Today is our topic of discussion – Future Tense
Future Tense
Definition of Future Tense
Future tense mentions about an incident which has not yet happened or going to happen in future or about a thing which does not yet exist.
Classification of Future Tense
Future tense can be classified into four parts –
i. Future indefinite tense.
ii. Future continuous tense.
iii. Future perfect tense
iv. Future perfect continuous tense.
Future indefinite tense-
Future indefinite tense indicates an action that will take place after the present time and that has no real connection with the present time. As –
She will visit her parents soon.
He will go to school.
In the above mentioned sentences, the actions (will visit and will go) will happen in uncertain future or later. These are the examples of future indefinite tense. Note:
a. the form of future indefinite tense is – Subject + will/shall + verb
Future continuous tense –
Future Continuous Tense indicates an action that is going on in the future. As-
He will be going to school.
I will be doing my homework at tomorrow morning.
In the above mentioned sentences, the actions (will be going and will be doing) will be happening for a period in future or later. These are the examples of future continuous tense. Note
a. The form of Future Continuous Tense is- Subject +will/shall be + verb + ing
Future perfect tense –
Future perfect tense indicates an action in the future that will have been completed before another time or event in the future. As –
He will have gone to school by tomorrow afternoon.
I will have completed my assignment by tomorrow evening.
In the above mentioned sentences, the actions (will have gone and will have completed) will have been happened before a certain action in future or later. These are the examples of future perfect tense.
Note:
a. The form of Future Perfect Tense is – Subject + will/shall have + verb (past participle form or 3rd form of the verb)
Future perfect continuous tense-
Future perfect continuous tense indicates an action in the future that will have been continuing until another time or event in the future. As –
He will have been studying till 10 pm.
According to the forecast, it will have been raining till 5 pm.
In the above mentioned sentences, the actions (will have been studying and will have been raining) will have been happening before in future or later. These are the examples of future perfect continuous tense.
Note:
a. The form of Future Perfect Continuous Tense is- Subject +will/shall have been + verb + ing
Conjugation of Verb ‘go’ in all forms of Future Tense.
Future indefinite tense
Person
- 1st
- 2nd
- 3rd
Singular
- I shall go.
- You will go.
- S/He will go.
Plural
- We shall go.
- You will go.
- They will go.
Future continuous tense
Person
- 1st
- 2nd
- 3rd
Singular
- I shall be going.
- You will be going.
- S/He will be going.
Plural
- We shall be going.
- You will be going.
- They will be going.
Future perfect tense
Person
- 1st
- 2nd
- 3rd
Singular
- I shall have gone.
- You will have gone.
- S/He will have gone.
Plural
- We shall have gone.
- You will have gone.
- They will have gone.
Future perfect continuous tense
Person
- 1st
- 2nd
- 3rd
Singular
- I shall have been going.
- You will have been going.
- S/He will have been going.
Plural
- We shall have been going.
- You will have been going.
- They will have been going.