FUTURE TENSES

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FUTURE TENSES

Structure 1: subject + am/is/are going to + verbI am going to go the gym She is going to pass the exam Structure 2: subj. + am/is/are + verb (-ing) I am buying a new t-shirt tomorrow We are starting our English course next year Structure 3: subj. + will/shall + verb We will go to London next week I shall ask my mum to help me with my homework tomorrow

Future

simple

This tense is used to describe an action that hasn't happened yet.

Future

perfect

Examples:

This tense is used to describe an action that will be completed before a specified time.

The guests are coming at 8 p.m. I'll have finished cooking by then. On October 9 we'll have been married for 50 years. Will you have gone to bed when I get back?

Structure: subject + will have + verb past participle

Future

continuous

Examples:

This tense is used to describe an action that will occur and will continue for a set period of time in the future.

I will be writing the letter tomorrow. The baby will be playing the whole night. I will be helping my mother to make breakfast.

Structure: subject + will be + verb (-ing)

Future

perfect continuous

Examples:

I will have been waiting here for three hours by six o'clock. By 2001 I will have been living in London for sixteen years.

This tense is used to describe an action that will continue up until a point in the future.

Structure: subject + will have been + verb (-ing)

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