FUTURE
FUTURE. A TENSE contrasting with the present and the past. Traditionally, the simple future tense is will or shall followed by the infinitive: will follow. The future continuous or future progressive adds be followed by -ing participle: will be following. The future perfect adds have followed by the -ed participle: will have followed. The future perfect continuous combines the latter two: will have been following. Future time is also expressed by: be going to as in Naomi is going to help Eliot; the present progressive as in I am playing next week; the simple present as in We leave for Paris tomorrow; the use of be to as in She is to be the next president of the company; the use of be about to as in It is about to rain; the modal VERB can as in I can see you on Tuesday morning; the phrase be sure to as in They are sure to help us; such verbs as intend and plan as in I intend to vote for you.
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