Future Tenses

Future Tenses

Formation, use and examples.

FUTURE SIMPLE

FORM: subject+ will+ bare infinitive

USE

• We use the future simple to make predictions for the future.

• To make promises, request something or offer our help.

• To make threats and to give warnings

• With expressions like: I think, I believe, I suppose, I expect..., be sure, be afraid....and with adverbs like probably, certainly, perhaps e.t.c.

• EXAMPLES

• They will travel to Italy next week.

• Stop talking or I will send you to the principal's office!

BE GOING TO

• We use be going to to make predictions based on facts

• to talk about personal plans for the future

• intentions

• EXAMPLES

• They are going to go to the theatre tommorow.

• Julia is going to move to Ireland next month.She has found a new job there.

• Look at the dark clouds! It is going to rain!

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

FORM: subject + will be+ verb in -ing form

USE

• We use future continuous to talk about an action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future.

• To ask someone for their plans and intentions politely

• EXAMPLES

• They will be travelling to New Zealand this time next week.

• Will you be going to the supermarket, Miriam?

FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE

FORM: Subject +will have+past participle/ -ed

USE

• We use Future Perfect Simple to talk about an action that will have been completed before a specific time/ before another action, in the future.

• EXAMPLES

• We will have finished cleaning the house by 6 o'clock.

• Mum will have prepared lunch, before we return home from football practise.

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

FORM: subject+will have been + verb in -ing ending.

USE

• We use Future Perfect Continuous to emphasize the duration of an action until a specific time in the future.

• EXAMPLES

• Mark will have been working in the garden for 3 hours by 5 o'clock.

• By the time we reach Thessaloniki, we will have been driving for 5 hours.

Multiple Select

Mary and Anna have decided that they ____ to New York for Christmas.

• won't go

• won't be going

• aren't going to go

• won't have gone

Multiple Select

By the time we get back to Leeds, they ___all the preparations for the event.

• will make

• will be making

• are going to make

• will have made

Multiple Select

This time next week, Jerry __ to Australia.

• will travel

• will have been travelling

• is going to travel

• will be travelling

Multiple Select

Are you certain you ____the assignment by Friday?

• will have finished

• will finish

• are going to finish

• will be finishing

Multiple Select

I'm not sure if Mike ____to my party on Saturday.

• will have come

• is going to come

• will come

• will be coming

Multiple Select

By noon, the kids ___ in the sea for two hours!

• will be swimming

• will have swum

• will swim

• will have been swimming

Multiple Select

Margaret ___ at the doctor's office tomorrow.

• will be

• will have been

• will been

• is going to be

Multiple Select

-Be careful! You ___ on the kitten!

-Sorry! I didn't see it!

• will step

• are going to step

• will be step

• will be stepping