Future Tense Rules

Future Tense Rules

Future Indefinite:

Affirmative:

SUB+SHALL/WILL+V1+OBJ

Example:

I shall go to Kolkata.

They will eat rice.

He/she will buy a pen.

Note:

This tense will be used when the work will happen in future.

Negative:

SUB+SHALL/WILL+NOT+V1+OBJ

Example:

I shall not go to Kolkata.

They will not eat rice.

He/she will not buy a pen.

Future Continuous:

Affirmative:

SUB+SHALL/WILL+BE+ING+OBJ

Example:

I shall be going to school.

They will be eating rice.

He/she will be playing in the field.

Note:

This tense will be used when the work will be happening in future.

Negative:

SUB+SHALL/WILL+NOT+BE+ING+OBJ

Example:

I shall not be going to school.

They will not be eating rice.

He/she will not be playing in the field.

Future Perfect:

Affirmative:

SUB+SHALL/WILL+HAVE+V3+OBJ

Example:

I shall have completed the job by the evening.

Note:

This tense will be applicable when the work will have been completed in some future point.

Negative:

SUB+SHALL/WILL+NOT+HAVE+V3+OBJ

Example:

I shall not have completed the job by the evening.

Future Perfect Continuous:

Affirmative:

SUB+SHALL/WILL+HAVE+BEEN+ING+OBJ+FOR

Example:

You will have been working in TCS for 5 years.

Note:

This tense will be applicable when the work will have been going on over a period of time.

Negative:

SUB+SHALL/WILL+NOT+HAVE+BEEN+ING+FOR

Example:

You will have not been working in TCS for 5 years.