1)The Future
Simple
2)The
Future Continuous
3)The
Future Perfect
1)The
Future Simple:
-
It is used to describe actions which will take place in the future.
e.g.
I will go to Annaba next month.
- The future simple has many forms:
a)
to be going to
( to be
is in the present simple ) form, which is used to express
intentions or plans. At the moment of speaking, the plans have already been
made.
e.g.
I
am
going to
visit my aunt.
b) the
present continuous
form, which is used to describe fixed arrangements in the near future.
e.g.
We are
having
an exam next Tuesday.
c)
Shall / will form:
*Shall
is the
grammatically correct form and used with I and we.
e.g.
We
shall meet
tomorrow morning.
*
But
now,
shall
is only
used for formal English and to make a suggestion or to offer something.
e.g.
Shall
I repeat the question?
*Will
is often used to:
a) express a fact or a forecast.
e.g.
There
will
be a
tornado over the Sahara tomorrow.
b) offer to do something:
e.g.
I
will
do the shopping for you.
c) make a request.
e.g.
Will
you
open the door, please?
d) for a polite invitation.
e.g.
Will
you have some more tea?
2)The
Future Continuous:
-
Its form is:
will be
plus
the gerund of the verb.
e.g.
I
will be
reading
a book by then.
-
It is
used to describe an action taking place within a stated period of time in
the
future.
e.g.
I
will be
teaching
from 1.00 p.m. till 4.00 p.m.
- It is used to describe an action continuing at a given point of time in
the future, but the action will begin before and end after that point.
e.g.
When we get to Oran, it
will
probably
be
raining.
- It is used to describe a routine future action.
e.g.
I
will
be
seeing
my friend tomorrow anyway. So I can give him this book.
3)The Future Perfect:
-
Its form is:
will have
plus
the
past participle of the verb.
e.g.
He
will have
earned
a Doctorate degree by 2008.
- It is used to describe an action that will be in the past at a given point
of time in the future. (We generally use
by
before the given point of time in the futur.)
e.g.
I
will have
finished
my research paper
by
the end of the month.
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