The parts of Speech

Future Tenses

Future Simple

Affirmative

I/you will go

he/she/it will go

we/you/they will go

Negative

I/you will not go

he/she/it will not go

we/you/they will not go

Question

Will I/you go?

Will he/she/it go?

Will we/you/they go?

Future Simple

We use the Future Simple to talk about:

• Predictions

There will be more deserts in the future.

• Promises

I’ll take you with me next time.

• Threats

I’ll tell your friends about this.

• Offers

Those bags look heavy. I’ll carry some for you.

• For requests

Will you help we with the cleaning?

• Decisions made at the time of speaking

Onions are not on the list, but I will get some.

Be Going To

We use be going to to talk about:

• Plans and arrragments for the future

I am going to plant some trees in my garden

• Something we know is going to

He’s very tired. He is going to fall asleep very soon

• Intentions

From now on, I’m not going to throw away paper with the other rubbish

Time expressions with the Future Simple

toworrow

soon

the day after tomorrow

tonight

next week

Future Continuous

Affirmative

I will be going

you will be going

he/she/it will be going

we/you/they will be going

Negative

I will not be going

Question

Will I be going?

Will you be going?

Will he/she/it be going?

Will we/you/they be going?

you will not be going

he/she/it will not be going

we/you/they will not be going

Future Continuous

We use the Future Continuous to talk about:

• Something that will be in progress at a specific time in the future

This time toworrow, I will be travelling to Malta

Don’t phone me at four o’clock because I’ll be having a rest than

Time Expressions with the Future Continuous

at four o’clock

tomorrow

today

this time tomorrow

this time

next evening

tomorrow

afternoon

Future Perfect Simple

Affirmative

Negative

I/you will not

have gone

he/she/it will not

have gone

we/you/they will not

have gone

Question

I/you will

have gone

he/she/it will

have gone

we/you/they will

have gone

Will I/you

have gone?

Will he/she/it

have gone?

Will we/you/they

have gone?

Future Perfect Simple

We use the Future Perfect Simple to talk about:

• Something that will be finished before something else happened in the future

She will have done all the shopping before the supermarket closes

• Something that will be finished before a specific time in the future

By twelve o’clock, I will have tidied the living room

Time Expressions with the Future Perfect Simple

before

u ntil/till

by the time

by next week

in ten minutes

Future Perfect Continious

Affirmative

Negative

I/you will not

have been going

he/she/it will not

have been going

we/you/they will not

have been going

Question

I/you will

have been going

he/she/it will

have been going

we/you/they will

have been going

Will I/you

have been going?

Will he/she/it

have been going?

Will we/you/they

have been going?

Future Perfect Simple

We use the Future Perfect Continuous

• To emphasise the duration of an action up to a certain time inthe future

By the end of May, Jill will have been living there for 15 years

Time expressions with the Future Perfect Continuous

by the end

of this year

how long ... by

this Tuesday?

for three years

by next month

in two years’ time