Basics Of Future Tense

 

(1) Future Simple or Indefinite Tense:-

Helping Verb:- Will/shall

*Helping verb shall is used with ” I and we ” and will is used with other subjects.

Main Verb:- 1st form of the verb

Formulae:-

Affirmative = Subject+will/shall+1st form of verb+object+others.

Negative = Subject+will/shall+not+1st form of verb+object+others.

Interrogative = Wh word+will/shall+subject+1st form of the verb+object+others?

Interrogative Negative = Wh word+will/shall+subject+not+1st form of the verb+object+others?

Examples:-

  1. I shall write a letter.
  2. We shall go to school tomorrow.
  3. I shall not go to Malakhera tomorrow.
  4. The boys will not sleep in the day.
  5. Will he give you some pens?
  6. How many books will he buy?
  7. Where shall we not go tomorrow?
  8. Why will your brother not come tomorrow?

(2) Future Continuous Tense

Helping Verb:- Will be/shall be

*Will be/shall be is used like will/shall.

Main Verb:- 1st form of the verb+ing

Formulae:-

Affirmative = Subject+will/shall+be+V1+ing+object+others

Negative = Subject+will/shall+not+be+V1+ing+object+others

Interrogative = Wh word+will/shall+subject+be+V1+ing+object+others?

Interrogative Negative = Wh word+will/shall+subject+not+be+V1+ing+object+others?

Examples:-

  1. I shall be learning my lesson.
  2. She will be writing a letter.
  3. They will not be teaching the boys.
  4. You will not be bringing a cup of tea.
  5. Will he be learning his lesson?
  6. How many boys will be sleeping in the room?
  7. Who will not be coming to school?
  8. Who will not be playing in the field?

(3) Future Perfect Tense

Helping Verb:- Will have/shall have

*Helping verb will have/shall have is used like will/shall.

Main Verb:- 3rd form of the verb

Formulae:-

Affirmative = Subject+will/shall+have+V3+object+others

Negative = Subject+will/shall+not+have+V3+object+others

Interrogative = Wh word+will/shall+subject+have+V3+object+others?

Interrogative Negative = Wh word+will/shall+subject+not+have+V3+object+others?

Examples:-

  1. They will have played the match.
  2. I shall have read my book.
  3. She will not have written the letter.
  4. The child will not have drunk the milk.
  5. Will the boys have played the match?
  6. Why shall we have punished your son?
  7. Shall we not have taken the tickets?
  8. Why shall he not have done his work?

(4) Future Perfect Continuous Tense

* Time is given in future perfect tense.

Helping Verb:- Will have been/shall have been

* Helping verb will “have been/shall have been” is used like “will/shall”.

*Since is used before the point of time and for is used before the period of time.

Main Verb:-V1+ing

Formulae:-

Affirmative = Subject+will/shall+have been+V1+ing+object+others+since/for+time.

Negative = Subject+will/shall+not+have been+V1+ing+object+others+since/for+time.

Interrogative = Wh word+will/shall+subject+have been+V1+ing+object+others+since/for+time?

Interrogative Negative = Wh word+will/shall+subject+not+have been+V1+ing+object+others+since/for+time?

Examples:-

  1. They will have been playing for two hours.
  2. The boys will have been swimming in the tank since 4 O’clock.
  3. She will not have been working hard for two days.
  4. You will not have been suffering from fever for two days.
  5. Shall we have been waiting for him since morning?
  6. How many boys will have been playing since noon?
  7. Why will you not have been reading for two weeks?
  8. When will you not have been working in a company for two weeks?