Simple Future TenseI will sing

The simple future tense is often called will, because we make the simple future tense with the modal auxiliary will.

How do we make the Simple Future Tense?The structure of the simple future tense is:

subject + auxiliary verb WILL + main verb

invariable base

will V1

For negative sentences in the simple future tense, we insert not between the auxiliary verb and main verb. For question sentences, we exchange the subject and auxiliary verb. Look at these example sentences with the simple future tense:

  subject auxiliary verb main verb  

+ I will   open the door.

+ You will   finish before me.

- She will not be at school tomorrow.

- We will not leave yet.

? Will you   arrive on time?

? Will they   want dinner?

When we use the simple future tense in speaking, we often contract the subject and auxiliary verb:

I will I'll

you will you'll

he willshe willit will

he'llshe'llit'll

we will we'll

they will they'll

For negative sentences in the simple future tense, we contract with won't, like this:

I will not I won't

you will not you won't

he will notshe will notit will not

he won'tshe won'tit won't

we will not we won't

they will not they won't

How do we use the Simple Future Tense?

No Plan

We use the simple future tense when there is no plan or decision to do something before we speak. We make the decision spontaneously at the time of speaking. Look at these examples:

Hold on. I'll get a pen. We will see what we can do to help you. Maybe we'll stay in and watch television tonight.

In these examples, we had no firm plan before speaking. The decision is made at the time of speaking.

We often use the simple future tense with the verb to think before it:

I think I'll go to the gym tomorrow. I think I will have a holiday next year. I don't think I'll buy that car.

Prediction

We often use the simple future tense to make a prediction about the future. Again, there is no firm plan. We are saying what we think will happen. Here are some examples:

It will rain tomorrow. People won't go to Jupiter before the 22nd century. Who do you think will get the job?

Be

When the main verb is be, we can use the simple future tense even if we have a firm plan or decision before speaking. Examples:

I'll be in London tomorrow. I'm going shopping. I won't be very long. Will you be at work tomorrow?

English does not have a verb form specifically used to express future tense. We have to choose from a variety of forms (using 'will'/'shall', 'going to', the present continuous, the present simple, etc.) to talk about future events. The future expressed with the modal auxiliaries will and shall + the base form of the verb is known as the future simple tense or 'will' future. Keep in mind, however, that 'will' doesn't always serve to indicate the future. We can use 'will' to talk about events happening at the present. (For example: This car won't start.)

 Structure  Examples  We use the Future Simple Tense:

The future simple tense is composed of two parts: will/shall + base verb. Will and shall are often contracted

'll.

Affirmative form

     +   shall / will  +  work

he/she/it       +  will  +  workthey

shall/will write her tomorrow.2. We shall/will go shopping together during the holidays.

Note: 'Will' is used with all persons. 'Shall' can be used instead of 'will' with I/we. In modern English, particularly in American English, 'shall' with a future reference is rarely used.

1. I will finish my report later today.2. The sun will rise at 6:03 am.3. I'll go to the market tomorrow.4. There will be another conference next month.5. I'll come to see you on Sunday.6. We'll be back on Friday afternoon.7. Tom will visit his parents next week.8. They will paint the fence blue.

 to say that something will happen in the future. Adverbs of time that will indicate such tense may include, tomorrow, todaylater today, in five minutes, in two hours, on Monday, on Saturday afternoon, next week/month, this year, etc.

! Note that when we talk about prior plans, strong intentionsfixed arrangements we do not normally use 'will':

I am going to meet him this afternoon. ('to be' + 'going to' + main form of the verb)I'm going to buy a new car this year. ('to be' + 'going to' + main form of the verb)I am going to a party tommorrow night. (the present continuous)Tina is getting married next month. (the present continuous

! Note: 'Will' is used instead of 'going to' when a formal style is required, particularly in the written language (See 12)

Negative form

        SHALL + NOT             /SHAN'T/ +

WORK

              WILL + NOThe/she/it           /WON'T/

                 + WORKthey

won't answer that question.They won't accept this offer.

Interrogative form

To form interrogative sentences we use will with all persons:

WILL        I       WORK?          we

         youWILL    he/she/it    WORK?

         they

Will you open the window, please?Will you do it for me?

Note: We use shall to make offers, ask for advices or suggestions, etc. (mainly in British English)

Shall I close the door?Shall we go to picnic

tomorrow?Shall I study English?

'Shall' is also used as an imperative in formal or legal written statements:

1. The Chairman shall be present at the Company's

9. I will return in two hours.10. He will finish his homework in twenty minutes.11. Jane will turn 18 this year.12. The wedding will take place on May 8th. The ceremony will begin at 4pm, followed by a meal and a big party.

 Note: In certain situations we use 'will' to emphasize:

13. You will drink your milk!14. I will find a job.

1. I'll close the window.2. I'll have a cup of tea, please.3. - The phone is ringing.     - I'll answer it.4. - Oops, I dropped my pencil.    - I'll pick

 to express spontaneous decision /to volunteer to do something (the action is decided at the moment of speaking)

general meetings.2. The accused shall be present during the trial.

it up.

1. I think it will rain.2. The weather tomorrow will be sunny and warm.3. I think David Brown will be the next mayor of our city.4. Everything will be fine.5. You are going to be a famous artist some day.6. I think you are going to marry a wrong person.

 to predict future events (for example, to say what we think or believe will happen), we use both 'will' and 'going to'

! But note that we use 'going to'(not 'will') to make predictions about events when there is a concrete evidence:

Look at those dark clouds in the sky. It is going to rain soon.

1. I'll be there at 7 p.m., I promise.2. I'll tell your parents what you did.

 to make promises or threats

1. Will you please help me to do my homework?2. That suitcase is too heavy. I’ll help you.

 to request help or to offer help

1. I'll probably get there by my car.2. You must read this book. I'm sure you'll like it.3. I expect Tom will pass his exam.

 with words and expressions such as: probably, possibly, perhaps, (I'm) sure, (I) expect

1. If it begins to rain, I'll certainly nead an umbrella.2. She will tell him when he calls.

 to talk about consequences (with if, when, provided, unless, as, as soon as, as long as, etc.)

1. I'll be in Athens tomorrow.2. I'll be at a conference next week.

 when the main verb is be even if we talk about planned events

 More examples:

1. Will you go shopping?2. I will not permit that kind of behaviour.3. Will our theacher come with us?    Yes, he will.      No, he won't.

4. Our teacher won't come with us.

Future Continuous Tense

I will be singing

How do we make the Future Continuous Tense?The structure of the future continuous tense is:

subject + auxiliary verb WILL + auxiliary verb BE + main verb

invariable invariable present participle

will be base + ing

For negative sentences in the future continuous tense, we insert not between will and be. For question sentences, we exchange the subject and will. Look at these example sentences with the future continuous tense:

  subject auxiliary verb

auxiliary verb main verb  

+ I will   be working at 10am.

+ You will   be lying on a beach tomorrow.

- She will not be using the car.

- We will not be having dinner at home.

? Will you   be playing football?

? Will they   be watching TV?

When we use the future continuous tense in speaking, we often contract the subject and will:

I will I'll

you will you'll

he willshe willit will

he'llshe'llit'll

we will we'll

they will they'll

For spoken negative sentences in the future continuous tense, we contract with won't, like this:

I will not I won't

you will not you won't

he will notshe will notit will not

he won'tshe won'tit won't

we will not we won't

they will not they won't

  We sometimes use shall instead of will, especially for I and we.

How do we use the Future Continuous Tense?The future continuous tense expresses action at a particular moment in the future. The action will start before that moment but it will not have finished at that moment. For example, tomorrow I will start work at 2pm and stop work at 6pm:

At 4pm tomorrow, I will be working.

past present future

4pm

    At 4pm, I will be in the middle of working.

When we use the future continuous tense, our listener usually knows or understands what time we are talking about. Look at these examples:

I will be playing tennis at 10am tomorrow. They won't be watching TV at 9pm tonight. What will you be doing at 10pm tonight? What will you be doing when I arrive? She will not be sleeping when you telephone her. We 'll be having dinner when the film starts. Take your umbrella. It will be raining when you return.

Why is the future continuous verb tense is used?

The future continuous verb tense is used to emphasize an action or an event that will be in progress at sometime in the future.

Next week we will be hiking in the mountains. Tomorrow my parents will be coming to visit out new house.

Events - for events or activity's that are planned for a future time.

Specific Time - the specific time of the future event or the future activity can be stated or understood.

Approximate Time - the approximate time of the future event or the future activity can be stated or understood.

Present continues tense with "going to" and the future continues tense can be used interchangeable.

Future Perfect Tense

I will have sung

The future perfect tense is quite an easy tense to understand and use. The future perfect tense talks about the past in the future.

How do we make the Future Perfect Tense?The structure of the future perfect tense is:

subject + auxiliary verb WILL + auxiliary verb HAVE + main verb

invariable invariable past participle

will have V3

Look at these example sentences in the future perfect tense:

  subject auxiliary verb auxiliary verb main verb  

+ I will   have finished by 10am.

+ You will   have forgotten me by then.

- She will not have gone to school.

- We will not have left.  

? Will you   have arrived?  

? Will they   have received it?

In speaking with the future perfect tense, we often contract the subject and will. Sometimes, we contract the subject, will and have all together:

I will have I'll have I'll've

you will have you'll have you'll've

he will haveshe will haveit will have

he'll haveshe'll haveit'll have

he'll'veshe'll'veit'll've

we will have we'll have we'll've

they will have they'll have they'll've

  We sometimes use shall instead of will, especially for I and we.

How do we use the Future Perfect Tense?The future perfect tense expresses action in the future before another action in the future. This is the past in the future. For example:

The train will leave the station at 9am. You will arrive at the station at 9.15am. When you arrive, the train will have left.

The train will have left when you arrive.

past present future

    Train leaves in future at 9am.

9  9.15 

    You arrive in future at 9.15am.

Look at some more examples:

You can call me at work at 8am. I will have arrived at the office by 8. They will be tired when they arrive. They will not have slept for a long time. "Mary won't be at home when you arrive."

"Really? Where will she have gone?"

You can sometimes think of the future perfect tense like the present perfect tense, but instead of your viewpoint being in the present, it is in the future:

present perfect tense   future perfect tense|

have |done |

> |

will |have |done |

> | 

past now future   past now

Futuro Perfecto (Future Perfect Tense)

El Futuro Perfecto es un tiempo verbal que se utiliza para expresar situaciones que se están produciendo o que se desarrollarán en el futuro y que imaginamos que habrán finalizado para cuando llegue el momento al que hacemos referencia. Esta forma verbal suele ir acompañada de una expresión temporal, por ejemplo:

By this afternoon, I will have arrived at home. (Para esta tarde ya habré llegado a casa)

En este caso no se menciona si estoy viajando en ese momento pero es seguro que cuando llegue la tarde ya estaré en mi casa.

By tomorrow, I will have gotten a new job. (Para mañana, yo habré conseguido un nuevo trabajo)

Aquí no se expresa si se está realizando la búsqueda de trabajo pero queda claro que cuando llegue el día siguiente tendré uno nuevo.

Para construir la forma afirmativa de este tiempo verbal utilizaremos el verbo auxiliar TO HAVE en Futuro Simple seguido por el Pasado Participio (ver verbos regulares e irregulares) del verbo principal, por ejemplo:

By 9 o'clock she wiIl have prepared the dinner.

Para las 9 en punto ella habrá preparado la cena.

He will have cleaned his desk before he leaves the

office.

Él habrá limpiado su escritorio antes de que él

deje la oficina.

We will have travelled to London by this evening.

Nosotros habremos viajado a Londres para esta noche.

They will have visited the museum by the time they

get home.

Ellos habrán visitado el museo para cuando ellos

lleguen a casa.

Para interrogar, deberemos comenzar con WILL seguido por el sujeto, la forma infinitiva del verbo TO HAVE y luego el verbo principal en Pasado Participio como vemos a continuación:

Will she have prepared the dinner by 9 o'clock?

Habrá preparado ella la cena para las 9 en punto?

Will he have cleaned his desk before he leaves the

office?

Habrá limpiado él su escritorio antes de que él

deje la oficina?

Will we have travelled to London by this evening?

Habremos viajado nosotros a Londres para esta noche?

Will they have visited the museum by the time they

get home?

Habrán ellos visitado el museo para cuando ellos

lleguen a casa?

La forma negativa se construye colocando la negación NOT entre el auxiliar WILL y el verbo auxiliar TO HAVE, por ejemplo:

By 9 o'clock she wiIl not have prepared the dinner.

Para las 9 en punto, ella no habrá preparado la cena.

Before he leaves the office, he will not have cleaned his

desk.

Antes de que él deje la oficina, él no habrá limpiado

su escritorio.

We will not have travelled to London by this evening.

Nosotros no habremos viajado a Londres para esta

noche.

They will not have visited the museum by the time

they get home.

Ellos no habrán visitado el museo para cuando ellos

lleguen a casa

Future Perfect Continuous TenseI will have been singing

How do we make the Future Perfect Continuous Tense?The structure of the future perfect continuous tense is:

subject + auxiliary verb WILL + auxiliary verb

HAVE + auxiliary verb BE + main verb

invariable invariable past participle

present participle

will have been base + ing

For negative sentences in the future perfect continuous tense, we insert not between will and have. For question sentences, we exchange the subject and will. Look at these example sentences with the future perfect continuous tense:

  subject auxiliary verb

auxiliary verb

auxiliary verb

main verb  

+ I will   have been working for four hours.

+ You will   have been travelling for two days.

- She will not have been using the car.

- We will not have been waiting long.

? Will you   have been playing football?

? Will they   have been watching TV?

When we use the future perfect continuous tense in speaking, we often contract the subject and auxiliary verb:

I will I'll

you will you'll

he willshe willit will

he'llshe'llit'll

we will we'll

they will they'll

For negative sentences in the future perfect continuous tense, we contract with won't, like this:

I will not I won't

you will not you won't

he will notshe will notit will not

he won'tshe won'tit won't

we will not we won't

they will not they won't

How do we use the Future Perfect Continuous Tense?We use the future perfect continuous tense to talk about a long action before some point in the future. Look at these examples:

I will have been working here for ten years next week. He will be tired when he arrives. He will have been travelling for 24 hours.

Future Perfect Continuous

Listed below are uses with examples, and the structure of the future perfect continuous tense.

Something that will have been happening up to a future point in time

I will have been working here for three years by the end of next month.Jane will have been studying for five hours by the time you arrive.

Important Notes:

Use a future time clause (by the time + simple present) in combination with the future perfect continuous.

She will have been playing golf for three hours by the time she finishes the round.

Use the future perfect continuous to express how long something will have been happening up to another point in time. If you need to express how much or how many have been completed, used, etc. use the future perfect form.

She will have been working for three hours (future perfect continuous = length of time) by seven this morning!She will have held three positions (future perfect = amount) by the time she receives her next promotion.

Common time expressions used with the future perfect continuous:

by the time + time clause with the simple present, by + date or time

Structure

Positive

Subject + will + have + been + verb + ing

I, You, He, She, We, They will have been working for two hours by the time she arrives.

Negative

Subject + will + not + have + + been + verb + ing

I, You, He, She, We, They won't have been studying for long by the end of this class.

Questions

Question word (often 'How long') + had + been + subject + verb + ing

How long will he, she, you, we, they have been working by the time he arrives?

Bibliografia

http://www.english-the-easy-way.com/Grammar/Grammar_Page.htm

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_future-perfect.htm

http://www.aprenderinglesfacil.es/2008/07/futuro-perfecto-future-perfect-tense.html

http://esl.about.com/od/grammarstructures/a/fperfc.htm