Future Tenses

Future Tenses

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Let's do an exercise

• On a sheet of paper, write down 10 things you would like to do in the future.

• It can be something you want to do this year, something you want to do in the next few years or something you want to do when you grow up.

• Here is an example of my Bucket List.

Now that we are in the right frame of mind, let's go over the different future tenses

What we are going to do today.

• Go over SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

• The use of 'GOING TO'

• Go over FUTURE PERFECT TENSE

• Highlight FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

• Highlight FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE

• Highlight PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE and PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE (Which are used for future tense as well)

What is future tense?

• It is a verb tense used for a future activity

• it is a verb tense used for a future state of being

SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

The simple future tense is used for an action that will happen in the future.

I (subject) shall go (verb in infinitive or basic form).

We will celebrate your birthday by going on a trip to the beach.

Shall/Will we travel during Easter this year?

Used for

• Predictions: Usually used with perhaps or before the verbs believe, think, hope, expect, sure, etc.

• I'm sure she will pass the exam.

• Promises

• I'll never do that again.

• Offers and requests

• I will drive you to the station.

• Will you wash the dishes, please?

More uses

• Threats and warnings

• Don't say that again or I will ground you.

• On-the-spot decisions

• I won't buy that dress. It's too expensive.

Multiple Choice

Q. Select the option for FUTURE SIMPLE TENSE.

_____ (buy) me some milk when you go to the supermarket, please?

• Will you buy

• You will buy

• You buy

• Will buy

Multiple Choice

Q. Select the option for FUTURE SIMPLE TENSE.

Don't walk to school. I ____ (drive) you.

• drive

• drove

• will drive

• driving

GOING TO

• Future plans

• Ron is going to study for his mathematics test.

• Predictions based on evidence/facts

• Look at that player, he is going to score the winning goal!

• NOTE: You can substitute BE with AM, IS and ARE.

Multiple Choice

Q. Select the option for FUTURE SIMPLE TENSE.

Michael ____ (visit) his grandparents in New York this summer.

• is to visit

• is going to visit

• visits

• visiting

Multiple Choice

Q. Select the option for FUTURE SIMPLE TENSE.

Look at the grey clouds. It ____ (rain).

• is going to rains

• going raining

• is going to rained

• is going to rain

FUTURE PERFECT TENSE

The future perfect tense is used to describe an action that will have been completed at some point in the future.

I will have eaten my lunch by then.

By the time you arrive, I will have finished my homework.

Often use a time expression.

• Let's look at the previous examples

• I will have eaten my lunch by then (Expression of time).

• By the time you arrive (Expression of time), I will have finished my homework.

  
  

What are other examples of expressions of time?

• by 8 o'clock.

• by this evening

• by thursday

• before the weekend

• before Monday

• on my birthday

Multiple Choice

Q. Select the option for FUTURE PERFECT TENSE.

Will he _____ (finish) his homework by dinnertime.

• have finishing

• have finish

• have finishes

• have finished

Multiple Choice

Q. Select the option for FUTURE PERFECT TENSE - this is a NEGATIVE sentence.

The rain ______ (stop) by tomorrow morning.

• will not have stopped

• will not have stopping

• will not have stops

• will not have stop

THESE ARE TO SHOW YOU THE OTHER FUTURE TENSES BUT WE WON'T BE COVERING THEM TODAY

You may recognise Present Simple Tense.

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

The future perfect continuous, also sometimes called the future perfect progressive, is a verb tense that describes actions that will continue up until a point in the future.

In November, I will have been learning English for three months.

At five o'clock, I will have been waiting for thirty minutes.

FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE

The future continuous tense is used for an ongoing action that will occur in the future.

John will be baking a cake.

They will be painting the fence.

We won't be looking deeper at this as it is meant for a higher grade.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

We use the Present Continuous to talk about action happening now and action in the future.

She is living with her sister until she finds an apartment.

She is learning to play the piano.

PRESENT SIMPLE

We use the Present Simple to describe customs and habits, general facts and unchanging situations.

I have English lessons every Saturday.

She won't eat raw broccoli, but she likes cooked broccoli.