The document outlines various future tenses in English, including future simple (will), going to, future perfect, future continuous, and future perfect continuous. Each tense is explained with examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms, as well as their specific uses in making predictions, describing intentions, and stating plans or actions expected to happen at a certain time. Additionally, it highlights the structure of each tense and provides short answer formats.

1. Future Tenses
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez López

2. Future Simple (will)
This tense expresses a pure future,
that is, actions bound to happen
because of the course of time.
The SUBJECT cannot control what
will happen.

3. Future Simple (will)
Affirmative: She will win the tennis match
Negative : She won’t (will not) win the tennis match
Interrogative : Will she win the tennis match?
Short answers: Yes, she will – No, she won´t

4. Future Simple (will)
1. Predictions based in what we think: It will rain in
the evening
2. Instant decisions: The doorbell is ringing, I’ll open
3. Promises and offers: I promise mum, I will pass my
test

5. Future Simple (will)
This tense is used with particular verbs, such
as think – know – believe – suppose –
expect – hope to express beliefs,
convictions, hope, expectations,
knowledge and opinions about the future.
I think we will win the match

6. Future Simple (will)
Sometimes, we use this tense with
particular adverbs such as:
probably – possibly –perhaps in order to
express uncertainty about the future.
It will probably rain later

7. GOING TO
This tense is formed with:
TO BE (present simple) + GOING TO + INFINITIVE

8. GOING TO
Affirmative: I am going to travel abroad
Negative : I am not going to travel abroad
Interrogative : Are you going to travel abroad?
Short answers: Yes, I am – No, I’m not

9. 1. Predictions based in what we can see at the moment:
Look at that car! It is going to crash into the traffic
light!
2. It expresses future plans and intentions: I’m going
to buy a new phone next week.
GOING TO

10. GOING TO or PRESENT
CONTINUOUS?
Sometimes, we can use the Present
Continuous instead of Going to. It
occurs when “time” and/or “place
are mentioned.
I’ m going to take the 7 o’clock train to Madrid OR
I’ m taking the 7 o’clock train to Madrid

11. PRESENT SIMPLE
We normally use this tense to describe travel plans,
schedules, departures, arrivals.
The train leaves at 7 a.m. tomorrow.

12. FUTURE PERFECT
This tense is formed with:
WILL + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE

13. FUTURE PERFECT
Affirmative: He will have finished the book by the weekend
Negative : He won’t (will not) have finished the book by the weekend
Interrogative : Will he have finished the book by the weekend?
Short answers: Yes, he will – No, he won´t

14. This tense describes actions we know will (or will not) be
completed by a certain time in the future.
By the end of June, we will have finished our
exams.
FUTURE PERFECT

15. FUTURE CONTINUOUS
This tense is formed with:
WILL + BE + Verb (-ing)

16. FUTURE CONTINUOUS
Affirmative: This time next week, I will be having my driving test.
Negative : This time next week, I won’t (will not) be having my driving test.
Interrogative : Will I be having my driving test this time next week?
Short answers: Yes, I will – No, I won´t

17. This tense expresses actions that will be in progress at a
certain time in the future.
At 3 o’clock tomorrow, we will be travelling.
FUTURE CONTINUOUS

18. FUTURE PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
This tense is formed with:
WILL + HAVE + BEEN + Verb (-ing)

19. Affirmative: They will have been living in that house for 3 years by the
end of March.
Negative : They won’t (will not) have been living in that house for 3 years
by the end of March.
Interrogative : Will they have been living in that house for 3 years by the
end of March?
Short answers: Yes, they will – No, they won´t
FUTURE PERFECT
CONTINUOUS

20. This tense describes continuous and repeated actions
which begin before a certain time in the future and will
probably continue after that time.
By the end of this month, I will have been
working with this company for five years.
FUTURE PERFECT
CONTINUOUS