Learn the Future Tense in English Grammar with this Learn English lesson from Language Open Learning. This is the second part and shows you how to use the Future Continuous, Future Perfect, the Present Simple and how to use WILL and SHALL in the future meanings. For more English lessons, visit the Language Open Learning website - http://www.LanguageOpenLearning.com and register for free English lessons

1. Future Tense 2
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Grammar Guide

2. Future Tense
Future Continuous:
The future tense is formed with:
Will + be + ing form of the verb
•This time tomorrow, I’ll be eating lunch on the plane
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3. Future Tense
Future continuous
Is used to imagine an activity in progress in the future.
Also used to compare what we are doing now to what we
will be doing in the future
•Where will you be living in five years time?
Also for something that will definitely happen in the future
•We’ll be holding a meeting soon, so we can decide then
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4. Future Tense
Future Perfect
The form for this is:
Will + have + past participle
•By the time we get to the cinema, the film will have started
This is used to look back from one point in the future to an
earlier event. Often we use – by the time or by
•By next week, I’ll have collected over $1,000 for charity
This situation has not yet happened but
by a certain time in the future it will have happened
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5. Future Tense
Present Simple
Used to tell of events in the future based on
a fixed timetable or calendar
•The plane leaves at 12.00pm
•Our teacher retires next year
Words used with this include:
When, after, before, unless, in case, as soon as, until, by the time, the next time
•When I see her again, I’ll tell her the news. •As soon as we’re ready, we’ll call you.
•Let’s run home before it rains. •Please wait here until your name is called.
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6. Future Tense
Will and shall
When a verb has a function – we use it for a purpose like
promising or suggesting rather than referring to time
Promise: Threat:
•I’ll try as hard as I can. •Stop doing that or I’ll tell your parents.
Decision made at time of Offer:
speaking: •I’ll give you a life home in my car
•Which one do you want?
•Will you have some more coffee?
•I’ll take the blue one.
•Shall I open the door for you?
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7. Future Tense
Request: Suggestion:
•Will you carry this bag for me? •Shall we play tennis?.
Parting remark:
•I’ll see you tomorrow.
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