Future Tenses And

Their Uses
 Table of contents
01 02
Simple Future
Future tense Progressive/continuous
03 04
Future Future perfect
perfect progressive/continuous
 Simple Future Tense
★ The simple future is a verb tense that is used to discuss
events that have yet to occur.
★ If we need to talk about an activity or circumstance that will Note: Simple
Future’s
begin and conclude in the future, we use the simple future
formulas
tense. don't change
★ There are 2 formulas for the simple future, one is will + [root even if there
form of verb] are multiple
★ Some examples include- subjects!
(the subjects
are in italics)
○ I will go to the pool and swim.
○ My friends and I will do the homework once we finish
dinner.
 Simple Future Tense
★ Formula no. 2 for writing simple future tense is
Note: This formula
[am/is/are] + going to + [root form verb]. is used to make
★ Examples include- casual sentences
○ I am going to sleep after watching the movie. but it’s not
○ I am flying to Bali trip once my exams are over. advisable to use it in
formal writing.
○ The birds are going to fly cross country tomorrow to
find new places to feed.
 Simple Future Tense
We can also use the
We use the simple
We use the simple simple future tense to
future tense to consider
future tense to make express factual
future possibilities/
predictions/guesses statements about the
conditions/commands
future.
She said it will snow ★ It will be a leap year
★
next year.
★ If I do well in the exam, we
tomorrow. will go out to celebrate.
★ This expensive
★ I think our football If she's going to the
chandelier will cost us ★
team will win the birthday party, i will too
more money.
finals game. You will turn in your term
★ Spending a lot of ★
★ Will we find the end to paper on time, or else you
money will put us in
the maze? debt will fail this class.
Future Progressive/Continuous Tense
★ It is a verb tense that indicates that something will occur in the future
Note: The
and continue for an expected length of time. Future
★ The formula is will + be + the present participle (the root Progressive/
verb + -ing). continuous
tense only
★ Some examples include- works on
1. I will be reading the book in the library. action verbs.
2. I will be watching the tennis match later.
Action verb
describe
In sentence ①, ‘reading’ is the continuous tense for the verb ‘read’. activities like
In sentence ②, “watching’ is the continuous form of the verb ‘watch’. running,
walking, etc.
 Future Perfect Tense
★ The future perfect tense is used to describe an action which will
have been completed at some point in the future *Note: There
★ The formula is will have + the past participle (*the root are irregular
words whose
verb + -ed).
past tense
★ Some examples include- cannot be
1. I will have finished my work by tomorrow formed by
2. I will have painted the fence before midnight. adding ‘ed’
Ex:
hear-heard
The future perfect tense is often used with a time expression
(shown in bold italics ) that identifies a point in the future.
Future Perfect Progressive/Continuous Tense
★ It is a verb tense that describes actions that will Note: nonaction
continue up until a point in the future. verbs like to be, to
★ The formula is will + have + been + the verb’s present seem, or to know
participle (verb root + -ing). are not suited to the
future perfect
★ Some examples include-
continuous tense.
1. On February 9th, I will have been singing for 5 Instead, these verbs
years professionally. take the future
2. In a month, I will have been playing basketball for perfect tense, which
3 years. is formed with will +
have + past
participle.
Uses of Future Perfect Progressive/Continuous
Expressing action that will have
a specific timeframe in the
future
★ This indicates that something will
happen in the future. This action has
yet to take place or be finished.
Furthermore, this action will convey a
specified length of time when it occurs
in the future.
★ An example would be-
○ We will have been waiting for the
cab for the last 30 minutes after
the clock strikes 12
Using it to express the cause of
something in the future
★ This means that something in the
future has not yet occurred but is
likely to be the cause of another action
that will also occur in the future.
★ An example would be-
○ We will be sick because we will
have been playing in the rain
once the season arrives.
Thank You!
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