The Future Tense
The future can be expressed in several ways in English. Here are the different possibilities:
<span>Future Simple: will + base form of the verbBe Going To: am, is, are + going to + base form of the verbShall: Shall + subject + base form of the verb?Future Progressive: will be + verbingPresent Simple and Present Progressive with Future Meaning</span>Time expressions in the Future Tense
There are several time expressions that are used in all of the different forms of the future tense. They are generally used at the end of the sentence or question. The most common are: tomorrow, next week (Sunday/month/year), in two days (weeks, months years), the day after tomorrow.
Future Simple: Will + Base Form of the Verb
This form is used to:
Describe a simple action in the future:
<span><span>She‘ll write the e-mail after lunch.</span><span>Alice won’t help us decorate for the party.</span></span>
Make a prediction or give a warning:
<span><span>Don’t lift that. You‘ll hurt yourself</span><span>If you don’t finish the bid, the boss won’t give you a raise.</span></span>
Make a spontaneous decision:
<span>You dropped your purse. I‘ll get it.</span>
