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FUTURE
FORMS - Coggle Diagram
FUTURE
FORMS
THE WILL/SHALL FUTURE
In the past, ‘shall’ was often used as an alternative to ‘will’, and you can find many examples of ‘shall’ in famous literary works. The structure of ‘will’ is easy because it is the same for all subjects and you don’t need to change anything about the verb.
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THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS
The "future continuous" refers to an unfinished action or event that will continue to occur after the present moment.
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THE FUTURE PERFECT
The future perfect is a verb tense used for actions that will be completed before some other point in the future.
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-You will have heard of his new novel, I suppose.
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THE FUTURE IN THE PAST
Future in the past is used to express the idea that in the past you thought something would happen in the future.
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In English there is no future tense: in fact, finite verbs phrases are only marked for present and past tense. When we talk about the “future”, therefore, we refer to a concept rather than to a grammatical category
Future time is expressed through the modals will and shall, semi-modal be going to or the present tense, simple and continuous