Grammar rules for Future Perfect Simple and Future Perfect Continuous - uses and forms + exercises

1. Future Tense

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. Voluntary action
Are you cold? I will turn off the air conditioning?
4. Promise
I will wash the dishes after I eat. I promise.

3. We can also use be going to in the future tense to express a
greater degree of certainty.
1. Future Plan
We are going to watch a movie tonight.
2. Future predictions
My daughter is going to get good grades in school.
! Both WILL and BE GOING to can be used for
FUTURE PREDICTIONS.

4. Adverbs that are
used with:
WILL
→ Tomorrow
→ From now on
→ In the future
→ Next Friday (week, month, etc)
BE GOING TO
→ Later
→ After (in) a while
→ Tomorrow
→ This
afternoon/evening/weekend, etc
→ Next Friday/week/month

5. Subject
Auxiliary
Verb
Main
Verb
I, you,
we, they,
he, she
will
won’t
be
home in a few days.
on holiday next Sunday.
be at home tomorrow.
go to school tomorrow.
Positive & negative statements of
simple future tense :

6. Subject Auxilliary Verbs
Main
Verb
Object Time
I
am
am
not
going
to
visit the girl tomorrow
You
We
They
are
aren’t
He
She
It
is
isn’t
Negative & Positive Forms of be going to:

7. Question Forms of be going to:
Aux.
Verb
Subj.
Aux.
Verb
Main
Verb
Object
Am I
going to
buy
install
a computer?
some software
Are
you
we
they
Is
he
she
it

8. We use THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS tense to talk
about:
1. To show a future action in progress during another shorter
future action or a specific time.,
I am going to be sleeping when you arrive.
She will be waiting for us when we arrive.
Stacy is not going to be teaching next week.
They won’t be coming with us on vacation.
He is going to be working at 9:00 tonight.
WILL BE + BE GOING TO – same meaning when used with Future
Continuous

9. We use THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS tense to talk
about:
2. To describe multiple actions happening at the same time
in the future.
When you arrive at school tomorrow, Hunter is going to be using
the copier, Denis is going to be making coffee, Amy is going to be
talking with Alice, and Scott is going to be making a call.
When you arrive at school tomorrow, Hunter will be using the
copier, Denis will be making coffee, Amy will be talking with Alice,
and Scott will be making a call.

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

11. Question Forms of Future Continuous
Tense:
Aux.
Verb
Subject
Aux.
verb
Main
Verb
Will
I,you,
We,
they,
He,
She,
it
be
going
having
leaving
to the show?
lunch at 1:00
p.m.?
soon?

12. The Comparison of will, be going to and will be going:
Subject Auxilliary Verb Main Verb Object
I
will
am going to
punish
Ivan
will be punishing
You
We
They
will
are going to
punish
will be punishing
He
She
It
will
is going to
punish
will be punishing