Future Tenses

Future Tenses

The future is one of the most complex areas of the English language. So many different tenses and ideas can be used with future meanings.

The seven most common are as follows:

1. The future simple: e.g. I'll pick you up later.

2. The future continuous: e.g. I'll be getting on the train at five p.m.

3. The future perfect: e.g. I'll have finished my exams by Monday.

4. The future perfect continuous: e.g. He'll have been driving for two hours before he reaches Paris.

5. Be going + infinitive: e.g. It's going to rain later.

6. The present simple: e.g. The train leaves platform five in ten minutes.

7. The present continuous: e.g. I'm meeting her for coffee tomorrow.