10.7 – Conjugation of the Verb létat ‘to fly (indet.)’

10.7 – létat – past, present, future

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10.7 – Conjugation of the Verb létat ‘to fly (indet.)’

We will be using indeterminate verbs primarily to talk about frequent travel.[1] The verb is conjugated completely regularly, but for good measure you can find its forms and examples of usage here:

Present Tense

The verb létat ‘to fly (indet.)’ is conjugated regularly:

(já)

létám

(my)

létáme

(ty)

létáš

(vy)

létáte

(on/ona/ono)

létá

(oni/ony/ona)

létají

Často létám do New Yorku.

‘I often fly to New York.’

Past Tense

The l-form of the verb is also regular:

 

sg.

pl.

MA

létal

létali

MI

létaly

F

létala

létaly

N

létalo

létala

 

Když jsem pracovala v Německu, létala jsem dvakrát týdně.

‘When I used to work in Germany, I flew twice a week.’

Moucha létala po našem pokoji.

‘A fly was flying around our room’

Future Tense

The verb létat is put into the future simply by adding the auxiliary budu, budeš…

(já)

budu létat

(my)

budeme létat

(ty)

budeš létat

(vy)

budete létat

(on/ona/ono)

bude létat

(oni/ony/ona)

budou létat

Příští měsíc budu na služební cestě a budu létat dvakrát nebo třikrát týdně.

‘Next month I will be on a business trip and will fly two or three times a week.’

Doufám, že ta moucha / ten komár nebude lítat po našem pokoji celý večer.

‘I hope that that fly won’t fly around our room all evening.’

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[1] they can also be used for goal-less movement; so in the case of flying it would be flying around, such as a bird flying around in the sky, a bug flying around in a room. However, we won’t be focusing on that here in our discussion of travel.