When expressing future tense, we use ::
- soon
- in the future
- tomorrow
- next week
- next month
- next year
4 types of future tense ::
v v Simple future tense
RULES
~ I’m sure it will rain this afternoon.
2) Used with will to make predictions or refer to events which we think are highly possible in the future.
~Manchester United will beat all the other teams to win the FA Cup this year.
(Predictions)
3) Used with “will” to refer to something which we decide to do at the time of speaking.
~Don’t worry, I’ll be careful.
4) Used with “be going to” for actions which we have already planned to do in the future and event which we think possible in the future.
~Asian share markets are going to perform better at the end of the year because of brighter prospects in the US economy.
Using will ::
Positive | Negative | Question |
I will help | I will not help | Will I help? |
You will help | You will not help | Will you help? |
We will help | We will not help | Will we help? |
They will help | They will not help | Will they help? |
He will help | He will not help | Will he help? |
She will help | She will not help | Will she help? |
It will help | It will not help | Will it help? |
Using be going to ::
Positive | Negative | Question |
I am going to leave. | I am not going to leave. | Am I going to leave? |
You are going to leave | You are not going to leave. | Are you going to leave? |
We are going to leave | We are not going to leave. | Are we going to leave? |
They are going to leave | They are not going to leave.. | Are they going to leave? |
He is going to leave. | He is not going to leave. | Is he going to leave? |
It is going to leave | It is not going to leave. | Is it going to leave? |
v Future Continuous Tense
:: A continuous action that will take place at a certain time in future.
:: How to form –
Will/shall + be + infinitive + ing
:: Example –
The girl will be doing her homework at 8.00 pm tonight.
Uses | Explanation | Examples |
Interrupted action in the future. | To indicate that a longer action in the future will be interrupted by a shorter action in the future. |
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Specific time as an interruption in the future. | To show the time an action will begin or end. |
§ At midnight tonight, we will still be driving through the desert |
Parallel actions in the future. | Two actions in the same sentences. |
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v Future Perfect Tense
Rules
Example
ü Our train will have reached Bangkok by midday tomorrow.
Rules
*Use already and just to refer to actions or situations which will be finished by an approximate time in future.
Example
*By March next year, we already receive the loan for our new house.
Using ‘will’
Positive | Negative | Question |
I will have stopped. | I will not have stopped. | Will I have stopped? |
You will have stopped. | You will not have stopped. | Will you have stopped? |
We will have stopped. | We will not have stopped. | Will we have stopped? |
They will have stopped. | They will not have stopped. | Will they have stopped? |
He will have stopped. | He will not have stopped. | Will he have stopped? |
She will have stopped. | She will not have stopped. | Will she have stopped? |
It will have stopped. | It will not have stopped. | Will it have stopped? |
Using ‘be going to’
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v Future Perfect Continuous Tense
:: Use to talk about a long action before some point in the future
:: Example –
I will have been working here for ten years next week.
He will be tired when he arrives. He will have been travelling for 24 hours.
:: How do we make the future perfect continuous tense?
:: Use to talk about a long action before some point in the future
:: Example –
I will have been working here for ten years next week.
He will be tired when he arrives. He will have been travelling for 24 hours.
:: How do we make the future perfect continuous tense?
subject | + | auxiliary verb ‘WILL’ | + | auxiliary verb ‘HAVE’ | + | auxiliary verb BE |
invariable | invariable | past participle | ||||
will | have | been |
:: For negative sentences in the future perfect continuous tense, we insert not between will and have. For question sentences, we exchange the subject and will.
:: Example-
subject | Auxiliary verb | Auxiliary verb | Auxiliary verb | Main verb | ||
+ | I | will | have | been | working | |
+ | You | will | have | been | travelling | |
- | She | will | not | have | been | using |
- | We | will | not | have | been | waiting |
? | Will | you | have | been | playing | |
? | Will | they | have | been | watching |
After that, Miss Zu return our test paper. As today is our last day with Miss. We take a picture together. I am gonna miss you ! Thanx because teach me for almost 4 months and give me all your knowledge.(^_^)
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