Future tenses in English
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Sign up for freeIn this part of the course you will learn all about the English future tense. The English tense has the following future tenses:
This chapter will show you an overview of when to use the different future tenses. For a more detailed explanation of the tenses you can take a look at the different chapters of this course, where you will also find exercises to practice the tenses.
Lesson outline
Hide- 1.Usage of the English future tenses
- 1.1.Future simple tense
- 1.2.Future continuous tense
- 1.3.Future perfect tense
- 1.4.Future perfect continuous tense
- 2.Exercises
- 2.1.Practice the English future tenses
- 2.2.Complete the sentences with the English future tenses
- 2.3.Mixed future tenses exercise in English
- 2.4.Exercise about all future tenses in English
Usage of the English future tenses
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1) Future simple tense
The future simple tense is formed with the auxiliary verb 'will' and an infinitive verb.
- He will call me soon.
- She will go to the cinema tonight.
- I will send him an email.
2) Future continuous tense
The future continuous is formed with the auxiliary verb 'to will' and the infinitive verb 'to be' followed by the present participle of the main verb.
- I will be reading a book soon.
- He will be living in Spain next year.
- They will be watching the game tonight.
3) Future perfect tense
The future perfect tense is formed using the auxiliary verb 'will' with the auxiliary verb 'to have' and the past participle of the main verb.
- I will have taught you all the tenses by the end of this chapter.
- The student will have missed half of the classes by the end of this year.
- She will have read all the books by the end of the semester.
4) Future perfect continuous tense
The future perfect continuous is formed by using the future perfect of the verb 'to be' with the present participle of the main verb (verb + ing).
- She will have been living there for 2 years.
- I will have been working here for 5 years.
- He will have been studying all day.
The table below gives you an overview of the different future tenses in English.
| Tense | Usage | Example |
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| Future simple | The future simple is used to refer to a time later than now, and can express facts. |
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| Future continuous | The future continuous is used to describe an action that will be happening in the future. |
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| Future perfect | The future perfect tense is used to refer to an action that is completed in the future. |
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| Future perfect continuous | The future perfect continuous tense is used to refer to actions that are currently unfinished but will be finished in the future. |
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Do the exercise to practice the different tenses!
Exercises
- Practice the English future tenses
- Complete the sentences with the English future tenses
- Mixed future tenses exercise in English
- Exercise about all future tenses in English
Practice the English future tenses
Complete the sentences with the English future tenses
Mixed future tenses exercise in English
Exercise about all future tenses in English
Exercises
- Practice the English future tenses
- Complete the sentences with the English future tenses
- Mixed future tenses exercise in English
- Exercise about all future tenses in English