4. THE FUTURE TENSE

3 THE FUTURE TENSE

 These are used when action or events described is to occur after the time of utterance. It indicates events that will happen later, tomorrow or in the future. It can be set in the following forms:

i.               The Future Simple Tense

This shows an action that takes place at some definite or indefinite time in the future. Examples:

i.               I shall talk to the students at a late date.

ii.              The HOD will travel tomorrow.

         ii          The Future Continuous Tense

                   This  indicates:

a.     An action that begins indefinitely before and lasts to a later time than some other given future action. Examples:

i.               My school will be playing tomorrow at the stadium.

ii.              By 12 pm tomorrow, I shall be marking scripts.

b.     An action that continues from beginning to end of a given future period of time. Examples:

i.               Every student will be writing when the exam starts.

ii.              What will you be doing next day then?

iii The Future Perfect Tense

      This indicates:

a.      An action that is completed in the future before some other given future action or some given future times begins. Example:

Faith would have danced with about five men before she left the hall.

b.     A past action (instead of the present perfect tense) Example:

The Spinsters would have seen their loved ones already.

Iv  The Future Perfect Continuous Tense

      This indicates an action that continues through a given period of time until another given future action or a given future time begins when the first action is still continuing. Example:

- By December this year, I shall have been lecturing for three years in Newgate.