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Future Tenses Revision

​Simple Future Tense

​Structure:

• Affirmative: Subject + will/shall + base form of the verb

• Negative: Subject + will/shall not + base form of the verb (won't/shan't)

• Question: Will/Shall + subject + base form of the verb?

• Usage:

  • Used for predictions, promises, intentions, decisions, offers, requests, and spontaneous decisions.

  • Example: I will call you later. (promise)

​Be Going To:

• Structure:

  • Affirmative: Subject + am/is/are + going to + base form of the verb

  • Negative: Subject + am/is/are + not + going to + base form of the verb

  • Question: Am/Is/Are + subject + going to + base form of the verb?

• Usage:

  • Used for intentions, plans, predictions based on present evidence, and future events that seem certain.

  • Example: They are going to buy a new car next month. (plan/intention)

​youtube.com/watch?v=De_54szvmFM

​Future Continuous Tense:

• Structure:

  • Affirmative: Subject + will be + present participle (verb-ing)

  • Negative: Subject + will not be + present participle

  • Question: Will + subject + be + present participle?

• Usage:

  • Used for actions that will be ongoing at a specific time in the future or for polite inquiries.

  • Example: They will be waiting for you at the airport. (ongoing action)

​youtube.com/watch?v=2bFhZXEOiVk&t=58s

​Future Perfect Tense:

• Structure:

  • Affirmative: Subject + will/shall + have + past participle (verb3)

  • Negative: Subject + will/shall not + have + past participle

  • Question: Will/Shall + subject + have + past participle?

• Usage:

  • Used for actions that will be completed before a certain time in the future.

  • Example: By next year, she will have finished her degree. (completed action)

youtube.com/watch?v=UNF8Vnrpxno

​Future Perfect Continuous Tense:

• Structure:

  • Affirmative: Subject + will have been + present participle (verb-ing)

  • Negative: Subject + will not have been + present participle

  • Question: Will + subject + have been + present participle?

• Usage:

  • Used for actions that will have been ongoing for a duration of time before a certain time in the future.

  • Example: By the time he arrives, they will have been waiting for two hours. (ongoing action)

youtube.com/watch?v=Euy9XKhegjl

​Present Simple Tense:

• Structure:

  • Affirmative: Subject + base form of the verb (+s/es for third person singular)

  • Negative: Subject + do/does not + base form of the verb

  • Question: Do/Does + subject + base form of the verb?

• Usage:

  • Used for scheduled events, instructions, general truths, and habits.

  • Example: The train leaves at 9:00 AM. (scheduled event)