Talking about the past (yesterday, earlier, last week)

A beginner‑friendly approach to past tense: start with one safe past pattern and reuse it.

The strategy

Don’t try to master every tense. Start with one common past pattern from real sentences.

Я работаю.

ya rabotayu

I work / I am working.

Завтра я буду работать.

zavtra ya budu rabotat'

Tomorrow I will work.

Я хочу идти.

ya khochu idti

I want to go.

Я здесь.

ya zdes'

I am here.

Я хочу воду.

ya khochu vodu

I want water.

Я не понимаю.

ya ne ponimayu

I don't understand.

Вы говорите по-английски?

vy govorite po-angliyski

Do you speak English? (formal/plural)

Где туалет?

gde tualet

Where is the toilet?

Build a past sentence

ya rabotayu

I work / I am working.

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