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Какое вчера было число?
"What was the date
yesterday
?"
-
двенадцатое
января.
(7)
Какой день (будет) завтра
? "What day will be
tomorrow
?" -
суббота
Какое завтра (будет) число? "What date will be tomorrow?" -
четырнадцатое
января.
Note: the verb
будет ("will be") may be omitted from the above sentences.
The last three examples, as you can see, are related to three different tenses: present,
past and future. The verb used (or implied)
in all these examples is
быть - to be.
Hamlet's famous expression "To be or not to be - that is the question" sounds
equally
impressive in Russian:
"
Быть или не быть - вот в чём вопрос"
Let's consider how the verb
быть changes, when it applies
to different tenses and
persons.
Настоящее время (Present tense):
есть - for
all persons and genders, both in singular and plural. In most cases, this
verb is
omitted from a sentence. The question given above under No. 5 is a good example of
this.
It will sound funny if you ask somebody
Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: