This document discusses English tenses, specifically the future simple and future continuous tenses. It provides examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences in these tenses. For the future simple, it explains the forms use the auxiliary "will" followed by the base verb form. For the future continuous, it explains the forms use "will be" or "to be going to be" followed by the present participle/gerund of the main verb. It also covers short and long answers for questions in these tenses.

1. ENGLISH TENSES
Héctor Alfonso Ospina
Laura Catherine Díaz López
Janeth Vanessa Mora
Yuraine Faisury Marroquín
Ibague – Tolima
2014

2. 1.AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES
Form
Subject + auxiliary will + present participle base form + complement
Examples
• Maria + will + clean + the house tomorrow
• Carlos + will + go + to Bejuma next week
Note: the auxiliary "will" has no translation but if you join a verb in its base form, this verb
will end in Spanish termination "ará", "aras", "ere", “ire“
Example:
• Bailar = Bailará, Bailaré
• Dormir = Dormiré, Dormirás
Future Simple

3. 2. NEGATIVE SENTENCES
Form
Subject + auxiliary will + not + present participle base form + complement
Examples
• Maria + will + not + clean + the house tomorrow
• Carlos + will + not + go + to Bejuma next week
IMPORTANT: If you want to make auxiliary contraction (junction) with denial, would be as
follows:
• Maria won’t clean the house tomorrow
• Carlos won’t go to Bejuma next week

4. 3. INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
Auxiliary “will” + subject + present participle base form + complement + ?
Will Maria clean the house tomorrow?
Will Carlos go to Bejuma next week?
Interrogative word [Who, What ,Where, When, Why] + auxiliary “will” +
subject + verb in its base form + complement + ?
What will Maria do tomorrow?
When will Maria clean the house?
Who will go to Bejuma next week?

5. SHORT ANSWER
If POSITIVE:
Yes + , + subject + auxiliary “will”
Examples:
• Yes, she will.
• Yes, he will.
If NEGATIVE:
No + , + subject + auxiliary “will” + NOT
Examples:
• No, she will not / won’t
• No, he will not / won’t

6. LONG ANSWER
If POSITIVE:
Yes + , + positive sentence simple future
Examples:
• Yes, Maria will clean the house tomorrow
• Yes, Carlos will go to Bejuma next week
If NEGATIVE:
No +, + negative sentence simple future
Examples:
• No, Maria will not / won’t clean the house tomorrow
• No, Carlos will not / won’t go to Bejuma next wee

7. FUTURE CONTINUOUS
Form:
Subject + auxiliary + Verb ( Gerundio ING) + Complement ¨O¨ you can use the auxiliary
verb "to be" and "going to be". (se puede utilizar el verbo auxiliar "to be" y "going to be“)
Sujeto Auxiliares Gerundio
I will be / am going to be talking, eating, learning, doing, going...
He, She, It will be / is going to be talking, eating, learning, doing, going...
You, We, They will be / are going to be talking, eating, learning, doing, going...

8. STRUCTURE
1. Affirmative Sentences (Frases afirmativas)
♦Structure 1
Subject + "will be" + gerund...
♦Structure 2
Subject + auxiliary verb ("to be") + "going to be" + gerund...
Example:
1. I will be talking. / I'm going to be talking. (Estaré hablando.)
2. He will be eating. / He's going to be eating. (EL estará comiendo.)
3. They will be learning. / They're going to be learning. (Estarán aprendiendo.)

9. 2. Negative Sentences
Estructura 1
Subject + "will" + "not" + "be" + gerund....
Estructura 2
Subject + auxiliary verb ("to be") + "not" + "going to be" + gerund...
Example:
• I will not [won't] be talking. / I'm not going to be talking. (No estaré hablando.)
• He will not [won't] be eating./ He's not going to be eating. (No estará comiendo.)
• They will not [won't] be learning. / They're not going to be learning. (No estarán
aprendiendo.)
Nota: En las frases negativas el auxiliar negativo "not" va entre los verbos auxiliares "will" y
"be" o entre "to be" y "going to be".

10. 3. Interrogative Sentences
Estructura 1
auxiliary Verb "will" + subject + "be"+ gerund...?
Estructura 2
Auxiliary Verb ("to be") + subject + "going to be" + gerund...?
Example:
• Will you be talking? / Are you going to be talking? (¿Estarás hablando?)
• Will he be eating? / Is he going to be eating? (¿El estará comiendo?)
• Will they be learning? / Are they going to be learning? (¿Estarán aprendiendo?)
Nota: En las frases interrogativas el sujeto va entre los verbos auxiliares "will" y "be" o entre "to be" y
"going to be".