CHAPTER 3

FUTURE TIME
Simple Future Tense
(Ways to Express Future)
 SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE
 It shows an action or state that will take
place in future. OR
 It shows an action that will happen in
coming time.

E.g. Kabir will study BBA after two years.

I am going to see you tomorrow.
 Simple Future Tense
Structure
SUB + WILL + (V) + COMPLEMENT.
Jamil will buy a car from Herat next year.
Will + Sub + Verb + Complement?
Will Jamil buy a car from Herat next year?
Sub + will (not) + Verb + Complement.
Jamil will not (won’t) buy a car from Herat next year.
 PROBABLY with WILL

Probably is an adverb. It shows possibility.

• In negative, it comes before WILL.
• E.g. Mansoor probably won’t join us today.
• In positive, it comes after WILL.
• E.g. Mansoor will probably join us tomorrow.
 Ways to Express Future
1. Will
2. Be going to
3. May/Might
4. Simple Present Tense
5. Present Continuous Tense
6. Intend/Plan/Hope
7. Be about to
 Will Vs Be going to
WILL BE GOING TO
 Prediction 2. Prediction
 Immediate Plans 3. Pre-Planned
 Willingness activities
 Promise
 Polite Request
 Using Future Time Clause
If/Before/After/When/As soon as + Sub + Verb + Main Clause

Time Clause -------------------------Main Clause

Simple Present Tense will/be going to

E.g. When Khalil comes, We will go to the party.

If Khalil comes, We are going to go to the party.
 Parallel Verbs
When a subject has two verbs connected by
(And), we call them parallel verbs.

E.g. I will go home and pack my clothes.

 Present Continuous Tense
(Meaning Future)
By adding a future time expression to
Present continuous tense, it shows future.
It shows strong intentions/plans.
E.g. I am meeting the director at 8:00am
tomorrow.
 Simple Present Tense
(Meaning Future)
It shows events that are on definite
schedule or timetable.
Mostly used with the following verbs:
Arrive, Leave, Start, Begin, End, Finish,
Open, Close
E.g. Our semester ends in 4 months.
 Present Plans for Future Activities
We use Plan/Intend/Hope to express our present
plans for future.

Hope/Intend/Plan + to + verb + complement.

Hope/Intend/Plan (ing) + to + verb + complement

E.g. I intend to get the first position this time.

I am intending to get the first position this time.
 Be About to
 It shows immediate/near future.

E.g. The plane is about to take off.

Ahmad is about to leave for Peshawar.