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Future Tense

The document discusses the different tenses used to describe future actions or states: simple future, future continuous, future perfect, and future perfect continuous. It provides the rules for forming sentences in each tense in both affirmative and negative forms. The simple future uses will/shall plus the base verb form. The future continuous uses will/shall be plus the -ing form. The future perfect uses will/shall have plus the past participle. And the future perfect continuous uses will/shall have been plus the -ing form. Examples are given for each tense.

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Future Tense

The document discusses the different tenses used to describe future actions or states: simple future, future continuous, future perfect, and future perfect continuous. It provides the rules for forming sentences in each tense in both affirmative and negative forms. The simple future uses will/shall plus the base verb form. The future continuous uses will/shall be plus the -ing form. The future perfect uses will/shall have plus the past participle. And the future perfect continuous uses will/shall have been plus the -ing form. Examples are given for each tense.

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FUTURE TENSE

Time and tide wait for no man. So, a period of time following the moment
of speaking or writing is called as future tense.

For e.g- She will write a letter.

Tense

Past (before Present (now) Future (After


now) now)

Simple Future Future Future Perfect Future Perfect


Continuous Continuous

Simple Future
This tense tells us about an action which has not occurred yet and will occur
after saying or in future

Rule – Will/Shall + Verb (Ist form)

In Future Tense helping verb ‘Shall’ is used with ‘I’ and ‘We’. Helping verb
‘Will’ is used with all others. When you are to make a commitment or warn
someone or emphasize something, use of 'will/shall' is reversed. ‘Will’ is used
with ‘I’ & ‘We’ and 'shall' is used with others.
In general speaking there is hardly any difference between 'shall & will'
and normally ‘Will’ is used with all.

Now, let us use this rule in various forms of sentences;

1. Positive / Affirmative Sentences –


Subject + Will/Shall + Verb (Ist form) + Object + (.)
She will write a letter.
2. Negative Sentences-
Subject + Will/Shall + Not + Verb (Ist form) + Object + (.)
She will not write a letter.
3. Interrogative Sentences-
Will/Shall + Subject + Verb (Ist form) + Object + (?)
Will she write a letter?
4. Interrogative Negative Sentences-
Will/Shall + Subject + Not + Verb (Ist form) + Object + (?)
Will she not write a letter?

Future Continuous Tense

It is used to express an ongoing or continued action in future.


e.g. He will be distributing sweets in temple tomorrow at 12 o'clock.
In the example, the action will start in future (tomorrow) and action is thought
to be continued till sometime in future.

We use the future continuous to talk about something that will be in progress at
or around a time in the future.

Rule: Will/Shall + Be + Verb (Ist form) + Ing

Now, let us use this rule in various forms of sentences;

1. Positive / Affirmative Sentences –


Subject + Will/Shall + Be + Verb (Ist form) + Ing + Object + (.)
She will be writing a letter.
2. Negative Sentences-
Subject + Will/Shall + Not + Be + Verb (Ist form) + Ing + Object + (.)
She will not be writing a letter.
3. Interrogative Sentences-
Will/Shall + Subject + Be + Verb (Ist form) + Ing + Object + (?)
Will she be writing a letter?
4. Interrogative Negative Sentences-
Will/Shall + Subject + Not + Be + Verb (Ist form) + Ing + Object + (?)
Will she not be writing a letter?

Future Perfect Tense

It is used to express an action which will happen/occur in future and will be


completed by a certain time in future.

We use the future perfect to say that something will be finished by a particular
time in the future.

e.g. They will have shifted the house by Sunday morning.

Rule: Will/Shall + Have + Verb (3rd form)

Now, let us use this rule in various forms of sentences;

1. Positive / Affirmative Sentences –


Subject + Will/Shall + Have + Verb (3rd form) + Object + (.)
She will have written a letter.
2. Negative Sentences-
Subject + Will/Shall + Not + Have + Verb (3rd form) + Object + (.)
She will not have written a letter.
3. Interrogative Sentences-
Will/Shall + Subject + Have + Verb (3rd form) + Object + (?)
Will she have written a letter?
4. Interrogative Negative Sentences-
Will/Shall + Subject + Not + Have + Verb (3rd form) + Object + (?)
Will she not have written a letter?
Future Perfect Continuous Tense

It is used to talk about actions that will commence at a fix time in future and will
continue for sometime in future.

If there is no time reference, then it is not a Future perfect continuous tense.


Without continued time reference, such sentences are Future Continuous Tense.
Continued time reference only differentiates between Future Continuous Tense
and Future Perfect Continuous Tense.

The future perfect progressive emphasize the duration of an activity that will
be in progress before another time or event in the future.

e.g. This time tomorrow, I will be enjoying the cricket match in the stadium.

It is also used to talk about planned actions or actions expected to happen.

e.g. They will be staying for a week.s

The future perfect progressive emphasize the duration of an activity that will
be in
progress before another time or event in the future.

Rule: Will/Shall + Have been + Verb (Ist form) + Ing

Now, let us use this rule in various forms of sentences;

1. Positive / Affirmative Sentences –


Subject + Will/Shall + Have been + Verb (Ist form) + Ing + Object + (.)
She will have been writing a letter.
2. Negative Sentences-
Subject + Will/Shall + Not + Have been + Verb (Ist form) + Ing + Object+ (.)
She will not have been writing a letter.
3. Interrogative Sentences-
Will/Shall + Subject + Have been + Verb (Ist form) + Ing + Object +(?)
Will she have been writing a letter?
4. Interrogative Negative Sentences-
Will/Shall + Subject + Not + Have been + Verb (Ist form) + Ing + Object +(?)
Will she not have been writing a letter?

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