The document discusses various ways to express future tense in English. It explains how to use the simple future tense with will to predict future events or make decisions. It also covers using "be going to" to talk about future plans or predictions with a degree of certainty. Finally, it discusses the future continuous tense to refer to future activities that will be in progress at a specific time. Examples are provided for positive, negative, and question forms of these future tenses.

1. Future Tense
By kaisi
muhammad

2. We can use the simple
future tense :
1. When we predict a future event
or situation,
e.g. I think that the white robot
will win the race.
2. When we make decisions at the
time of speaking,
e.g. What time do you want to
meet tomorrow morning? I’ll
meet you at ten.

3. Adverbs that used in future
tense:
tomorrow The day after tomorrow
In a few days Two days later
In two weeks ’ time Next Sunday
In a few minutes In the future

4. Positive & negative statement
of simple future tense :
Subject Aux.verb m.verb
I,You will on holiday next Sunday.
We be
won’t
will at home in a few days.
They go
won’t
She to school tomorrow
He,It

5. Question Form of Future
Tense:
aux.verb subject main verb Object time
I, you, your Tomorrow?
we, visit uncle
Will they
he,she, at home Next
be Monday?
it

6. We can also use ‘be going to’ in future tense to express a
greater degree of certainty.
We can use ‘be going to’ to:
1. Talk about what we think will happen soon,
e.g. Look at those black clouds. It’s going to
rain.
2. Talk about what we have already arranged or
decided to do, e.g. I’m going to punish Mary
because she is so talkative.

7. Neg. & Pos. Form of ‘be going to’:
Subject aux.verb m.verb Object time
I am
‘m not
You
We are
going to visit the boy tomorrow.
They aren’t
He
She is
It isn’t

8. Question Form of ‘be going
to’:
aux.verb subject aux.verb m.verb object
Am I
you buy a computer?
we
Are going to
they install some
software?
he
Is she
it

9. The Comparison of ‘will’ , ‘be
going to’ & ‘will be going’ :
Subject aux.verb main .verb object
I will punish
am going to
will be punishing
You will punish Jackson
We are going to
They
will be punishing
He will punish
She is going to
It will be punishing

10. We also use the future continuous tense to
talk about the future. We use it to:
1. Talk about activities that will be in
progress at specific times in the future,
e.g. I’ll be giving a presentation about
computers at three this afternoon.
2. Talk about arrangements that have
been made for the future,
e.g. The IT Club will be having a
barbecue next month.

11. Positive & Negative Form of Future
Continuous Tense:
Subject Aux.verb Main verb
I, You
We, will be going to the show.
They, will not/ having lunch at 1 pm.
He, won’t be leaving soon.
She,It

12. Question Form of Future
Continuous Tense:
aux.verb Aux. main
Subject
verb verb
I,you
, going to the show?
Will We, be having lunch at 1 pm?
they, leaving soon?
He,
She,
it

13. Pos. & Neg. Form of Present, Past
& Future Tense (verb to be):
Tense Subject Verb(P/N) Adjective/place Time
Present I am/ain’t happy everyday.
You,We,They (P) at home
He,She,It (S) are/aren’t
is/isn’t
Past You,We,They (P) I, were/weren’t happy yesterday.
He,She,It (S) at home
was/wasn’t
Future I,You,We,They,He, will be/ happy tomorrow.
She,It (P&S) won’t be at home

14. Question Form of Present, Past &
Future tense (verb to be) :
Tense Verb Subject Adjective/place Time
Present Am I happy everyday?
you,we,they at home
Are he,she,it
Is
Past Was I, he, she, it happy yesterday?
you, we, they at home
Were
Future Will I, you,we,they,he, be happy tomorrow?
she,it at home

15. Pos. & Neg. Form of Present, Past
& Future Tense (other verbs):
Tense Subject Verb(P&N) Place Time
I,You,We,They go
Present (Plural) to school everyday.
He,She,It (Sing) don’t go
goes
doesn’t go
Past I,You,We,They, to school yesterday.
went
He,She,It (S&P)
didn’t go
Future I,You,We,They, will go to school tomorrow.
He,She,It (S&P)
won’t go

16. Question Form of Present, Past &
Future Tense (other verbs) :
Tense A.verb Subject Verb Place Time
Present Do I,you,we,they to school everyday?
he,she,it go
Does
Past I,you,we,they to school yesterday?
Did He,she,it go
Future I,you,we,they to school tomorrow?
Will he,she,it go

17. Adverbs of Present, Past &
Future Tense
Adverbs of time
Prese Everyday, every week, every Sunday,
nt Once a week, twice a week, always,
Usually, often, sometimes, never.
Past Yesterday, the day before yesterday,
last Sunday, last week, A week ago, in
1987, this morning.
Future Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, next
Monday, next morning, in a few days, in
two weeks, two days later, after a week.