Uses of Future Tenses

USES OF FUTURE SIMPLE TENSE

1. Spontaneous Decision

I have a toothache. I‘ll take a medicine.
I'll pay for the tickets by credit card.

2. For Unplanned Future Actions
Winter will come soon.


3. For Offering /Asking for help

(a Request, a promise, an order, a threat)
I’m afraid we will get wet.

4. The interrogative form using "shall", to ask for advice or instructions:
What shall I tell the boss about this money?

5. In Conditional (Type 1)
When I arrive at home, I will call you.

6. For Thoughts, Predictions, Assumptions, Sureness, Fears about Future
I promise I won’t let him know about this.

It will rain tomorrow. (certainly)

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USES OF FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE


1. Actions which will be happening at a particular moment in future

Noor will be watching television at this time tomorrow.

2. An interrupted Actions

When you come tomorrow, they will be playing football.
3. Actions that are happening now and expected to continue in the future.

Unfortunately, sea levels will still be rising in 10 years.
4. To ask a question politely about the future

Will you be bringing your friend to the party tonight?

5. To emphasize future plans and intentions
She‘ll be coming to join us next week.

6. To describe atmosphere in the future
When you arrive at the party everybody will be celebrating, some will be dancing, other will be talking.

7.  A series of parallel actions in the future
She will be watching TV, and he will be cooking dinner.

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USES OF FUTURE PERFECT TENSE

1. An action that will finish before a certain time in the future

She will have finished homework by this time tomorrow.
He will have learnt Japanese before he moves to Japan.

2. Conviction that something happened in the near past


The guests will have arrived at the hotel by now. (I’m sure the guests have arrived at the hotel)


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USES OF FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE


1. Long actions which will continue up until a particular event will happen

I will have been teaching at this school for more than three years by the time I leave for Pakistan.
2. Cause and Effect in future

I will be tired by then because I will have been working for three hours

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