Fun Easy English - American English Grammar Future tense.

Learning objectives

In this lesson you will learn the definition of future tense and study examples of future tense.

Definition of future tense

Future tense is an action, event, or condition which will occur after the present and includes the following:
simple future
future perfect
future progressive
future perfect progressive
The table below shows the future tense

tense & aspect		aspect
tense & aspect		simple	perfect	progressive	perfect progressive
tense	past	simple past	past perfect	past progressive	past perfect progressive
	present	simple present	present perfect	present progressive	present perfect progressive
	future	simple future	future perfect	future progressive	future perfect progressive

Examples of future tense

Simple future: "I will go." Can be used to express intention, prediction, and other conditions.
I will paint the house.
I will eat breakfast this morning.
I will go to the bookstore with my best friend.
Future perfect: "I will have gone."
I will have painted the house.
I will have eaten breakfast this morning.
I will have gone to the bookstore with my best friend.
Future progressive: "I will be going."
I will be painting the house.
I will be eating breakfast this morning.
I will be going to the bookstore with my best friend.
Future perfect progressive: "I will have been going."
I will have been painting the house.
I will have been eating breakfast this morning.
I will have been going to the bookstore with my best friend.