Expressing Future Time



  • Future tense tells that something will happen in the future. The future tense of a verb is formed by adding the helping verb will before the main verb. Joe will play the piano.
  • Time words can also be used with the present tense and present progressive form to show that an action will happen in the future. Examples of time words are soon, next month, and tomorrow. Tomorrow we leave for vacation. Later we are eating dinner.
  • The future perfect tense names an action that will happen before another future event begins. The future perfect tense is formed by adding will have before the verb’s past participle. As of Friday, I will have worked nonstop for a week.


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