Future

Tense
• Simple future tense is represented in
Following form:

Positive form:
subject + shall/will + VI + object
Eg: I will write a letter.
• He will go to school tomorrow.

Negative form:
Subject + shall/will + not + VI + object
Eg: I will not write a letter.
• He will not go to school tomorrow.
Ø Indicator words
• Presently
• Shortly
• Soon/very soon
• In a few moments / in a few
months/days/week/year
• Tomorrow
• Next day /week /year
• Coming days
Examples:
Ø We will meet very soon.
Ø I will be there next week.
Ø I will start my studies form
tomorrow.
Future Continuous Tense
• Future continuous tense is represented in
The following form:

Positive form:
Subject + shall/will + be + V4 + object
Eg: I will be writing a letter.
• Ramesh will be teaching at this time
tomorrow.

Negative form:
Subject + shall/will + not + be + V4 + object
Eg: I will not be writing a letter.
• Ramesh will be not be teaching at this time
Tomorrow.
Choose the correct one:
ØIf you don’t pay my money back I will kill you.
ØIf you don’t pay my money back I shall kill you.

Ø I promise that I shall give you money.

ØI promise that I will give you money.
Ans:
Ø If you don’t pay my money back I will kill you. (threat)
Ø I promise that I will give you money.(promise)
RULE
• D.T.C
(Determination, threat, compulsion)
• P.C
(Promise, command)
Ø The above mentioned words that is
DTCPC will take “will” with the 1st
Person (I/we) and not “shall”.
Examples:

Ø If you don’t pay my money back I will kill

you. (threat)
Ø I promise that I will give you money.
(promise)
Choose the correct one:
• Why will I be given a prize?

• Why shall I be given a prize?

• Why will I do work?

• Why shall I do your work?

Ans:
• Why will I be given a prize? (wrong)

• Why shall I be given a prize?

• Why will I do work? (wrong)

• Why shall I do your work?

Rule
• All the sentences starting with the “wh”
words i.e. the interrogative sentences
will follow “shall” with the 1st person
(I/we)
Eg:
Why will I be given a prize? (wrong)
Why shall I be given a prize?
Future Perfect Tense
• Future perfect tense is represented in
following form;

Positive form :
Subject + shall/will + have + V3 + object
Eg:
• She will have started a new job.

Negative form:
Subject + shall/will + not + have + V3+ object
Eg: She will not have started a new job.
Choose the correct one:

1. You will have finished your syllabus by the end of next month.

2. You will not have finish your syllabus by the end of next month.
Ans:

1. You will have finished your syllabus by the end of next month.
Choose the correct one

• By this time tomorrow, the kids will have played football in the school.
• By this time tomorrow, the kids will have been playing football in the school.
• By this time tomorrow, the kids will be playing football in the school.
Ans:

• By this time tomorrow, the kids will have played football in the school.
Rule
By
By this time + future indicator + sub +
will/shall + have +
v3
At this time

Eg:
Ø By this time tomorrow I will have written a
letter:
* Future indicators(shortly, soon, tomorrow,
the next day etc.)
Ø When two actions are taking place in
Future the 1st action should be in future
Perfect tense and the 2nd action should be
In simple present tense.
Eg:
§ She will have done the work before I
come .
§ By the time he reach ,I will have watch
the movie.(wrong, reaches)
Future Perfect Continuous
Tense
• Future perfect continuous tense is
Represented in the following from:

Positive form:
Subject + shall/will + have been + VI + ing +
object + for/from + time
Eg: I shall have been playing cricket from
2025.
Ø She will have been watching the show
since 2’o clock (wrong , from)
Choose the correct one:
1. I have been living in Delhi for five years.

2. I had known him for ten years.

3. I ate nothing since morning.

4. I have eaten nothing since morning.

Ans:
§ I have been living in Delhi for five years.

§ I had known him for ten years.

ØI ate nothing since morning.(wrong)

Ø I have eaten nothing since morning.

ØFor/since is used in both ‘perfect tense
and ‘perfect continuous tense’.
Eg:
§I have been living in Delhi for five years.
§I had known him for ten years.
Choose the correct one:
1. I have been knowing him for five Years.

2. I have known him for five years.

3. I known him for five years.

4. I am knowing him for five Years.

Ans:
Ø I have known him for five years.
Ø Verbs that are not used in ‘ing’ form are
not used in ‘continuous/perfect continuous
tense’.
§ Such verbs are used in ‘perfect tense’
instead of ‘perfect continuous tense’.
Eg :
Ø I have been knowing him for five
Years. (wrong)
Ø I have known him for five years.
ØI have been believing in him for ten years.
(Wrong)
• Practice session:
By this time/ next month he has had / settled herself / in
America. / No Error
• Ans. Ans. B
• “Will have “should be used in place of “has had” in the sentence. This
work will be completed in future; Hence Future Perfect Tense should
be used with it.
• Q) Congress will won by-polls conducted on all the three seats, /
Gehlot said talking to reporters in Kota on Tuesday. State election /
department have made arrangements for counting scheduled on
February 1 for all the three seats. / NE
• Ans. A
• “Will Win” should be used instead of “will won” in A Part of the
sentence. For Predictions we generally use Simple Future Tense.
“Will/Shall + V1” should be used.
Q) The geek Squad and FBI has been/working together from at least a
decade/and even more bad,the FBI has been paying/Geek squad
employees to act as informants/no error.
Ans: The geek Squad and the FBI have been/working together for at
least a decade/and even worse,the FBI has been paying/Geek squad
employees to act as informants/no error.
Ø Bad->worse->worst
ØSince- certain time (Tuesday, February, 2001)
ØFor- uncertain time (few days, at least few days,sevendays)