FUTURE

TENSE
 will + base verb
going to
be verb + v-ing
will be + v-ing
will have + past participle
Simple Future
WILL + base verb
We use will + infinitive without to:
to express a sudden decision made
at the moment of speaking.
To express intention or promise.
To express a prediction based on
opinion or beliefs.
To make a request or an offer.
I have a nice
dress! I will go
to the party
tonight!
I promise, I
will bring
the book
tomorrow!
We think he
will win the
competition!
He is
Spiderman!
 going to
To express a plan / intention
To express a prediction based on
something we can observe now.
(Strong evidence)
It is going to
rain!
We are going to
get married !
 Present Continuous
is/are/am + v-ing

We use Present Continuous to talk

about future events we have
arranged.
Eg : My brother is playing football
with his friends tonight. He has
promised to spend time with them.
 Future Continuous
This tense is used to describe an event or action that will occur over a
period of time at a specific point in the future.

at 10 a.m. tomorrow
by the time you arrive

I will be teaching English at 10 a.m. tomorrow.

They will be moving their furniture out of the house by the time you arrive
tomorrow.
How do we use future continuous tense?

1. Expressing activity will be happening at a time in

the future / For an action that will be continuous
during a period of time.

• If the weather remains good, we’ll be swimming all

day tomorrow.

• He will be living in Thailand this time next year.

2. Interrupted action in the future

I will be watching T.V. when she arrives.

3. Parallel actions in the future

I will be studying and he will be making

dinner tonight.
• We will be having a quiz at 8 in the morning
tomorrow.
will be watching
• I (watch) _____________ TV when my aunt
calls from Australia tonight.
will be taking
• We (take) ___________ our final examinations
from December 16 to 18.
 What’s the difference?

• I will watch TV when my aunt calls from

Australia tonight.
My aunt will call; then, as I am talking
to her, I will watch TV.

• I will be watching TV when my aunt calls from

Australia tonight.
While I am watching TV, my aunt will
call.
 Future Perfect Tense
Active :will have + past participle of verb
Passive: will have been + past participle of
verb

completed action in the future

 How do we use the Future Perfect Tense?

• The train will leave the station at 9am. You will

arrive at the station at 9.15am. By the time you
arrive, the train will have left.
• You can call me at work at 8am. I will have
arrived at the office by 8.
• By next November I will have received my
promotion.