I can say where I live, work, and study, what I do every day, and what I'll do tomorrow.
Men Toshkentda yashayman: the present-future tense
Men Toshkentda yashayman: the present-future tense
The present-future tense covers what you do usually and what you will do. The time words har kuni (“every day”) and ertaga (“tomorrow”) tell you which: one form for both (examples in the table).
In the dictionary a verb ends in -moq (the infinitive): yozmoq — to write. Take away -moq and you have the stem: yoz-, yasha-.
The stem takes -a after a consonant or -y after a vowel, then the personal ending: yoz + a + man = yozaman, yasha + y + man = yashayman. All the persons are in the table.
In the third person this tense has the ending -di: U yozadi, u yashaydi. For several people: yozadi or yozadilar.
The verb goes at the end of the sentence, unlike English, and a question word goes right before it: Men Toshkentda yashayman. Sen nima yozasan?
In the lesson word list, the “I” form follows each verb in parentheses: it shows -a or -y.
Common mistakes:
• ×Biz yashaymiz Amerikada → Biz Amerikada yashaymiz
• ×U yasha → U yashaydi
• ×yashaaman → yashayman
One form, two meanings
The time word shows which one is meant.
| When | Clue word | Example | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| usually, always | har kuni | Men har kuni yozaman | I write every day |
| I'll do it | ertaga | Men ertaga yozaman | I'll write tomorrow |
The present-future tense: all persons
After a consonant -a-, after a vowel -y-; in the third person -di.
| Who | yozmoq (the stem ends in a consonant: -a-) | yashamoq (the stem ends in a vowel: -y-) |
|---|---|---|
| men | yozaman | yashayman |
| sen | yozasan | yashaysan |
| siz | yozasiz | yashaysiz |
| u | yozadi | yashaydi |
| biz | yozamiz | yashaymiz |
| sizlar | yozasizlar | yashaysizlar |
| ular | yozadi / yozadilar | yashaydi / yashaydilar |
Lesson notes
Men Toshkentda yashayman: the present-future tense
The present-future tense covers what you do usually and what you will do. The time words har kuni (“every day”) and ertaga (“tomorrow”) tell you which: one form for both (examples in the table).
In the dictionary a verb ends in -moq (the infinitive): yozmoq — to write. Take away -moq and you have the stem: yoz-, yasha-.
The stem takes -a after a consonant or -y after a vowel, then the personal ending: yoz + a + man = yozaman, yasha + y + man = yashayman. All the persons are in the table.
In the third person this tense has the ending -di: U yozadi, u yashaydi. For several people: yozadi or yozadilar.
The verb goes at the end of the sentence, unlike English, and a question word goes right before it: Men Toshkentda yashayman. Sen nima yozasan?
In the lesson word list, the “I” form follows each verb in parentheses: it shows -a or -y.
Common mistakes:
• ×Biz yashaymiz Amerikada → Biz Amerikada yashaymiz
• ×U yasha → U yashaydi
• ×yashaaman → yashayman