Most fluent writers and speakers of American English have little trouble distinguishing past tense from present tense verbs. For example:<\/p>\n
I practice<\/u><\/em> my grammar daily<\/em> implies something\u2019s happening right now.<\/p>\n
I practiced<\/u><\/em> my grammar every day<\/em> indicates the action has already taken place.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
But what if you want to write about something that\u2019s going to happen tomorrow or even later? That\u2019s where future tense verbs come in.<\/p>\n
How to Create Future Tense Verbs<\/h2>\n
The easiest way to express a future action in a grammatically correct way is to add the word will<\/em> to a verb. For instance, building on the example above, you could write:<\/p>\n
I will practice<\/u><\/em> my grammar every day <\/em>when I wake up.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
This suggests something that will occur at a forthcoming time. Here are a few more examples:<\/p>\n
I will<\/u><\/em> feed<\/u> Tony\u2019s fish while he\u2019s away.<\/em><\/p>\n
After work he will be<\/u> at the coffee shop.<\/em><\/p>\n
Sarah will start<\/u> a new schedule next week.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
These verb constructions tell us what\u2019s going to happen as opposed to what is happening or has happened.<\/p>\n
The future tense can also take other forms.<\/p>\n
The Different Types of Future Tense Verbs<\/h2>\n
The examples above include the word will<\/em> plus the main verb. This is the simple future tense<\/em>. Let\u2019s look at each future tense along with an example:<\/p>\n
Simple future tense:<\/strong> I will see<\/u> my mother.<\/em>
\nThis describes something that will happen in the future.<\/p>\nFuture progressive tense:<\/strong> I will be seeing<\/u> my mother.<\/em>
\nThis communicates something that will be continuous or in progress in the future.<\/p>\nFuture perfect tense:<\/strong> I will have seen<\/u> my mother.<\/em>
\nThis sentence refers to an action that will have been completed (i.e., will be the past tense) at a point in the future.<\/p>\nFuture perfect progressive tense:<\/strong> By Christmas, I will have been visiting<\/u> my mother almost every day in December.<\/em>
\nThis describes a continuous action that will have been completed at a point in the future.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe main objective in daily formal communication is to be clear and precise. For that reason, aim to be familiar and consistent with your future verb tenses as you continue developing your grammar skills. If you ever find yourself struggling with certain types of phrasing for actions in the future, keep using the verbs you are comfortable with and commit to a greater understanding of the different future forms.<\/p>\n
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