Future Tenses in British English
Future tenses show us when an action will happen.
There are 12 tenses altogether.
In this lesson, you’ll learn the future simple and future continuous tenses and practise using them.
What are future simple and continuous tenses?
A future tense shows us an action that hasn’t happened yet but might happen soon.
Future Simple
- An action that might or might not happen in the future.
- Use will + infinitive verb
Future Continuous
- Shows an ongoing action in the future
- Use will + be + verb-ing
Examples
I will see my friends later.
He will be going on holiday soon.
She will start her new job next week.
Practise
Fill in the missing verbs in the sentences.
Common mistakes learners make
- Forgetting the -ing in future continuous
- Mixing up future simple and continuous for ongoing actions.
Common mistakes learners make
- Forgetting the -ing in future continuous
- Mixing up future simple and continuous for ongoing actions.
Watch: Tenses explained by a British tutor
In this video, Claire explains the 6 simple and continuous tenses with more examples.
