Future Verb Forms and Usage

The video tutorial explains the concept of verb tenses and aspects, focusing on how to express future events using various verb forms. It clarifies the difference between tense and aspect, and discusses the use of modal and semi-modal verbs for future expressions. The tutorial also covers how present forms can convey future meanings and provides examples and exercises for practice.

What are the two main tenses in English?

• Present and Future

• Future and Conditional

• Present and Past

• Past and Future

What is the term used to describe the nature of an action or event?

• Aspect

• Voice

• Mood

• Tense

Which verbs are used to express future actions?

• Am and Is

• Do and Does

• Have and Has

• Will and Be Going To

What category do 'will' and 'be going to' fall into?

• Transitive Verbs

• Modal and Semi-Modal Verbs

• Auxiliary Verbs

• Intransitive Verbs

How can we express future plans that are already made?

• Using Past Perfect

• Using Present Progressive

• Using Future Perfect

• Using Simple Past

When is the simple present used to express future events?

• For personal plans

• For scheduled events

• For past events

• For hypothetical situations

What does the progressive aspect indicate?

• Completed actions

• Ongoing or temporary actions

• Future intentions

• Past habits

What does the perfect aspect help to connect?

• Two conditional clauses

• Two hypothetical situations

• Two points in time

• Two future events

Is there a future tense in English?

• No, future is expressed through verb forms

• No, future is expressed through past tense

• Yes, but it's rarely used

• Yes, there is a distinct future tense

What verb form is used in a time clause when referring to the future?

• Present form

• Future tense

• Conditional form

• Past tense