FUTURE TENSE—USES AND EXAMPLES
Structure: Subject + will + V₁
A. Predictions
🔴 1. It will rain tomorrow.
🔵 2. India will win the match.
🟢 3. Technology will change education.
🟣 4. The population will continue to increase.
🟠 5. She will become a good teacher.
B. Decisions made at the moment of speaking
🔴 1. I will answer the phone.
🔵 2. I will carry your bag.
🟢 3. We will take a taxi.
🟣 4. I will open the window.
🟠 5. I will speak to the officer now.
C. Promises and offers
🔴 1. I will help you.
🔵 2. We will support your project.
🟢 3. I will never forget your kindness.
🟣 4. She will bring you some water.
🟠 5. They will complete the work on time.
D. Future facts
🔴 1. She will be twenty next year.
🔵 2. Tomorrow will be Monday.
🟢 3. The new term will begin in June.
🟣 4. The office will remain closed on Sunday.
🟠 5. The ceremony will take place next month.
Structure: Subject + will be + V-ing
A. Actions in progress at a particular future time
🔴 1. This time tomorrow, we will be travelling.
🔵 2. She will be writing the examination at 10 a.m.
🟢 3. I will be attending a meeting in the afternoon.
🟣 4. They will be sleeping when we arrive.
🟠 5. He will be working at this time next week.
B. Expected future activities
🔴 1. She will be working in her office tomorrow.
🔵 2. The students will be preparing for their examination.
🟢 3. They will be staying with us during the holidays.
🟣 4. He will be travelling frequently in his new job.
🟠 5. We will be discussing the proposal next week.
C. Polite questions about someone’s plans
🔴 1. Will you be attending the meeting?
🔵 2. Will you be using the computer this evening?
🟢 3. Will she be joining us for dinner?
🟣 4. Will they be staying here tonight?
🟠 5. Will you be travelling to Chennai tomorrow?
Structure: Subject + will have + V₃
A. Actions completed before a future time
🔴 1. She will have finished the work by evening.
🔵 2. I will have completed the course by June.
🟢 3. They will have constructed the bridge by next year.
🟣 4. He will have reached home by midnight.
🟠 5. We will have submitted the report by Friday.
B. Actions completed before another future action
🔴 1. They will have left before we arrive.
🔵 2. She will have cooked dinner before the guests come.
🟢 3. I will have completed the work before the officer returns.
🟣 4. The students will have entered the hall before the examination begins.
🟠 5. He will have retired before the new rules come into effect.
Structure: Subject + will have been + V-ing
A. Actions continuing up to a particular future time
🔴 1. By next month, she will have been working here for five years.
🔵 2. By noon, I will have been travelling for six hours.
🟢 3. By December, they will have been living here for ten years.
🟣 4. By next week, he will have been receiving treatment for a month.
🟠 5. By March, we will have been preparing for the examination for six months.
B. Emphasising the duration of a future action
🔴 1. At noon, he will have been studying for three hours.
🔵 2. By evening, she will have been waiting for five hours.
🟢 3. Next year, I will have been teaching for twenty years.
🟣 4. By midnight, they will have been working for twelve hours.
🟠 5. By June, we will have been running this programme for five years. [ Present Tense Past Tense Future Tense]
[Prepared by Sindhu.P,HSST English,GGHSS Kallai]
🟠 9. Simple Future Tense
🔵 10. Future Continuous Tense
🟣 11. Future Perfect Tense
🟢 12. Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Structure: Subject + will + V₁
A. Predictions
🔴 1. It will rain tomorrow.
🔵 2. India will win the match.
🟢 3. Technology will change education.
🟣 4. The population will continue to increase.
🟠 5. She will become a good teacher.
B. Decisions made at the moment of speaking
🔴 1. I will answer the phone.
🔵 2. I will carry your bag.
🟢 3. We will take a taxi.
🟣 4. I will open the window.
🟠 5. I will speak to the officer now.
C. Promises and offers
🔴 1. I will help you.
🔵 2. We will support your project.
🟢 3. I will never forget your kindness.
🟣 4. She will bring you some water.
🟠 5. They will complete the work on time.
D. Future facts
🔴 1. She will be twenty next year.
🔵 2. Tomorrow will be Monday.
🟢 3. The new term will begin in June.
🟣 4. The office will remain closed on Sunday.
🟠 5. The ceremony will take place next month.
Structure: Subject + will be + V-ing
A. Actions in progress at a particular future time
🔴 1. This time tomorrow, we will be travelling.
🔵 2. She will be writing the examination at 10 a.m.
🟢 3. I will be attending a meeting in the afternoon.
🟣 4. They will be sleeping when we arrive.
🟠 5. He will be working at this time next week.
B. Expected future activities
🔴 1. She will be working in her office tomorrow.
🔵 2. The students will be preparing for their examination.
🟢 3. They will be staying with us during the holidays.
🟣 4. He will be travelling frequently in his new job.
🟠 5. We will be discussing the proposal next week.
C. Polite questions about someone’s plans
🔴 1. Will you be attending the meeting?
🔵 2. Will you be using the computer this evening?
🟢 3. Will she be joining us for dinner?
🟣 4. Will they be staying here tonight?
🟠 5. Will you be travelling to Chennai tomorrow?
Structure: Subject + will have + V₃
A. Actions completed before a future time
🔴 1. She will have finished the work by evening.
🔵 2. I will have completed the course by June.
🟢 3. They will have constructed the bridge by next year.
🟣 4. He will have reached home by midnight.
🟠 5. We will have submitted the report by Friday.
B. Actions completed before another future action
🔴 1. They will have left before we arrive.
🔵 2. She will have cooked dinner before the guests come.
🟢 3. I will have completed the work before the officer returns.
🟣 4. The students will have entered the hall before the examination begins.
🟠 5. He will have retired before the new rules come into effect.
Structure: Subject + will have been + V-ing
A. Actions continuing up to a particular future time
🔴 1. By next month, she will have been working here for five years.
🔵 2. By noon, I will have been travelling for six hours.
🟢 3. By December, they will have been living here for ten years.
🟣 4. By next week, he will have been receiving treatment for a month.
🟠 5. By March, we will have been preparing for the examination for six months.
B. Emphasising the duration of a future action
🔴 1. At noon, he will have been studying for three hours.
🔵 2. By evening, she will have been waiting for five hours.
🟢 3. Next year, I will have been teaching for twenty years.
🟣 4. By midnight, they will have been working for twelve hours.
🟠 5. By June, we will have been running this programme for five years. [ Present Tense Past Tense Future Tense]
[Prepared by Sindhu.P,HSST English,GGHSS Kallai]
🟠 9. Simple Future Tense
🔵 10. Future Continuous Tense
🟣 11. Future Perfect Tense
🟢 12. Future Perfect Continuous Tense