Need To Know With Tenses Flashcards
Simple future tense
This verb tense is used to express an action that will take place in the future. It’s generally reserved for something that will begin and end in the future. It’s a statement of fact, made with certainty. There are two formulas for this verb tense.
•will + verb - I will travel to Greece tomorrow. I shall travel to Greece tomorrow. (Although “shall” isn’t popular today, it also fits within the simple future tense as shall + verb.)
•to be + going to + verb - I am going to eat a sandwich in Greece tomorrow. We are going to sit by the sea.
The structure for questions in the simple future tense is similar. It’s typically will + subject + verb or to be + subject + going to + verb.
Will you fly to Greece tomorrow?
Are we going to dine with friends as soon as we land?
Shall they join us for dinner?
Will she write an autobiography?
Future Progressive Tense
The future progressive tense is used to express an ongoing action that will take place in the future. The formula is:
will be + present participle - I will be traveling to Greece tomorrow.
Similar to constructing questions with the simple future tense, writing sentences in the future progressive tense follows the format will + subject + be + present participle.
Will you be packing for our vacation tonight?
Future Perfect Tense
The future perfect tense is used to express an action that will be completed at some point in the future. The formula is:
will have + past participle - I will have traveled to Greece by tomorrow.
To form questions in the future perfect tense, the formula is will + subject + have + past participle.
Will we have finished our calamari by 9 p.m.?
Future Perfect Progressive Tense
Future perfect progressive tense is used to express an ongoing action that will be completed at a specific time in the future. The formula is:
will have been + present participle - I will have been traveling for 18 hours by then.
To form questions in the future perfect progressive tense, follow the formula will + subject + have been + present participle, as in these examples.
By then, will we have been living in Greece for 11 months already?
