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English For Everyone English Grammar Guide FUTURE Tenses
English For Everyone English Grammar Guide FUTURE Tenses
Future forms in English are formed using auxiliary verbs. See also:
One of the most commonly used constructions is The future with “will” 18
Future continuous 20 Future in the past 22
“going to” plus the base form of the main verb.
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To offer to
do something
for someone.
To make a
promise.
To describe a
decision you’ve
just made.
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“Probably" means something
is likely, but not definite.
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“Will not” or “won’t” is the “So” is often used to join a
negative form of “will.” situation to a quick decision.
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NOW 10PM
HOW TO FORM
SUBJECT PRESENT SIMPLE FUTURE TIME PHRASE
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NOW TOMORROW
HOW TO FORM
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PRESENT CONTINUOUS
FUTURE CONTINUOUS
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SUBJECT “WILL BE” PRESENT PARTICIPLE OBJECT
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NEUTRAL QUESTIONS
The future continuous is also used to ask neutral questions:
questions asked for information, not to make a request.
Future simple.
Future continuous.
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SUBJECT “WILL HAVE” PAST PARTICIPLE OBJECT TIME PHRASE
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TIME PHRASE SUBJECT “WILL HAVE BEEN” PRESENT PARTICIPLE REST OF SENTENCE
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EARLIER NOW
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EARLIER NOW
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The present continuous can The future continuous describes an event that will be
be used to talk about future in progress at a given time in the future. The event will
arrangements and plans. start before the stated time and may continue after it.
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The future perfect is used to predict when The future in the past describes thoughts about the
an action or event will be finished. This tense future that someone had at some point in the past.
looks back from an imagined time in the future. There are three ways to form this construction.
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