Today, in this post, I will help you to learn what is the future tense? Future tense is the time of action that is used to express what will happen in the future time; as –
- He will come here tomorrow.
- I will teach you this subject in two days.
- Ram and Shyam will help me.
- They will start their own business.
In this post, you will learn the definition of future tense, structures, rules and examples; Let’s start reading this post and learn future tense step by step; first of all, I would like to tell you the definition of the future tense –
Definition Of Present Tense : According to the Oxford Learner’s Dictionary, ‘future tense’ as “the form of a verb used to express actions in the future.”
According to the Cambridge Dictionary, the future tense form of the verb is “used to describe verb forms in many languages used for actions that will happen in future.”
Some examples here : I will go to mumbai. / She will appear in this examination. / He will come to see you tomorrow. / They will do this work. / I will search for a job in this company. / Ram and Shyam will start reading this book.
Types Of Present Tense :
- Simple Future Tense : Future tense is used to express an event or action that will happen in the future time.
- Future Continuous Tense : An action or event that will be continued in the future.
- Future Perfect Tense : This tense is used to express an event or action that will happen in the future before another event or action that is happening in the present.
- Future Perfect Continuous Tense : This tense is used to express an event or action that is happening in the present and will complete at some point in the future.
Simple Future Tense With Examples And Structure
Definition : Future tense is used to express an event or action that will happen in the future time.
Structure : [ Subj + will/shall + (not) + first form of the verb + Object + Other Word ]
Note : ‘shall’ can be used with ‘I’ and ‘we’ but in this modern era, ‘will’ is used at the place of ‘shall’ in the same sense.
Simple And Future Indefinite Tense Examples –
- He will be at home.
- I will help you in the examination.
- They will go to school tomorrow.
- My brother will be thirty next month.
- I shall buy a motorcycle when the price comes down.
- If you come here, I shall help you.
- She will come to see you, If you write to her.
- Ravi will make you fool in the office.
- They will not speak English before you.
- My father will not attend this party.
- You will start your own business next year.
- Shyam and Ram will not help each other.
- We shall go to market at 5 O’ clock.
Yes/No Type Interrogative Structure Of Simple And Future Indefinite Tense : [ Will/Shall + Subject + (not) + first form of the verb + object + other word + ? ]
- Will you help me there?
- Shall I get this job?
- Will he not come here to meet you?
- Will she do this job next time?
- Will he not be in the office?
- Shall we start learning this subject?
W.H. Word Type Interrogative Structure Of Simple And Future Indefinite Tense : [ W.H.word (Question Words) + will/shall + Subject + (not) + first form of the verb + object + other word + ? ]
Examples here :
- What will you do about it now?
- Why will she not go to college today?
- Which book will you buy for this competitive examination?
- Where will she study next year?
- When will you come here?
- To whom will you talk about it?
- With whom will he start this business?
- How will you complete your project without my help?
- For what will she come to see you?
- Why will they not do this work?
Future Continuous Tense With Examples And Structure
Definition : An action or event that will be continued in the future.
Structure : [ Subject + will/shall + (not) + be+ first form of the verb + ing + object + other word ]
- He will be playing cricket tomorrow morning.
- She will be staying there.
- At this time tomorrow I shall be watching the film.
- Rekha will not be cooking.
- You will not be working in the field tomorrow.
- Your father will be going to the office this time.
- They will be talking on the phone.
- My mother will not be working in the field.
- I as well as my brother will be going to Mumbai.
- Ram and Shyam will not be speaking English in the class next time.
- Your friends will not be coming here to see you.
Yes/No Type Interrogative Structures Of Future Continuous Tense : [ Will/Shall + Subject + (not)+ be + Verb + ing + Object + Other Word + ? ]
- Will you be starting your own shop?
- Shall I not be speaking English in the class?
- Will you be doing this job in this company?
- Will your father be teaching this subject?
- Shall we not be playing cricket?
- Will they be trying to achieve their goal?
- Will your mother be preparing breakfast for you?
- Will she be meeting me tomorrow?
- Will you be staying there till Monday?
- Shall I be doing this work till the end of this month?
Question Words Type Interrogative Structure Of Future Continuous Tense : [ Question word + will/shall + Subject + (not) + be + verb + ing + object + other word + ? ]
- What will you be doing next year?
- Where will she be going with her father?
- Which book will he be reading for this examination?
- To whom will she be talking on the phone?
- How will he be speaking English without learning?
- Why shall I be fighting with her?
- When will she be going to the village with her family?
- For what will he be coming here?
- With whom will they be going to college?
Future Perfect Tense With Examples And Structure –
Definition : This tense is used to express an event or action that will happen in the future before another event or action that is happening in the present.
Structure : [ Subject + will/shall + (not) + have + third form of the verb + object + other word ]
- She will have completed her work before I reach the office.
- I will have done my homework before the teachers come to the class.
- They will have watched this film before I go home.
- Will you have helped her before your father comes?
- Shall I have gone to Mumbai before you call me?
- Will your mother have prepared breakfast before you go to college?
- Will she have told you this story before they come here?
- What will you have given me before your father comes?
- Where will they have gone before you help them?
- Which book will you have read before the examination starts?
Future Perfect Continuous Tense With Examples And Structures :
Definition : This tense is used to express an event or action that is happening in the present and will complete at some point in the future.
Structure : [ Subject + will + (not) + have been + verb + ing + object + other word + from/for + time ]
Note : ‘for’ is used for period of time and ‘from’ for point of time; try to understand the use of it through examples –
- I will have been going to school for two days.
- She will have been studying from morning.
- They will have been singing for five years.
- My mother will have been preparing breakfast from 2 O’clock.
- Neha will not have been working in this company from July.
- Will they have been watching this movie for five days?
- Shall I have been doing this job in this company for ten years?
- What will you have been doing there for two days?
- Why will she not have been coming here for five years?
- Radha will not have been studying in this college for five months.
- I as well as my father will have been going to travel for ten days.
- Neither she nor her brother will have been doing this work from June.
Exercise Of Future Tense :
Q. 1. Change the verbs into future continuous tense in the following sentences :
- I will not speak English here.
- She comes here to see you.
- They will help you with money.
- This old man is going to the village.
- You will do this job in this company.
- My mother will not prepare dinner.
- Neha studies in this college.
- Karan works in the field with his father.
- We shall try to become rich.
- Why does she not buy this book?
- Do you think about it?
- What does she do?
- Which book do you give me?
Q. 2. Change the verbs into future perfect tense in the following sentences :
- You will tell me this story.
- They don’t help me in class.
- She will cook.
- She doesn’t come here to see me.
- He sings a song at the party.
- She is making a noise in this class.
- She wants to do something new.
- We shall go there with them.
- He teaches me math.
- I play cricket in front of your home.
I hope that you read this post completely and learned the future tense; now, you can use this tense in your daily used conversation. If you are unable to create the sentences of future tense; try again; it will take some time to learn completely; it’s based on your practice.