Future Tense- Lesson

Future Tenses: Future tenses are used to describe an event not having happened yet, but expected to happen in the future. These are of 4 types: 

1. Future Simple: simple future has two different forms in English: ‘will’ and ‘be going to’. Both ‘will’ and ‘be going to’ refer to a specific time in the future. 

Rule: Subject + will/shall + 1st form of verb 
Example: She will read a book. 
I will walk. 
He will run 3 miles. 
You will sleep. 

2. Future Progressive: The future continuous tense describes a continuing action, something that will be happening, going on, at some point in the future. 

Rule: Subject + will/shall be + Present participle 
Example: She will be reading a book. 
I will be walking. 
They will be running. 
You will be sleeping. 

3. Future Perfect: Future perfect tense indicates an action will have been completed (finished) at some point in the future. 

Rule: Subject + will have + Past participle 
Example: She will have read a book. 
I will have walked. 
He will have run 3 miles. 
You will have slept. 

4. Future Perfect Progressive: Future perfect progressive tense is used to describe a continuous action that will be completed at some point in the future. 

Rule: Subject + will/shall have been + Present participle 
Example: She will have been reading. 
I will have been walking. 
He will have been running. 
You will have been sleeping. 

Note: • Present participle: The 1st form of verb ending with ‘ing’ is called Present participle. 
• Past participle: The 3rd form of verb is called Past participle.


Learn about Past Tense and Present Tense