When we talk about something or act that happens in the coming days, Then we need to use the future tense which express future things and in this lesson we will explain this tense and we talk about it in detail.
The future tense is distinct from other English tenses with more than one formula . we will got to know them and we will have to use every single formula .
It should be noted that these shortcuts, both they are ( Won't – 'll – gonna ) will not be used in official speech but only in public speech .
Continuous present ( am – is – are + verb + ing )
For example :
✔ Sandy is visiting her best friend in America next year .
✔ I'm going to this party tomorrow .
✔ Maggie is coming at the next party .
✔ He is planting tress .
There are several signals and words If you find it, We make sure that the time of this sentence is the future and among these words :
Next – Tomorrow – soon – in the future
For example :
The future tense is distinct from other English tenses with more than one formula . we will got to know them and we will have to use every single formula .
Recognize methods of formation the future tense :
1- Initial and basic formula for the future tense :
| Question | Negative |
Shortcut | Formation |
| Will + Subject + infinitive ? | Will + not |
'll – Won't |
Will + infinitive |
| -Will she go to the school ? -Will you attend the piano lesson next week ? |
-I will not forgot this situation. -I will not go to the hospital tomorrow . |
-She won't study her lesson. -Samira won't travel on this flight . |
-Mohamed will go to the cinema. -I will remind you of that . |
2- second formula of the expression the future tense :
| Shortcut | Usage | Formation |
| Gonna For example : -Samira is gonna go to her brother's graduation ceremony . -I'm gonna buy a special gift to my mom. |
This formula is used when a person intends or plans to do something or predicts something happening . | The Auxiliary verb + going to + infinitive For example : -They are going to leave this country . -I and my friends are going to do the party at home . |
3-Third formula of the expression the future tense :
Continuous present ( am – is – are + verb + ing )
For example :
✔ Sandy is visiting her best friend in America next year .
✔ I'm going to this party tomorrow .
✔ Maggie is coming at the next party .
✔ He is planting tress .
Keywords about the future tense :
There are several signals and words If you find it, We make sure that the time of this sentence is the future and among these words :
Next – Tomorrow – soon – in the future
For example :
✔ I and my friends will play basketball in the club tomorrow
✔ In the future my son will be engineer
✔ I will make this crop soon
✔ They will end this dispute at the next meeting
✔ I will buy a new suit next Friday
We have learned in this article about the future and several ways to express it and the words that confirm its existence in the sentence .
✔ In the future my son will be engineer
✔ I will make this crop soon
✔ They will end this dispute at the next meeting
✔ I will buy a new suit next Friday
We have learned in this article about the future and several ways to express it and the words that confirm its existence in the sentence .
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English Tenses