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Grammar Spot • The future tense
• Modals

The Future Tense

 We use the simple future tense to refer to actions
that will take place in future. We use will or shall
with verbs in the simple future tense.

Example: The boy will sell some sheep in the town.

 We also use going to with verbs to refer to future
actions that will take place soon. We use going to with verbs to refer to a future

event that is already planned or when there are clear indications that something may
happen.

Examples: 1. He is going to drive his new car to Mumbai.

2. It is so cloudy. It is going to rain.
 Future progressive tense is used to refer to actions that will continue to take place

at some time in the future. For a verb in this tense form, we write: will/shall + be +
verb + ing.

Example: The shepherd boy will be playing the flute
when wild boars surround him in a big hole in the earth.

 We use the future perfect tense to refer to an action that will be completed by a
certain time in future. To use a verb in the future perfect tense, we write: will have/

shall have + past participle of the verb.
Examples: 1. They will have left for school by the time their grandfather returns from

the park.

2. When we reach the airport, the plane with an international band will
have landed.

A. Use the suitable form of verbs given in brackets to fill in the blanks according to the
tenses mentioned against each verb.

1. Sagar yoga classes soon. (Join—simple future tense)

2. She for visa before she travels abroad (Apply—future perfect tense)
3. Meenu her project by Friday. (Complete—future perfect tense)

4. I a music concert at 8 p.m. tomorrow. (Attend—future progressive
tense)

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