Tense Future Tense

Determiners	VerbsList	Tense
Voice	Narration	Preposition

Future Tense

Table of Contents

Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense

• Simple Future Tense
• Future Continuous Tense
• Future Perfect Tense
• Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Future Tense

Future Tense

Future Tense is used to describe a future event that has not yet happened or is expected to happen in the future.

Future Tense has been classified into four categories. They are as follows –

1. Simple Future Tense or Future Indefinite Tense
2. Future Continuous Tense
3. Future Perfect Tense (rarely used)
4. Future Perfect Continuous Tense (rarely used)

Simple Future Tense

Simple Future Tense is used to express actions which will take place in the future.

Simple Future Tense Chart

Person	Singular	Plural
1st Person	I shall go to office tomorrow	We shall go to office tomorrow
2nd Person	You will go to office tomorrow	You will go to office tomorrow
3rd Person	He/she will go to office tomorrow	They will go to office tomorrow

Note: The auxiliary verb shall is no longer used nowadays and will is used in its place.

Examples of Simple Future Tense

1. Tom will go there by bus.
2. I will finish typing this book within four days.
3. Mary will give a speech tomorrow.
4. They will not play badminton tomorrow.
5. The farmers will reap their harvest before rains.

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Future Continuous Tense

Future Continuous Tense is used for actions which will be in progress at some time in future.

Future Continuous Tense Chart

Person	Singular	Plural
1st Person	I shall be working tomorrow	We shall be working tomorrow
2nd Person	You will be working tomorrow	You will be working tomorrow
3rd Person	He/she will be working tomorrow	They will be working tomorrow

Examples of Future Continuous Tense

1. They will be returning home in the evening.
2. We will be flying kites.
3. I will be taking the examination.
4. They will be playing chess that time.
5. She will be checking him from time to time.

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Future Perfect Tense

Future Perfect Tense is used for an action that will happen before another action in the future.

Future Perfect Tense Chart

Person	Singular	Plural
1st Person	I will have gone	We will have gone
2nd Person	You will have gone	You will have gone
3rd Person	He/she will have gone	They will have gone

Examples Future Perfect Tense

1. Sheila will have gone by then.
2. The movie will have half finished by the time we reach the theater.
3. By the time Jack turns 25, he will have gotten his own apartment.
4. My brother will have bought his own car before he gets married.

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Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Future Perfect Continuous Tense is used to show that an action will continue for a certain period of time in the future.

Future Perfect Continuous Tense Chart

Person	Singular	Plural
1st Person	I shall have been working	We shall have been working
2nd Person	You will have been working	You will have been working
3rd Person	He/she will have been working	They will have been working

Examples of Future Perfect Continuous Tense

1. The little girl will have been enjoying herself with her toys.
2. They will have been traveling to Singapore by this time tomorrow.
3. They will have been playing since morning.

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