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American English Grammar
Future tense
Learning objectives
  • Learn the definition of future tense
  • Study examples of future tense
Definition of future tense

  • Future tense is an action, event, or condition which will occur after the present and includes the following:

    • simple future

    • future perfect

    • future progressive

    • future perfect progressive

  • The table below shows the future tense

tense & aspect aspect
simple perfect progressive perfect
progressive
tense past simple
past		 past
perfect		 past
progressive		 past
perfect
progressive
present simple
present		 present
perfect		 present
progressive		 present
perfect
progressive
future simple
future		 future
perfect		 future
progressive		 future
perfect
progressive
Examples of future tense

  • Simple future: "I will go." Can be used to express intention, prediction, and other conditions.

    • I will paint the house.

    • I will eat breakfast this morning.

    • I will go to the bookstore with my best friend.

  • Future perfect: "I will have gone."

    • I will have painted the house.

    • I will have eaten breakfast this morning.

    • I will have gone to the bookstore with my best friend.

  • Future progressive: "I will be going."

    • I will be painting the house.

    • I will be eating breakfast this morning.

    • I will be going to the bookstore with my best friend.

  • Future perfect progressive: "I will have been going."

    • I will have been painting the house.

    • I will have been eating breakfast this morning.

    • I will have been going to the bookstore with my best friend.
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