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Introduction to Future Tense

In English grammar, a Future Tense is a verb form that marks the event described by the verb as not having happened yet, but expected to happen in the future (indicating action that has not yet begun)

Forms of Future Tense are:-• Simple Future• Future Continuous• Future Perfect• Future Perfect Continuous


Simple Future Tense

The term simple future or future simple, as applied to English, generally refers to the combination of the verb “will” with the main verb.Simple Future has two different forms in English:

"WILL" and "BE GOING TO" Although the two forms can sometimes be used interchangeably, they often express two very different meanings


The affirmative form of the Simple Future: I, you, he, she, it, we, they – will / ”ll – go

Examples: o I think I'll buy a new computer. o I will open the door. Someone is ringing the

bell.

The interrogative form of the Simple Future: Will - I, you, he, she, it, we, they – go?

Examples: o Will you buy a computer? o Will you go to the party?

The negative form of the simple future: I, you, he, she, it, we, they – will not/wont – go

Examples: o I will not stay at home if I finish the

homework.o I won't visit Big Ben if I go to London.


Exercises –Simple Future Tense

Fill in the correct form of the verb with the “will” form of future simple tense as in the examples:

I will drive you to your lesson at 4 pm. (drive) He won’t work overtime anymore (not work)

1. Sam _______ the documents over to you tomorrow. (bring)

2. The teachers ________ about the syllabus until next Thursday. (not decide)

3. _______ your sister ______ in a large church? (get married)


Exercises – Future Simple Tense

Fill in the correct form of the verb with the “be going to” form of future as in the examples:

He is going to clean up his room tonight. (clean up) Teddy and Sam aren’t going to eat at that restaurant again.

(not eat)

1. Raju __________ Mr. Nair to give him a good grade. (persuade)

2. We __________ a refund on that TV that broke down. (demand)

3. ____ Ms. Patel __________ you extra for that work?(pay) 4. I _______ New Delhi next year. (leave) 5. Kumar _______ a car when he lands at the airport. (hire)

He’ll take the train.


Future Continuous Tense

The future continuous tense combines progressive aspect with future time reference; it is formed with the will (or shall in the first person; see shall and will), the be, and present participle of the main verb. It is used mainly to indicate that an event will be in progress at a particular point in the future.There are several time expressions that are used in all of the different forms of the future tense. They are generally used at the end of the sentence or question.The most common are: tomorrow, next week (Sunday/month/year), in two days (weeks, months years), the day after tomorrowFuture Continuous has two different forms:

"WILL BE" and "GOING TO BE"


Future Continuous with "Will"[will be + present participle]

Examples:We will be going to the gym after work.Will you be joining us?At 5 a.m. tomorrow, they will be departing Agra.I’ll be returning home next Thursday.

Future Continuous with "Be Going To "[am/is/are + going to be + present participle]

Examples:I am going to be studying and he is going to be

making dinner..Are you still going to be waiting for her when her

plane arrives?I am going to be staying at the Oberoi Hotel, if

anything happens and you need to contact me. What will you be doing on Sunday morning?


Exercises – Future Continuous Tense

Complete these sentences using the Future Continuous Tense:

1.This time next year I ______ (live) in Srinagar.2.At 8PM tonight I ______ (eat) dinner with my family. 3.They ______ (run) for about four hours. Marathons are

incredibly difficult!4.Unfortunately, I ______ (work) on my essay so I won’t be

able to watch the match.5.She ______ (study) at the library tonight. 6.______ (you/wait) at the station when she arrives? 7.I ______ (drink) at the restaurant while you are taking your

exam!8.______ (she/visit) her Grandmother again this week?9.At 3PM I ______ (watch) that movie on channel four.10.______ (they/attend) your concert next Friday? It would be

lovely to see them.


Future Perfect Tense

The Future Perfect Tense combines perfect aspect with future time reference. It consists of “will” (or sometimes shall in the first person, as above), “have,” and the past participle of the main verb. It indicates an action that is to completed sometime prior to a future time of perspective, or an ongoing action continuing up to a future time of perspective.

The Future Perfect Simple tense is used to explain an activity that will be completed by a certain time in the future.

We add time expressions such as: by the time, by then, by the year 2008, by March 25th to describe these kinds of activities.

Future Perfect has two different forms:

"WILL HAVE DONE" and "WILL HAVE DONE"


Future Perfect with "Will"[will have + past participle]

Examples:You will have perfected your English by the time

you come back from the U.S. It will not have stopped raining Won’t you have sent the documents by Thursday?

Future Perfect with "Be Going To "[am/is/are + going to have + past participle]

Examples:By the time he gets home, she is going to have

cleaned the entire house. Will she have learned enough Chinese to

communicate before she moves to Beijing? How many countries are you going to have visited

by the time you turn 50?


Exercises – Future Perfect Tense

Fill in the correct form verb in either the future perfect simple or future perfect progressive tense:

1.By 9 o'clock, we ___________ (finish) our homework.

2.They ___________ (leave) the classroom by the end of the hour.

3.We ___________ (go) home by next week.

4.She ___________ (return) from the excursion by 6 o'clock.

5.___________ (buy / he) the new house by October?

6.The sun ___________ (not / rise) by 4 o'clock.

7.___________(you/do) the shopping by 3 o'clock?


Future Perfect Continuous Tense

The future perfect progressive tense is used to talk about an action that will already have started and will still be happening by a certain time in the future.

We use time expressions such as for 30 minutes and since early morning to describe the length of time the activity has already going on.

Future Perfect has two different forms:

"WILL HAVE BEEN DOING" and "BE GOING TO HAVE BEEN DOING"


Future Perfect Continuous with "Will"[will have been + present participle]

Examples:You will have been waiting for more than two hours when

her plane finally arrives. By the time you get here, we will have been building the

house for a year. By 2008, Adam will have been selling sports equipment

for 10 years.

Future Perfect Continuous with "Be Going To "[am/is/are + going to have been + present participle]

Examples:We are going to have been driving for over three days

straight when we get to Anchorage. Jason will be tired when he gets home because he will

have been jogging for over an hour.You won't get a promotion until you have been working

here as long as Tim.


Exercises – Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Fill in the correct form verb in either the future perfect simple or future perfect progressive tense:1.By the time I start my shift, Dr. Batra _________ for 18

hours straight. (work)2.Sheila ____ the scholarship by the time she starts school in

September. (get) 3.By this time next month, I hope they ____building the

community center. (finish)4.Professor Krishnamurthy ______ at this university for 25

years by the time he retires in June. (teach) 5.By this time tomorrow night we ______ in Kochi. (arrive)6.______ he ______ the message by the time your flight takes

off? (receive) 7.Dana _____ the night shift by the time you get up in the

morning. (not finish) 8.The team _____ at the exhibition for five hours by the time

I arrive there. (work) 9.By the time we get on the plane, they ____already _____

the luggage. (load)10.By 2025, I hope researchers ______ a cure for cancer.

(find)

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