Future Tenses in English: will, going to, present continuous, present simple, future perfect, future continuous, future perfect continous.

1. Future Tenses
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez López

2. Future Simple (will)
This tense expresses a pure future,
that is, actions bound to happen
because of the course of time.
The SUBJECT cannot control what
will happen.

3. Future Simple (will)
Affirmative: She will win the tennis match
Negative : She won’t (will not) win the tennis match
Interrogative : Will she win the tennis match?
Short answers: Yes, she will – No, she won´t

4. Future Simple (will)
1. Predictions based in what we think: It will rain in
the evening
2. Instant decisions: The doorbell is ringing, I’ll open
3. Promises and offers: I promise mum, I will pass my
test

5. Future Simple (will)
This tense is used with particular verbs, such
as think – know – believe – suppose –
expect – hope to express beliefs,
convictions, hope, expectations,
knowledge and opinions about the future.
I think we will win the match

6. Future Simple (will)
Sometimes, we use this tense with
particular adverbs such as:
probably – possibly –perhaps in order to
express uncertainty about the future.
It will probably rain later

7. GOING TO
This tense is formed with:
TO BE (present simple) + GOING TO + INFINITIVE

8. GOING TO
Affirmative: I am going to travel abroad
Negative : I am not going to travel abroad
Interrogative : Are you going to travel abroad?
Short answers: Yes, I am – No, I’m not

9. 1. Predictions based in what we can see at the moment:
Look at that car! It is going to crash into the traffic
light!
2. It expresses future plans and intentions: I’m going
to buy a new phone next week.
GOING TO

10. GOING TO or PRESENT
CONTINUOUS?
Sometimes, we can use the Present
Continuous instead of Going to. It
occurs when “time” and/or “place
are mentioned.
I’ m going to take the 7 o’clock train to Madrid OR
I’ m taking the 7 o’clock train to Madrid

11. PRESENT SIMPLE
We normally use this tense to describe travel plans,
schedules, departures, arrivals.
The train leaves at 7 a.m. tomorrow.

12. FUTURE PERFECT
This tense is formed with:
WILL + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE

13. FUTURE PERFECT
Affirmative: He will have finished the book by the weekend
Negative : He won’t (will not) have finished the book by the weekend
Interrogative : Will he have finished the book by the weekend?
Short answers: Yes, he will – No, he won´t

14. This tense describes actions we know will (or will not) be
completed by a certain time in the future.
By the end of June, we will have finished our
exams.
FUTURE PERFECT

15. FUTURE CONTINUOUS
This tense is formed with:
WILL + BE + Verb (-ing)

16. FUTURE CONTINUOUS
Affirmative: This time next week, I will be having my driving test.
Negative : This time next week, I won’t (will not) be having my driving test.
Interrogative : Will I be having my driving test this time next week?
Short answers: Yes, I will – No, I won´t

17. This tense expresses actions that will be in progress at a
certain time in the future.
At 3 o’clock tomorrow, we will be travelling.
FUTURE CONTINUOUS

18. FUTURE PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
This tense is formed with:
WILL + HAVE + BEEN + Verb (-ing)

19. Affirmative: They will have been living in that house for 3 years by the
end of March.
Negative : They won’t (will not) have been living in that house for 3 years
by the end of March.
Interrogative : Will they have been living in that house for 3 years by the
end of March?
Short answers: Yes, they will – No, they won´t
FUTURE PERFECT
CONTINUOUS

20. This tense describes continuous and repeated actions
which begin before a certain time in the future and will
probably continue after that time.
By the end of this month, I will have been
working with this company for five years.
FUTURE PERFECT
CONTINUOUS