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FUTURE TENSES

1.FUTURE SIMPLE TENSE


They will build the building.{will + inf.}
*I will ring my friend to borrow her car./decision made at the
time of speaking
*My son will be famous one day. /predictions without
evidence

***BE GOING TO [expressing future]


They are going to build the building.
*They are going to paint the living room green at the
weekend. / future plan
*Oh, no. The window is open and the rain is going to come in.
Look at those clouds. It is going to rain./predictions based on
evidence

2. FUTURE CONTINOUS TENSE


They will be building the building. {will+be+-ing verb}
*She will be decorating the baby’s room all afternoon./
planned future action that will be in progress at certain time
in the future
3. FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE
They will have built the building. [ will+have+ past participle]
*The architect will have finished the design for the skyscraper
by next month./action that will be finished by certain time in
the future

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