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Be Future Perfect
Previous Information
Verb form Present, past and past participle
Noun Phrase, Collective noun etc.
Subject , 'wh' question 'yes/no' question etc.
NOTE: In the structure given below he/she/it include all the nouns,pronouns,common nouns, noun phrases
Collective nouns etc. in Singular form. They include all nouns pronouns etc. in plural form.
The explanation of above terms is given in Grammar page click grammarmail.com to view
There are several ways in English to express future
( Sentences that not a part of the this structure are given in italics fonts)
a. Simple Future Tense /Pure Future - (1)– When we want to do something in future
Structure: Subject (I/we/you/they/he/she/it) + will/shall + Verb (Present form) + other words.
I will attend the board meeting tomorrow.
She will take her son to Canada next week.
We will watch the TV program to night.
Simple Future Tense (2)- To express our thought about some future action.
I believe Democrats will win the presidency
I am sure the Secretary general will postpone is Russia visit.
Simple Future Tense (3) - Used, when some decisions are made at the time of speaking.
The traffic is heavy, I will take the long road.
The Attorney is busy, I will see him next week
b. Simple Present Tense - used for future schedules
Structure: Subject (I/we/you/they/he/she/it) + Verb (Present verb) + other words
The president arrives on 8th August
The General assembly's Second Session starts on 2nd February.
The Plane leaves at 10.00 tonight.
c. Present continuous – Used to talk about future plans.
Structure: Subject (I/we/you/they/he/she/it) + am + verb (Present Participle) + other words
Subject (we/you/they) + are + verb (Present Participle) + other words
Subject (he/she/it) + is + verb (Present Participle) + other words
I am visiting the dentist this evening.
They are watching the cricket match on TV tonight, don’t disturb them.
Future Continuous Tense (1) To talk about some activity that will be in progress in future
Structure: Subject (I/we/you/they/he/she/it) + will/shall be + Verb (Present participle) + other words
( I Think) It will be raining when we board the plane tonight.
She will be writing the test this time tomorrow
Shall I call you at 7.00 this evening? No Please, I will be writing my company accounts.
Future Continuous Tense (2) – To talk about some activity that is expected to happen in future.
The train will be coming soon.
The President will be addressing the audience soon.
d. Future Perfect Tense - This tense is used, when we want to talk about some activity that will be completed at certain point of time in future.
Structure: Subject (I/we/you/they/he/she/it) + will have + verb (Past participle) + other words
We will have finished our exams this time next week (or by this time next week.)
By the end of this year we will have lived here for 30 years.
e. Future Perfect Continuous Tense – This tense is used to denote some activity that will be in progress over a period of time in future and come to an end in future.
Structure: subject (I/we/you/they/he/she/it) + will/shall+ have been + Verb (Present participle) + other words.
By next autumn I shall have been teaching in this school for 16 years.
They will have been living here for 25 years next month.
f. To express Future schedules (Be forms = am/is/are/was/were etc.)
Structure: I + am ; we/you/they + are ; he/she/it + is
The Chinese president is to visit USA next month.
USA and Russia are to discuss SALT (Treaty) in New York tomorrow.
g. Going to (1) - Used to express some action you have decided to do in future.
Structure: I + am + going to + Verb (Present form) + other words
We/you/they + are + going to + verb (Present form) + other words
He/she/it + is + going to + verb(present form) + other words
I’ am going to buy an apartment in central Ottawa next week.
She is going to sell her car next month.
Putin is going to address ASIAN next week.
Going to (2) – Talking about an activity that is likely to happen in future.
Look at the sky, It's going to rain.
We are going to get a new project soon.
SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE (Pure future) IN SPOKEN FORM
( Will/shall + action verb)
Structure – Formal
Five main types of spoken forms
I/we/you/they/he/she/it + Will/shall + Verb (Present form/main ) + message/news/information etc.- Simple sentence. ( e.g. she will come next week.) - Note: won’t = will not
I/We/you/they/he/she/it + won’t + verb (Present form) + other words- Negative sentence (e.g. she won’t come next week)
Will/shall + I/we/you/they/he/she/it + Verb (Present form) + other words - ‘yes/no’ question. (e.g. Will she come next week?
Won’t + I/we/you/they/he/she/it + Verb (present form) + other words – ‘yes/no’ negative question (e.g. won’t she com next week?)
‘Wh’ question word + will/shall + I/we/you/they/he/she/it + Verb (Present form) – ‘Wh’ question (e.g. When will she come?)
Each of above sentences may be spoken in eight or more moods – Please refer home page
NOTE:
The usage of shall is not very popular in Spoken English , Shall is used only with the subject I and we
Brits don’t make any distinction between shall and will. Shall is not popular with Sams
I/we/you/they/he/she/it are the subjects in the sentences.
He/she/it include all singular nouns, pronouns, common nouns including collective nouns and noun phrases
They includes all plural nouns pronouns etc.
In informal speech the structure is flexible and doesn’t conform to the above structure.
More sentences
Shane is playing tennis tomorrow.
I’m not attending the board meeting next week.
Is she going out tonight? May be I don’t know exactly.
Are you going to buy an apartment? I’m planning to buy one.
The flight lands at 7.00.
The president addresses the nation tonight.
The train leaves at 9.30.
They are to leave the town tomorrow.
We are to open this locker next week.
Are you meeting Clara this evening? I’m not quite sure.
When are you visiting our home? Perhaps next month.
We will go out at nine.
They will bring the furniture.
The Government will announce the Tax Plan next month.
Future Tense in Question Tags
She won’t come today. Will she?
She will come today. Won’t she?
They will come to office tomorrow. Won’t they?
They won’t come to office tomorrow. Will they?
She is going buy a new flat. Isn’t she?
She is not going to buy a new flat. Is she?
Future Tense – Short Answer
Will she come tomorrow? Yes she will/No she won’t.
Aren’t you going out? Yes I am.
Won’t she do it? No she won’t.
Future Tense in News Head lines (Not real)
President is to announce the new tax cuts next week.
We will not allow the passage of the emission cut bill : Industry lobby
G15 members are to discuss the EU Crisis next week.
Cameron will skip the Cairo meet.
OPEC is going to cut the production by 5%.
Future Tense in Ads (Not real)
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Going to buy an apartment? we offer Heavens at down-to-earth prices.- SST Builders, Berlin
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