Introduction to Future Tense

The future tense describes actions, events, or states that

are expected to occur after the present time. It has four
types:
1. Simple Future
2. Future Continuous
3. Future Perfect
4. Future Perfect Continuous
Each type has specific structures for affirmative,
negative, and interrogative sentences, which are
explained below with singular and plural forms.

1. Simple Future Tense

The simple future tense is used to express actions that
will happen in the future.
 Examples:
o I will study tomorrow.
o They will travel next month.
It is also used for predictions, promises, and plans.
 Examples:
o It will rain tomorrow.
o I will help you with that

Structures
 1. Affirmative:
o Subject + Will/Shall + Base Verb (V1) + Object
(e.g., She will visit the park.)
2. Negative:
o Subject + Will/Shall Not + Base Verb (V1) +
Object
(e.g., She will not visit the park.)
3. Interrogative:
o Will/Shall + Subject + Base Verb (V1) + Object?
(e.g., Will she visit the park?)
Examples
 Singular:
o Affirmative: He will complete the task tomorrow.
o Negative: He will not complete the task
tomorrow.
o Question: Will he complete the task tomorrow?
 Plural:
o Affirmative: They will attend the meeting.
o Negative: They will not attend the meeting.
o Question: Will they attend the meeting?

2. Future Continuous Tense

The future continuous tense is used to describe actions
that will be in progress at a specific time in the future.
  Examples:
o I will be working at 5 PM tomorrow.
o They will be meeting us later in the evening.
It is also used for planned future events or to describe
future actions that are already decided.
 Examples:
o I will be traveling to London next week.
o They will be attending a conference next month.

Structures
1. Affirmative:
o Subject + Will/Shall Be + Verb (-ing) + Object
(e.g., She will be reading a book.)
2. Negative:
o Subject + Will/Shall Not Be + Verb (-ing) +
Object
(e.g., She will not be reading a book.)
3. Interrogative:
o Will/Shall + Subject + Be + Verb (-ing) + Object?
(e.g., Will she be reading a book?)
Examples
 Singular:
o Affirmative: He will be studying in the library.
o Negative: He will not be studying in the library.
 o Question: Will he be studying in the library?
 Plural:
o Affirmative: They will be playing cricket.
o Negative: They will not be playing cricket.
o Question: Will they be playing cricket?

3. Future Perfect Tense

The future perfect tense is used to describe actions that
will be completed before a specified time in the future.
 Examples:
o By next year, I will have finished my degree.
o They will have left by the time we arrive.
It is also used to predict that something will be completed
by a certain time.
 Examples:
o He will have written the report by tomorrow.
o We will have completed the task by next week

Structures
1. Affirmative:
o Subject + Will/Shall Have + Verb (3rd form) +
Object
(e.g., She will have finished the project.)
2. Negative:
 o Subject + Will/Shall Not Have + Verb (3rd form)
+ Object
(e.g., She will not have finished the project.)
3. Interrogative:
o Will/Shall + Subject + Have + Verb (3rd form) +
Object?
(e.g., Will she have finished the project?)
Examples
 Singular:
o Affirmative: He will have completed the report
by 5 PM.
o Negative: He will not have completed the report
by 5 PM.
o Question: Will he have completed the report by
5 PM?
 Plural:
o Affirmative: They will have reached the
destination by noon.
o Negative: They will not have reached the
destination by noon.
o Question: Will they have reached the destination
by noon?

4. Future Perfect Continuous Tense

The future perfect continuous tense is used to describe
actions that will be in progress for some time before a
specific future moment.
 Examples:
o By next month, I will have been working here for
5 years.
o They will have been traveling for 6 hours by the
time they reach us.
It is also used to predict the duration of an action in the
future.
 Examples:
o He will have been reading for 3 hours by the
time you come.
o We will have been waiting for a long time by the
time the bus arrives.

Structures
1. Affirmative:
o Subject + Will/Shall Have Been + Verb (-ing) +
Object
(e.g., She will have been working for 3 hours.)
2. Negative:
o Subject + Will/Shall Not Have Been + Verb (-ing)
+ Object
(e.g., She will not have been working for 3
hours.)
 3. Interrogative:
o Will/Shall + Subject + Have Been + Verb (-ing) +
Object?
(e.g., Will she have been working for 3 hours?)
Examples
 Singular:
o Affirmative: He will have been studying for 2
hours by the time you arrive.
o Negative: He will not have been studying for 2
hours by the time you arrive.
o Question: Will he have been studying for 2 hours
by the time you arrive?
 Plural:
o Affirmative: They will have been traveling for a
week by next Monday.
o Negative: They will not have been traveling for a
week by next Monday.
o Question: Will they have been traveling for a
week by next Monday?

Summary of Structures
Tense Type Affirmative Negative Interrogative
Subject +
Subject + Will/Shall +
Simple Will/Shall Not
Will/Shall + Subject + V1 +
Future + V1 +
V1 + Object Object?
Object
Tense Type Affirmative Negative Interrogative
Subject +
Future Subject + Will/Shall +
Will/Shall Not
Continuou Will/Shall Be + Subject + Be +
Be + V-ing +
s V-ing + Obj. V-ing + Obj.?
Obj.
Subject + Subject +
Will/Shall +
Future Will/Shall Will/Shall Not
Subject + Have
Perfect Have + V3 + Have + V3 +
+ V3 + Obj.?
Obj. Obj.
Subject + Subject +
Future Will/Shall +
Will/Shall Will/Shall Not
Perfect Subject + Have
Have Been + Have Been +
Cont. Been + V-ing?
V-ing V-ing