Future tenses, with examples and exercises

Future tenses explained easy

1. We present you… Future Tenses ? ? ? ?

2. FUTURE CONTINUOUS FUTURE CONTINUOUS FUTURE CONTINUOUS

3. w ill / won’t + be + the – ing form a) action in progress at a specific time in the future (The equivalent of Present and Past Continuous Tenses) b) occasionally, as an alternative to ‘going to’ for a future plan or ‘be doing’ for a future arrangement They are flying to Tokyo at this moment (present continuous) They were flying to Tokyo at this time yesterday (past continuous) They will be flying to Tokyo at this time tomorrow (future continuous) Future plan You will be using the car this evening Future arrangement I will be having dinner with Sue this evening

4. FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE & FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE & FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE & FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

5. will/ won t + have + the past participle of the verb action that will be finished by a certain time in the future. We often use the preposition by with the future perfect simple. FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS will/ won t + have been + the ing form of the verb action that will have started, will have continued for some time and will still be in progress in the future. FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE The film will have finished by midnight The film won’t have finished by midnight Will the film have finished by midnight? I will have been waiting here for three hours by six o’ clock I won’t have been waiting here for three hours by six o’clock Will I have been waiting here for three hours by six o’ clock?

6. Common Mistake F uture simple instead of future continuous or future perfect or future perfect continuous. Here are some examples: I will drive to work this time tomorrow. I will be driving to work this time tomorrow. We will attend a conference next week. We will be attending a conference next week. Pay attention

7. He will pack his bags tomorrow morning because he will leave for Italy tomorrow afternoon. The show will en d by 7:00 p.m. He will be packing his bags tomorrow morning because he will leave for Italy tomorrow afternoon. The show will have ended by 7:00 p.m.

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