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English Grammar
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The University of Basrah
Engineering College
Department of Computer Engineering
English Language I-UBEN101
By Dr. Alaa Al-Ibadi
English Grammar
Tenses-Future
Future Tense
subject + auxiliary verb + main verb
will base
How do we use the Simple Future Tense?
* No Plan
We use the simple future tense when there is no plan or decision to do something
before we speak. We make the decision spontaneously at the time of speaking.
Look at these examples:
· Hold on. I'll get a pen.
· We will see what we can do to help you.
· Maybe we'll stay in and watch television tonight.
In these examples, we had no firm plan before speaking. The decision is made at
the time of speaking.
* We often use the simple future tense with the verb to think before it:
· I think I'll go to the gym tomorrow.
· I think I will have a holiday next year.
· I don't think I'll buy that car.
* Prediction
We often use the simple future tense to make a prediction about the future.
Again, there is no firm plan. We are saying what we think will happen. Here
are some examples:
· It will rain tomorrow.
· People won't go to Jupiter before the 22nd century.
· Who do you think will get the job?
* Be
When the main verb is be, we can use the simple future tense even if we
have a firm plan or decision before speaking. Examples:
· I'll be in London tomorrow.
· I'm going shopping. I won't be very long.
· Will you be at work tomorrow?
Future Continuous Tense
subject + auxiliary verb + auxiliary verb + main verb
will be base+ing
How do we use the Future Continuous Tense?
The future continuous tense expresses action at a particular moment in the
future. The action will start before that moment but it will not have finished at
that moment. For example, tomorrow I will start work at 2pm and stop work at
6pm:
Here are some more examples:
When we use the future continuous tense, our listener usually knows or
understands what time we are talking about. Look at these examples:
· I will be playing tennis at 10am tomorrow.
· They won't be watching TV at 9pm tonight.
· What will you be doing at 10pm tonight?
· What will you be doing when I arrive?
· She will not be sleeping when you telephone her.
· We 'll be having dinner when the film starts.
· Take your umbrella. It will be raining when you return.
Future Perfect Tense
The future perfect tense is quite an easy tense to understand and use. The future perfect tense
talks about the past in the future.
subject + auxiliary verb + auxiliary verb + main verb
will have past participle
How do we use the Future Continuous Tense?
The future continuous tense expresses action at a particular moment in the future. The
action will start before that moment but it will not have finished at that moment. For
example, tomorrow I will start work at 2pm and stop work at 6pm:
Look at some more examples:
· You can call me at work at 8am. I will have arrived at the office by 8.
· They will be tired when they arrive. They will not have slept for a long time.
· "Mary won't be at home when you arrive."
. "Really? Where will she have gone?"
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
The future perfect tense is quite an easy tense to understand and use. The future perfect tense
talks about the past in the future.
subject + auxiliary verb + auxiliary verb + auxiliary verb + main verb
will have been base + ing
How do we use the Future Continuous Tense?
The future continuous tense expresses action at a particular moment in the future. The
action will start before that moment but it will not have finished at that moment. For
example, tomorrow I will start work at 2pm and stop work at 6pm:
How do we use the Future Continuous Tense?
The future continuous tense expresses action at a particular moment in the future. The
action will start before that moment but it will not have finished at that moment. For
example, tomorrow I will start work at 2pm and stop work at 6pm:
How do we use the Future Perfect Continuous Tense?
We use the future perfect continuous tense to talk about a long action before
some point in the future. Look at these examples:
· I will have been working here for ten years next week.
· He will be tired when he arrives. He will have been traveling for 24 hours.
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