Future Tenses in English

Expressing the Future in English

Several ways to express the future in English, including:

• Simple present
• $will$ + infinitive (used for intention)
• Present continuous
• $be going to$ form
• 'Future simple' ($will/shall$ + infinitive)
• Future continuous
• Future perfect
• Future perfect continuous

Simple Present for Future

• Used with a time expression for a definite future arrangement:
  • "The boys start school on Monday." (instead of