Future (Simple), Future Continuous, Future

Perfect, Future Perfect Continuous

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Tense Affirmative Interrogative Negative
Form Form Form
Future (Simple) shall / will inversion shall / will NOT
+ SHAN’T
infinitive WON’T

Future shall / will be inversion shall / will NOT

Continuous + SHAN’T
-ing form WON’T

Future shall / will have inversion shall / will NOT

Perfect + SHAN’T
past part. WON’T

Future Perfect shall / will inversion shall / will NOT

Continuous have been SHAN’T
+ WON’T
-ing form
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 Uses of the (Simple) Future Tense
Simple statements of future facts
She will start school this September.
Opinions, assumptions, beliefs,
doubts, hopes or fears about the future.
I do not think they will be here
tomorrow.
I hope he will join us for dinner.
I am afraid he will drop out of school this
semester.
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The simple future tense is used
with words and phrases like:
later, tomorrow, next week, next
month, next year, in two weeks,
etc. :
I will see you tomorrow.
John will arrive next week.

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WILL, that is the question?
Compare
A
If we take the 11 o’clock train, we will be in Oxford at
noon.
It seems that Henry will not be in time for the class.
B
He shall suffer for this! He shall pay you what he owes
you!
I will make this computer work even if I have to stay
up all night.

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Uses of the Future Continuous Tense
For an arranged action that will be taking
place at a certain time in the future
(present continuous is used in this same
function)
This time tomorrow I will be sun bathing
on Maillorca.
Uses like:
I will be seeing you tomorrow.
I will be thinking of you all the time.

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Future in the Past
expresses the idea that in the past
you thought something would
happen in the future. "Would“ and
"was/were going to“ are used.
I told you he was going to come to
the party. 
He promised he would send a
postcard from Egypt. 

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Future in the Past Continuous

Expresses an action going on in

the period of time considered
future from the point of time in the
past.

He said he would be travelling

around the world in June.
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GOING TO + bare infinitive of the main verb
This form is used to express: certainty,
intention of the speaker, extreme
probability (in the opinion of the speaker),
a plan made in advance.
I am going to pass that exam no matter what!
I am going to go to the doctor tomorrow for
sure, I do not feel well.
N.B. Going to cannot be used for simple
statements of future facts.
e.g. You cannot say: I am going to be 21 next
month.

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Practice
I think it (rain) _____________ tomorrow.
Don’t worry. I (not forget) ____________ your sister’s
birthday.
The enemy (not pass) _______________!
Mr Brown says he (buy) _______________ a new car next
year.
I hope the plane (arrive) ____________ on time because
my friend (wait) ______________ for me at the airport.
The teachers (test) _________ the candidates tomorrow.
Dr Atwood (operate) _________________ tomorrow at
six, so I cannot schedule a meeting at that time.

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I think that the patient (pull through) _______________.
He (fly) ________over the Atlantic tomorrow evening.

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