SIMPLE FUTURE

FUTURE PROGRESSIVE
FUTURE PERFECT
 SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE
=> “WILL/ SHALL”
(+) S + WILL/ SHALL + V1 + O
(-) S + WILL/SHALL + NOT + V1 + O
(?) WILL/ SHALL + S + V1 + O + ?

NB: SHALL is mainly used with I and we to make an

offer or suggestion, or to ask for advice.

=> “BE GOING TO”

(+) S + IS/AM/ARE + GOING TO + V1 + O
(-) S + IS/AM/ARE + NOT + GOING TO + V1 +
O
(?) IS/AM/ARE + S + GOING TO + V1 + O + ?
 SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE
=> "Will" or "Be Going to" to Express a Prediction or
Plan.
Predictions are guesses about what might happen in the future.
e.x.:
- It will rain tomorrow.
-The year 2023 is going to be a very interesting year.

Some differences between “Will” and “Be Going to” are:

- "Will" to Express a Voluntary Action
"WILL" often suggests that a speaker will do something
voluntarily. We also use "will" when we request that someone
help us or volunteer to do something for us.
e.x.:
- I will translate the email, so Mr. Smith can read it.
- Will you help me move this heavy table?
 SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE
=> "Will" to Express a Promise
I will call you when I arrive.
- I promise I will not tell him about the surprise party.
- Don't worry, I'll be careful.
-I won't tell anyone your secret.

“Will” to express a decision at the moment of

speaking
e.x.:
-I’ll go there at once

“Will” to express an opinion or expectation.

These may be introduce by verbs such as: think, believe,
expect and hope.
e.x.:
-I think it will rain tonight.
 SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

"Be going to" to Express a plan that we have

decided or intended to do
e.x.:
- They are going to spend the holiday at the
beach – in fact they have booked a little beach
house.
Future Simple Exercise
1.I (help) ____ you with your homework.

2.She (be) ____ here very soon.

3.They (come) ____ at 8 o'clock.

4.You (call) ____ me next week.

5.I (use) ____ the money wisely.

6.We (return) ____ as soon as possible.

7.It (rain) ____ tomorrow.

8.Ralf (pay) ____ for it.

9.Amanda (win) ____ this game.

10.Maybe we (stay) ____ at home.

11.They (bake) ____ some cakes.

12.I (take) ____ you with me next month.

13.Ashley (stay) ____ at home tonight.

14.It (be) ____ very hot this summer.

 FUTURE CONTINUOUS
TENSE

 PATTERN:

(+) S + WILL + BE + V- ing + O

(-) S + WILL + NOT + BE + V- ing + O
(?) WILL + S +BE + V- ing + O + ?
 FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE

Function

We use future continuous

tense to talk about
activities that will be in
progress at a certain time
in the future.
Time Signals
-At this time tomorrow
-at … o’clock
tonight/tomorrow
-In a few minutes

Examples:

- At this time tomorrow we

will be flying to Samarinda.
- At 9 a.m. on Saturday, I’ll
be sitting in Dr Holland’s
seminar.
 FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE

e.x.:
- I will begin study at seven. You will come at
eight. I will be studying when you come.

- Don’t call me at nine because I won’t be home. I

will be studying at library.

- Right now I’m sitting in class. At the same time

next week, I will be sitting in the class.
Exercise Future Continuous
1.Peggy (come) ____ to the party on Saturday.

2.We (meet) ____ him tomorrow. 

3.This time next week he (fly) ____ to South Africa.

4.At 6 o'clock on Friday they (sing) ____ the new song. 

5.It (probably rain) ____ when I reach Bangkok.

6.Tomorrow at nine I (write) ____ a test.

7.Andy (watch) ____ a video when I arrive tonight.

8.You (eat) ____ pizza soon.

9.She (sleep) ____ when you telephone her.

10.They (arrive) ____ in Budapest just about now.

 FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
 PATTERN:
(+) S + WILL + HAVE + V3 + O
(-) S + WILL + NOT + HAVE + V3 + O
(?) WILL + S + HAVE + V3 + O + ?

We use future We use time signals

perfect tense to talk such as:
about actions that will -By the end of …
be completed before -When + Simple
a certain time in the present …
future.
Examples:
-By the end of the year you will have
finished the third semester.
- When we reach the next harbor, we
will have sailed halfway around the
world.
 FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
The FUTURE PERFECT TENSE expresses
an activity that will be completed before
another time or event in the future.

 “by the time” introduces a time clause;

the simple present is used in the time
clause.
e.x.:
- I will have finished my homework by the
time I go out for dinner tonight.
- I will graduate in June. I will see you in
July. By the time I see you, I will have
graduated .
Exercise Future Perfect
1.When you arrive I probably (start) ____ the job.
2.They (have) ____ dinner by the time we get there.
3.A few centuries from now wars, I hope, (become) ____ a thing of the past. 
4.In a year's time he (take) ____ to some more serious sort of job. 
5.You (do) ____ a lot of your work by the end of this month. 
6.By November all the leaves (fall) ____. 
7.If he doesn't hurry, they (leave) ____ before he comes. 
8.I am sure that tomorrow you (forget) ____ all these rules. 
9.Be quick! The child (drown) ____ before you rescue it. 
10.She (grow) ____ old before she learns the use of cooking pot. 
11.The airman (fly) ____ more than a thousand miles, before the end of this month. 
12.If you ring me up after nine o'clock. I (speak) ____ to the doctor. 
13.We (travel) ____ twenty miles more before we cross the frontier. 
14.Next year we (be) ____ together for ten years.
15.I am sure they (complete) ____ the new road before April. 
Fill in each blank space with the correct future verb tense (simple future,
future continuous, or future perfect):

Tomorrow I ________ (paint) all day.

By the time we get there, the store ________ (close).
I ________ (see) you tomorrow at 3:00 PM.

After we finish this movie, I ________ (see) all of this director's movies.

P1:Can I come over in an hour?

P2: No, I ________ (clean) the house.
This time next week I ________ (study) English at campus.
She doesn't realize what kind of person he is, but she ________ (find out).

Sheinsulted me. I ________ (never, speak) to her again!

On Sunday around 8am, I _______ (still, probably, sleep) on my bed.

She ________ (not, tell) me when her birthday is.