Future tenses

• Engels
• Secundair onderwijs

The Future Tenses

Which tense do you see in the sentence?

I will always love you!

1. future perfect
2. future simple
3. future continuous
4. present simple

In June 2022, I will have been studying law for over five years.

1. future simple
2. future continuous
3. future perfect simple
4. future perfect continuous

I'm seeing my kids tomorrow.

1. present continuous
2. present simple
3. future simple
4. future continuous

By 2100, the world will have seen a 50% increase of lightning strikes because of global warming.

1. future perfect simple
2. future simple
3. future continuous
4. future perfect continuous

Let's practise!

Drag the correct tense into the sentence.

This time next week you .................. (future continuous) your baby.

will hold

will be holding

will have held

A month from now he ...................... (future perfect) all of his exams.

will finish

will be finishing

will have finished

Let's practise some more!

Fill in the correct future tense. 

Decide for yourself which future tense you have to use.

The restaurant ... (to open) at 18.00 p.m.

I hope they ... (to repair) this road by the end of the month.

You look frozen! Come on, sit down, I ... (to make) you a warm cup of tea.

I expect I... (to be) an engineer in 10 years' time.

We .... (to travel) around the USA to celebrate our wedding anniversary.

I will turn 22 next month.
I hope I .... (to pass) my driving test by then.

By the end of this day, the students ... (to wear) a mouth cap for over 6 hours.

Let's finish!

How do I know whether to use an ing-form?

1. I see a prediction.
2. I see vocabulary that gives me specific time information.
3. I see a timetable.
4. I see an intention.

How do I know whether to use a future tense?

1. The sentence expresses a hope or ambition
2. The sentence has vocabulary that signals future time.
3. The sentence starts with 'since'.

How do I know whether to use a future perfect?

1. I see a specific plan for the future.
2. I see vocabulary that gives me specific time information.
3. I see an arrangement for the near future.
4. I see the preposition 'by' in the subclause.