INSTITUTE OF NEW KHMERFaculty of Education and languages

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, BED. TEFL

FUTURE SIMPLE & CONTINUOUS TENSE

Class lecture by: Tep SophengPrepared by: Mr.

Sreng Kua

I. Future Simple Tense1. Definitions

The future simple tense is often called will, because we make the future simple tense with the modal auxiliary will.

The FUTURE TENSE indicates that an action is in the future relative to the speaker or writer. There are no inflected forms for the future in English (nothing like those -ed or -s endings in the other tenses).

Form of future simple

Active: Subject + will/shall + first form of the verb + object

Passive: Subjective + will/shall + be + past participle form of the verb + by + subject of the active sentence

Example: Active: I will write a letter.

Passive: A letter will be written by me.

Active: She will help me. Passive: I will be helped by her.

Changing a negative sentence into the passive

Form: Active: Subject + will/shall +not + first form of the verb + object Passive: Object of the active sentence + will/shall + not + be + past

participle form of the verb + by + subject of the active sentence.

Example: Active: She will not help us.

Passive: We will not be helped by her.

Active: We will not visit the hill station this year.

Passive: The hill station will not be visited by us this year.

Changing an Interrogative sentence into the passive

Form: Active: Will/shall + subject + first form of the verb + object?

Passive: Will/shall + subject + be + past participle form of the verb + by + subject of the active sentence?

Example: Active:  Will you help him? Passive:  Will he be helped  by you? Active:  Will you not help  me? Passive:  Shall I not be helped  by you?

2. Future in the Past simpleForm: Subject + was/were + going to + Verb + object

Example: I knew you were going to go to the party.

I knew you were not going to go to the party.

USE 1 Future in PastFuture in the Past is used to express the idea that in the past you thought something would happen in the future. It does not matter if you are correct or not. Future in the Past follows the same basic rules as the Simple Future.

Examples: I told you he was going to come to the party. PLAN

I knew Julie would make dinnaer. VOLUNTARY ACTION

Jane said Sam was going to bring his sister with him, but he came alone. PLAN

I had a feeling that the vacation was going to be a disaster. PREDICTION

He promised he would send a postcard from Egypt. PROMISE

Examples: I knew John would finish the work by 5:00 PM. ACTIVE

I knew the work would be finished by 5:00 PM. PASSIVE

I thought Sally was going to make a beautiful dinner. ACTIVE

I thought a beautiful dinner was going to be made by Sally. PASSIVE

ACTIVE / PASSIVE

I. Future Continuous tense

We use the Future Continuous to indicate that we will be in the middle of doing something in a specified time in the future. There are also two other uses, listed below:

I. Future actions in progressII. Guesses about the present or the future III. Polite questions about somebody’s intentionIV. Used to suggest that a future event will be in

progress over a limited period of time in the future

Use

Form: Sub + will / shall + be + V-ing +obj.

Example: I will be playing tennis at 10am tomorrow.

They won't be watching TV at 9pm tonight.

She will not be sleeping when you telephone her.

We'll be having dinner when the film starts.

Take your umbrella. It will be raining when you return.

2.1 Future continuous, form

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

I will be staying I won't be staying Will I be staying?

You will be staying You won't be staying Will you be staying?

He, she, it will be staying He won't be staying Will she be staying?

We will be staying We won't be staying Will we be staying?

You will be staying You won't be staying Will you be staying?

They will be staying They won't be staying Will they be staying?

The future continuous refers to an unfinished action or event that will be in progress at a time later than now.

It is used:1. To project ourselves into the future and see something happening:

Ex: This time next week I will be sun-bathing in Bali.

2. To refer to actions/events that will happen in the normal course of events:

Ex: I'll be seeing Jim at the conference next week.

3. In the interrogative form, especially with 'you', to distinguish between a simple request for information and an invitation:

Ex: Will you be coming to the party tonight? (= request for information) Will you come to the party? (= invitation)

4. To predict or guess about someone's actions or feelings, now or in the future:

Ex: You'll be feeling tired after that long walk, I expect.

5. Events in progress in the future:

Ex: When you are in Australia will you be staying with friends?

This time next week you will be working in your new job.

At four thirty on Tuesday afternoon I will be signing the contract.

6. Events/actions in normal course of events:

Ex: I'll be going into town this afternoon, is there anything you want from the shops?

Will you be using the car tomorrow? - No, you can take it.

I'll be seeing Jane this evening - I'll give her the message.

7. Asking for information:

Ex: Will you be bringing your friend to the pub tonight?

Will Jim be coming with us?

8. Predicting or guessing:

Ex: You'll be feeling thirsty after working in the sun.

He'll be coming to the meeting, I expect.

You'll be missing the sunshine now you're back in England.

2.2 Future Continuous PassiveDefinition: Its definition is the same as the Future

Continuous Active’s.

Form: Subject + will + be + being + V3 (Past Participle)

Example: We will be being studied English.

• The bridge will be being built next year

• Tourism book will be being translated from English into Khmer.

• The tables will be being cleaned next time.

Reference

www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_future.htm www.englishpractice.com/improve/active-passive-voice- future-tense/ Sentence skills by Mr. Phe Saorith page 3-5 A special English Grammar Main Tenses (p143-148) Oxford Pocket English Grammar (p176-178) www.englishpractice.com/quiz/active-passive-voice-exercise-7

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