Future Tense

Verb 'to be'

1. The present continuous for future plans:

The present continuous is used when we say what we have planned and arranged to do at a specific time in the future. These are fixed plans with a definite time and/or place.

Examples:

I'm doing my homework this evening.
I'm starting university in September.
Sally is meeting John at seven o'clock this evening in a restaurant downtown.

2. To be + going to + verb:

A. We use 'going to' to express the future when we intend to do something or have decided to do something but did not arrange it. It is just an intention.

Example:

A: The windows are dirty.
B: Yes, I know. I'm going to clean them later.
= I've decided to clean them, but I haven't arranged to clean them.

B. We also use 'going to' to make predictions.

Watch out! You are going to break the glass.
It's so cloudy! I think it's going to rain.

12.1

Future Simple Tense

Affirmative Form

I/you/we/they/she/he/it will/’ll go.

Examples:

I think I will/’ll buy the latest merch.

They will/’ll attend the party.

Interrogative Form

Will I/you/we/they/she/he/it go?

Examples:

Will you accompany me to the party?

Will they forgive me for my mistakes?

Negative Form

I/you/we/they/she/he/it will not/won’t go.

Examples:

I told you already, I will not/won’t meet them!

They will not/won’t stay for long.

The use of future simple tense

We use the simple future for instant decisions.
Example: "I've left the door open; I'll close it."
We use the simple future when we predict a future situation:
Example: "She'll pass the exam. She's hardworking."
We use the simple future with: "I (don't) think...", "I expect...", "I'm sure...", "I wonder...", "probably".
Example: "It will probably rain tonight", "I wonder what will happen?
We use the simple future in conditional sentences type one.
Example: "If I have enough time, I'll watch the film."

Things to remember:

1. We don't use the simple future to say what somebody has already decided or arranged to do in the future. We use instead either the present continuous or "going to + verb"(future plan)

Ann is travelling to New York next week. (NOT, "Ann ~~will travel~~ ")
Are you going to watch television? (NOT "~~will you watch~~").

2. You can use shall instead of will for I and we:

I shall play football. (Or, I will play ...)
We shall play football. (Or, we will play ...)

12.2

Future Continuous Simple

	The form
	Will + Be + Verb-ing

Affirmative Form

Examples:

I will be/’ll be watching TV.

Interrogative Form

Examples:

Will you be looking at the sunset?

Negative Form

Examples:

I will not/won’t be listening to the radio.

The use of future continuous simple

1. Used to indicate an action that will be taking place at some time in the future.

Examples:

I will be watching a football match next Sunday afternoon.
We'll be working on our project this morning.
When you arrive, I'll be sleeping.
I will be leaving in a few minutes.
We will be working tomorrow morning.

12.3

Future Perfect Simple

	The form
	Will + Have + Verb in the past participle

Examples:

Affirmative	Negative	Interrogative
I will / 'll have finished.	I will not / won't have finished.	Will you have finished?

The use of future perfect simple

The Future Perfect shows that something will occur before:

another action occurs in the future
or before a specific time in the future.

Examples:

By the end of this weekend, I will have revised my lessons.
By the time her husband arrives home, she will have prepared dinner.
I won't have finished this task by the end of June.

12.4

Future Perfect Continuous

The form

Will + Have + Been + Verb-ing

Affirmative	Negative	Interrogative
I will have been teaching.	I will not/won't have been teaching.	Will you have been teaching?

The use of future perfect continuous

1. Used to show that an event will continue until a particular event or time in the future. It is mostly used with an expression such as:

for five minutes
for two weeks

These expressions indicate durations.

Examples:

She will have been working for over 8 hours by the time her children arrive.
He will have been studying English for three years next month.

Future Tense

Verb 'to be'

1. The present continuous for future plans:

The present continuous is used when we say what we have planned and arranged to do at a specific time in the future. These are fixed plans with a definite time and/or place.

Examples:

I'm doing my homework this evening.
I'm starting university in September.
Sally is meeting John at seven o'clock this evening in a restaurant downtown.

2. To be + going to + verb:

A. We use 'going to' to express the future when we intend to do something or have decided to do something but did not arrange it. It is just an intention.

Example:

A: The windows are dirty.
B: Yes, I know. I'm going to clean them later.
= I've decided to clean them, but I haven't arranged to clean them.

B. We also use 'going to' to make predictions.

Watch out! You are going to break the glass.
It's so cloudy! I think it's going to rain.

12.1

Future Simple Tense

Affirmative Form

I/you/we/they/she/he/it will/’ll go.

Examples:

I think I will/’ll buy the latest merch.

They will/’ll attend the party.

Interrogative Form

Will I/you/we/they/she/he/it go?

Examples:

Will you accompany me to the party?

Will they forgive me for my mistakes?

Negative Form

I/you/we/they/she/he/it will not/won’t go.

Examples:

I told you already, I will not/won’t meet them!

They will not/won’t stay for long.

The use of future simple tense

We use the simple future for instant decisions.
Example: "I've left the door open; I'll close it."
We use the simple future when we predict a future situation:
Example: "She'll pass the exam. She's hardworking."
We use the simple future with: "I (don't) think...", "I expect...", "I'm sure...", "I wonder...", "probably".
Example: "It will probably rain tonight", "I wonder what will happen?
We use the simple future in conditional sentences type one.
Example: "If I have enough time, I'll watch the film."

Things to remember:

1. We don't use the simple future to say what somebody has already decided or arranged to do in the future. We use instead either the present continuous or "going to + verb"(future plan)

Ann is travelling to New York next week. (NOT, "Ann ~~will travel~~ ")
Are you going to watch television? (NOT "~~will you watch~~").

2. You can use shall instead of will for I and we:

I shall play football. (Or, I will play ...)
We shall play football. (Or, we will play ...)

12.2

Future Continuous Simple

	The form
	Will + Be + Verb-ing

Affirmative Form

Examples:

I will be/’ll be watching TV.

Interrogative Form

Examples:

Will you be looking at the sunset?

Negative Form

Examples:

I will not/won’t be listening to the radio.

The use of future continuous simple

1. Used to indicate an action that will be taking place at some time in the future.

Examples:

I will be watching a football match next Sunday afternoon.
We'll be working on our project this morning.
When you arrive, I'll be sleeping.
I will be leaving in a few minutes.
We will be working tomorrow morning.

12.3

Future Perfect Simple

	The form
	Will + Have + Verb in the past participle

Examples:

Affirmative	Negative	Interrogative
I will / 'll have finished.	I will not / won't have finished.	Will you have finished?

The use of future perfect simple

The Future Perfect shows that something will occur before:

another action occurs in the future
or before a specific time in the future.

Examples:

By the end of this weekend, I will have revised my lessons.
By the time her husband arrives home, she will have prepared dinner.
I won't have finished this task by the end of June.

12.4

Future Perfect Continuous

The form

Will + Have + Been + Verb-ing

Affirmative	Negative	Interrogative
I will have been teaching.	I will not/won't have been teaching.	Will you have been teaching?

The use of future perfect continuous

1. Used to show that an event will continue until a particular event or time in the future. It is mostly used with an expression such as:

for five minutes
for two weeks

These expressions indicate durations.

Examples:

She will have been working for over 8 hours by the time her children arrive.
He will have been studying English for three years next month.

Future Tense

Things to remember:

Future Tense

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Chapter : Grammar

Topic : Tenses : Mixed

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