• Simple future tense is represented in
Following form:
Positive form:
subject + shall/will + VI + object
Eg: I will write a letter.
• He will go to school tomorrow.
Negative form:
Subject + shall/will + not + VI + object
Eg: I will not write a letter.
• He will not go to school tomorrow.
Ø Indicator words of simple future
tense:
• Presently
• Shortly
• Soon/very soon
• In a few moments / in a few
months/days/week/year
• Tomorrow
• Next day /week /year
• Coming days
Examples:
Ø We will meet very soon.
Ø I will be there next week.
Ø I will start my studies form
tomorrow.
• Future continuous tense is represented in
The following form:
Positive form:
Subject + shall/will + be + V4 + object
Eg: I will be writing a letter.
• Ramesh will be teaching at this time
tomorrow.
Negative form:
Subject + shall/will + not + be + V4 + object
Eg: I will not be writing a letter.
• Ramesh will be not be teaching at this time
Tomorrow.
RULE
• D.T.C
(Determination, threat, compulsion)
• P.C
(Promise, command)
Ø The above mentioned words that is
DTCPC will take “will” with the 1st
Person (I/we) and not “shall”.
Examples:
Ø If you don’t pay my money back I will kill
you. (threat)
Ø I promise that I will give you money.
(promise)
Rule
• All the sentences starting with the “wh”
words i.e. the interrogative sentences
will follow “shall” with the 1st person
(I/we)
Eg:
Why will I be given a prize? (wrong)
Why shall I be given a prize?
• Future perfect tense is represented in
following form;
Positive form :
Subject + shall/will + have + V3 + object
Eg:
• She will have started a new job.
Negative form:
Subject + shall/will + not + have + V3+ object
Eg: She will not have started a new job.
Rule
By
By this time + future indicator + sub +
will/shall + have + v3
At this time
Eg:
Ø By this time tomorrow I will have written a
letter:
* Future indicators(shortly, soon, tomorrow, the next day etc.)
Choose the correct one
} By this time tomorrow, the kids will have played football in the school.
} By this time tomorrow, the kids will have been playing football in the
school.
Ø When two actions are taking place in
Future the 1st action should be in future
Perfect tense and the 2 nd action should be
in simple present tense.
Eg:
§ She will have done the work before I
come .
§ By the time he reach ,I will have watch
the movie.(wrong, reaches)
• Future perfect continuous tense is
Represented in the following from:
Positive form:
Subject + shall/will + have been + VI + ing +
object + for/from + time
Eg: I shall have been playing cricket from
2025.
Ø She will have been watching the show
since 2’o clock (wrong , from)
Ø Verbs that are not used in ‘ing’ form are
not used in ‘continuous/perfect continuous
tense’.
§ Such verbs are used in ‘perfect tense’
instead of ‘perfect continuous tense’.
Eg :
Ø I have been knowing him for five
Years. (wrong)
Ø I have known him for five years.
ØI have been believing in him for ten years.
(Wrong)
ØFor/since is used in both ‘perfect tense
and ‘perfect continuous tense’.
Eg:
§I have been living in Delhi for five years.
§I had known him for ten years.
ØIf ‘for/since + time’ is used in a sentence,
The sentence will be in perfect or perfect
Continuous tense.
Eg:
ØI ate nothing since morning.(wrong)
Ø I have eaten nothing since morning.
} Practice session:
By this time/ next month he has had / settled
herself / in America. / No Error
} Ans. Ans. B
} “Will have” should be used in place of “has had” in the
sentence. This work will be completed in future; Hence Future
Perfect Tense should be used with it.
} Q) Congress will won by-polls conducted on all the three
seats, / Gehlot said talking to reporters in Kota on Tuesday.
State election / department have made arrangements for
counting scheduled on February 1 for all the three seats. / NE
} Ans. A
} “Will Win” should be used instead of “will won” in A Part of the
sentence. For Predictions we generally use Simple Future
Tense. “Will/Shall + V1” should be used.
