Future indefinite tense (future simple)

Качалова, Израилевич р. 123-125

FORMATION: analytic WILL DO

FUNCTIONS

1) to state a simple fact in future He’ll return tomorrow.

In “when” questions the Future simple is always used. When will they get married?

2) a succession of actions They will swim in the river, bathe in the sun and eat a lot of fruit.

3) with non-continuous verbs

4) in clauses of time and condition, introduced by the conjunctions: when, while, till, until, before, after, as soon as, if, unless, on condition that the Present Indefinite is used

If I find your number, I’ll call you.

If you call her, give her my regards. (повелительное наклонение в главном приравнивается к

будущему времени)

In object clauses introduced by ‘if’ the Future Indefinite is used.

Ask him if he’ll do it at all. I won’t be able to find out whether he’ll fail his exams or not.

I don’t know, I doubt if/whether she’ll pass her exams

REQUEST

UNWILLINGNESS

INSTRUCTIVE

‘SHALL’

The future сontinuous tense

(FUTURE PROGRESSIVE)

Качалова, Израилевич р. 133-137

FORMATION : analytic (auxiliary verb (вспомогательный) “ to be " in Future Indefinite+

be + Participle 1) WILL BE DOING

Functions :

1) action taking place at the indicated moment in future or during a certain period

The moment can be indicated

- by a time adverb (at 6 o”clock tomorrow, in an hour, from 9 to 11, the whole evening, all day tomorrow)

- by another parallel action (with “while", “when") She will be cooking talk while I’m

working. I’ll be working when he returns.

2) An action which is expected by the speaker as the result of a normally developing situation

He’ll be meeting us at the station. She says she’ll be seeing you tomorrow.

The future perfect tense

Качалова, Израилевич р. 150-152

WILL HAVE DONE

The action will be finished before the indicated moment in future

The moment can be indicated

- by a time adverb (by, before, by then, by the time, until, till)

- by another action She will have finished her term paper when you come to check it.

NB: Until/till are used only in negative sentences

She will have finished the report by tomorrow. (not until tomorrow)

She won’t have finished the report until/till tomorrow.

The future perfect сontinuous tense

Качалова, Израилевич р. 159-160

WILL HAVE BEEN DOING

The action began before the indicated moment in future( by…for).

By the next June she’ll be teaching for five years.

By the time they reach York they will have been traveling for 5 hours.

WILL WRITE WILL BE WRITING WILL HAVE WRITTEN WILL HAVE BEEN WRITING

OTHER WAYS OF EXPRESSING FUTURE

1) TO BE GOING TO СОБИРАТЬСЯ СДЕЛАТЬ ЧТО-Л