Tenses
Possible forms
Tense
Present Past Future
Simple Present Simple Past Simple Future
Continuous Present Continuous Past Continuous Future
Perfect Present Perfect Past Perfect Future
Perfect continuous Perfect continuous Perfect continuous
Present Past Future
Simple Future Tense
Subject + shall/will + verb1 + Object
Singular number Plural number
1st person I shall/will write We shall/will
write
2nd person You will write You will write
3rd person He/She/It will They will write
write
Simple Future Tense
Action Example
To talk about future as a fact I shall be twenty next Sunday
which we can not control
To express what we think or I think India will win the
believe will happen in future match
Simple Future Tense examples
We shall move to another city.
He will come to New York tomorrow.
They will make a phone which has artificial
intelligence.
Robert will read various kinds of books.
They will play football in that field.
Continuous Future Tense
Subject + shall/will + be + verb + ing + Object
Singular number Plural number
1st person I shall/will be We shall/will be
writing writing
2nd You will be writing You will be
person writing
3rd person He/She/It will be They will be
writing writing
Continuous Future Tense
Action Example
an action is • I shall be sleeping at around 6.00 AM
promised/ tomorrow.
thought to be • They will be playing at this time tomorrow.
going on at a • She will be watching TV when I come home.
specific time/ • I will be working in the office while you watch
context in the a movie.
future. • Bob will be going to the library.
Perfect Future Tense
Subject + shall/will + have + verb3 + Object
Singular number Plural number
1st person I shall/will have We shall/will have
written written
2nd person You will have You will have
written written
3rd person He/She/It will have They will have
written written
Perfect Future Tense
Action Example
To talk about • I shall have written my exercises by
actions that will be then.
completed by a • He will have left before you go to see
certain future time him
• By the end of this month, I will have
worked here for five years.
Perfect Continuous Future
Tense
Subject + shall/will + have + been + verb + ing + Object
Singular number Plural number
1st person I shall/will have We shall/will have
been writing been writing
2nd person You will have been You will have
writing been writing
3rd person He/She/It will have They will have
been writing been writing
