had finished the book, I wrote a letter. (one result, then another) |
The future of result verbs
A result verb has no буду. Its forms look like a present tense, but they always mean the future.
| Verb | я | ты |
|---|---|---|
| прочитать | прочитаю | прочитаешь |
| написать | напишу | напишешь |
| сделать | сделаю | сделаешь |
| решить | решу | решишь |
| выучить | выучу | выучишь |
| сдать | сдам | сдашь |
No буду: Я прочитаю книгу завтра. Compare Я буду читать, I will be reading.
Must: должен
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Я должен выучить слова. | I must learn the words. (a man) |
| Я должна написать письмо. | I must write a letter. (a woman) |
| Мы должны сдать экзамен. | We must pass the exam. |

4Listen and say 5 minutes
Sound of the lesson: The stress moves back in напи́шешь
напишу́ has the stress on the ending; from ты onwards it moves back: напи́шешь, напи́шет.
- напишу́ [na-pi-SHU] Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)
- напи́шешь [na-PI-shesh] Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)
Listen to the textbook
The book's own recordings for this topic, free on the publisher's site. Listen once for the gist, then again with the book open.
5Phrases and words 5 minutes
Phrases to learn whole
Learn each one as a single unit, the way you would learn a word. They come back in your Daily 10.
- Когда́ я …, я …When I …, I …
- Я прочита́ю э́то за́втра.I'll finish reading it tomorrow.
- Я до́лжен …I must … (a man)
- Я должна́ …I must … (a woman)
Words to read aloud
Read each one aloud, then open it to check.
когда́ …, …
when …, …
прочита́ю
I will finish reading
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)напишу́
I will write
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)сде́лаю
решу́
I will solve
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)вы́учу
I will learn
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)сдам
I will pass
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)до́лжен, должна́, должны́
must: he, she, they
письмо́
6Class exercises 15 minutes
Checked instantly. Get one wrong and you can try it again.
Role-play
Take one card each. Swap roles for a second round.
You
- Promise three things you will get done this week.
- Say one thing you must do, with должен.
Ника
- Ask: Когда вы это сделаете?
- Ask what you did while you were doing something else.
7Your turn 5 minutes
Promise two results for this week, and say one thing you must do.
See a model answer
Я напишу письмо завтра. Я прочитаю книгу в пятницу. Я должен выучить слова.
Saved as you type. It goes to Ника together with Homework 30.
8Mini questionnaire required, 80% to pass
9Feedback 5 minutes
10Check your goal 1 minute
I can link two events with когда, promise a result for tomorrow, and say what I must do.
Can you do this now? Be honest: the answer decides your next step.
11Homework
Homework 30 on Monday: когда sentences, promises with result verbs, and one thing you must do.
I can link two events with когда, promise a result for tomorrow, and say what I must do.