Future tenses in English
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In this part of the course you will learn all about the English future tense. The English tense has the following future tenses:
This chapter will show you an overview of when to use the different future tenses. For a more detailed explanation of the tenses you can take a look at the different chapters of this course, where you will also find exercises to practice the tenses.
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The future simple tense is formed with the auxiliary verb 'will' and an infinitive verb.
The future continuous is formed with the auxiliary verb 'to will' and the infinitive verb 'to be' followed by the present participle of the main verb.
The future perfect tense is formed using the auxiliary verb 'will' with the auxiliary verb 'to have' and the past participle of the main verb.
The future perfect continuous is formed by using the future perfect of the verb 'to be' with the present participle of the main verb (verb + ing).
The table below gives you an overview of the different future tenses in English.
Tense | Usage | Example |
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Future simple | The future simple is used to refer to a time later than now, and can express facts. |
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Future continuous | The future continuous is used to describe an action that will be happening in the future. |
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Future perfect | The future perfect tense is used to refer to an action that is completed in the future. |
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Future perfect continuous | The future perfect continuous tense is used to refer to actions that are currently unfinished but will be finished in the future. |
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Do the exercise to practice the different tenses!
Fill in the English future tense that fits the sentence best.
Remember:
Example:
I ... together with him for 2 years. (to live)
I will have been living together with him for 2 years. (to live)
I for more than five hours when my taxi finally arrives. (to wait)
Paloma to the party tonight? (to go)
We sushi tonight. (to eat)
This time next week you in your new house. (to sleep)
she for us next week? (to cook)
we the essay by next week? (to write)
They not on next Saturday. (to work)
The class at 4 o'clock. (to finish)
How long he when he finally graduates? (to study)
I my homework before my mother arrives. (to do)
Fill in the English future tense that fits the sentence best.
Remember:
Example:
I ... together with him for 2 years. (to live)
I will have been living together with him for 2 years. (to live)
I for you tomorrow. (to cook)
She on this project for three years on the 5th of July. (to work)
We in Nijmegen for five years next month. (to live)
Max to school later today. (to go)
They to school for twenty minutes by the time you wake up. (to walk)
Next year I the marathon in New York. (to run)
We to school next week. (to cycle)
You will be tired when you get home, because you for three hours. (to exercise)
By this time tomorrow I the doctor, I promise. (to call)
When you finish your exams, you for over four years? (to study)
Fill in the English future tense that fits the sentence best.
Remember:
Example:
I ... together with her for 5 years. (to work)
I will have been working together with her for 5 years. (to work)
I the window when I get home today. (to open)
Next week Kimberley to the cinema with Robert. (to go)
he still on the same project this time next year? (to work)
You for your ticket when you get one. (to pay)
We not our mother about the party. (to tell)
They the party by the time Eva arrives. (to leave)
Next week we in Spain. (to arrive)
He all day when you get home. (to study)
After lunch I you with your homework. (to help)
you the flag during the parade next week? (to carry)
Fill in the English future tense that fits the sentence best.
Remember:
Example:
I ... together with him for 2 years. (to live)
I will have been living together with him for 2 years. (to live)
you from home all day tomorrow? (to work)
He her with the dishes after dinner. (to help)
Next year I in a big house in Los Angeles. (to live)
Tomorrow Melanie to school by bike. (to go)
This time tomorrow we to the south of Spain. (to drive)
It all day tomorrow. (to snow)
the plane on time next Saturday? (to arrive)
He to the concert next month. (to walk)
I my best friend this time next week. (to meet)
When you get home, she all day. (to study)
Fill in the English future tense that fits the sentence best.
Remember:
Example:
I ... together with him for 2 years. (to live)
I will have been living together with him for 2 years. (to live)
I for more than five hours when my taxi finally arrives. (to wait)
Paloma to the party tonight? (to go)
We sushi tonight. (to eat)
This time next week you in your new house. (to sleep)
she for us next week? (to cook)
we the essay by next week? (to write)
They not on next Saturday. (to work)
The class at 4 o'clock. (to finish)
How long he when he finally graduates? (to study)
I my homework before my mother arrives. (to do)
Fill in the English future tense that fits the sentence best.
Remember:
Example:
I ... together with him for 2 years. (to live)
I will have been living together with him for 2 years. (to live)
I for you tomorrow. (to cook)
She on this project for three years on the 5th of July. (to work)
We in Nijmegen for five years next month. (to live)
Max to school later today. (to go)
They to school for twenty minutes by the time you wake up. (to walk)
Next year I the marathon in New York. (to run)
We to school next week. (to cycle)
You will be tired when you get home, because you for three hours. (to exercise)
By this time tomorrow I the doctor, I promise. (to call)
When you finish your exams, you for over four years? (to study)
Fill in the English future tense that fits the sentence best.
Remember:
Example:
I ... together with her for 5 years. (to work)
I will have been working together with her for 5 years. (to work)
I the window when I get home today. (to open)
Next week Kimberley to the cinema with Robert. (to go)
he still on the same project this time next year? (to work)
You for your ticket when you get one. (to pay)
We not our mother about the party. (to tell)
They the party by the time Eva arrives. (to leave)
Next week we in Spain. (to arrive)
He all day when you get home. (to study)
After lunch I you with your homework. (to help)
you the flag during the parade next week? (to carry)
Fill in the English future tense that fits the sentence best.
Remember:
Example:
I ... together with him for 2 years. (to live)
I will have been living together with him for 2 years. (to live)
you from home all day tomorrow? (to work)
He her with the dishes after dinner. (to help)
Next year I in a big house in Los Angeles. (to live)
Tomorrow Melanie to school by bike. (to go)
This time tomorrow we to the south of Spain. (to drive)
It all day tomorrow. (to snow)
the plane on time next Saturday? (to arrive)
He to the concert next month. (to walk)
I my best friend this time next week. (to meet)
When you get home, she all day. (to study)
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1 Future simple tense in English | Learn all about the future simple tense in English. |
2 Future continuous tense in English | Learn the English future continuous tense with this overview of the grammar. |
3 Future perfect tense in English | Learn all about the future perfect tense in English. |
4 Future perfect continuous tense in English | Learn all about the future perfect continuous tense in English. |