What is Future Tense?

Any action that is scheduled to happen in the future comes under the agenda of the future tense. Like any other tense, Future Tense too can be detected by the verb form and the auxiliaries used.


Markers of Future Tense

Tomorrow

Years to come

Coming week

Ensuing year

Next

Next day

Coming month

Following day

Following

Next month

Coming year

Following week

Days to come

Next week

Ensuing week

Following month

Months to come

Next year

Ensuing month

Following year

 

Simple Future (Future Indefinite) Tense

The simple future tense is used when an action is promised/thought to occur in the future. The simple foreseen outcomes are stated in the future indefinite tense. "Shall/will'" marks the future indefinite tense.

Structure:

Subject + shall/will + verb +  . . . . . . . .

Example:

  • We shall move to another city.
  • He will come to New York tomorrow.
  • They will make a phone which has artificial intelligence.
  • It will rain in the coming hours.
  • There will be a hard few days ahead of us.

Note: In some cases, the present progressive tense can be used when an action is promised/arranged/planned to take place in the future.

Example:

  • We are moving to Texas next week.
  • We are leaving at 6.00 PM.
  • They're going to do as you say.
  • Dan is meeting me at 9 AM.
  • I am hoping to see you soon.
  • I will write articles on different topics.
  • Robert will read various kinds of books.
  • They will play football in that field.
  • April will prefer coffee to tea.
  • Bob will go to the library tomorrow.
  • We will go shopping in that market this Monday.
  • We will watch a movie in this Cineplex on next Friday.
  • You will shop at that market tomorrow.
  • I will sing different kinds of songs, especially modern.
  • I will attend a program of my varsity on Friday.
  • Jeff will travel around the world in March.
  • They will play hockey in that field on Thursday.
  • The poet will write a romantic poem for this program.
  • The lyricist will write a realistic song.
  • Will you go to the concert of realistic songs?
  • I will not attend the program because of my busy schedule.
  • Robin will join us in the meeting.
  • I will help him to do the task.
  • We will go to enjoy the musical drama.
  • I will arrange all the necessary materials for the program.