Talking about Future Plans/Activities

There are four common ways to talk about future activities:

1. Future simple tense (I will do)
2. Future progressive (I'll be doing)
3. Present continuous tense (I am doing)
4. Present simple tense (I do)

This tense tells us about an action which has not occurred yet and will occur after saying or in future.

Rule – Will/Shall + Verb (1st form)

In Future Tense helping verb 'Shall' is used with 'I' and 'We'. Helping verb 'Will' is used with all others. When you are to make a commitment or warn someone or emphasize something, use of 'will/shall' is reversed. 'Will' is used with 'I' & 'We' and 'shall' is used with others.

In general speaking there is hardly any difference between 'shall & will' and normally 'Will' is used with all.

Now, let us use this rule in various forms of sentences:

1. Positive / Affirmative Sentences. Subject + Will/Shall + Verb (1st form) + Object + (.) She will write a letter.

2. Negative Sentences. Subject + Will/Shall + Not + Verb (1st form) + Object + (.) She will not write a letter.

3. Interrogative Sentences. Will/Shall + Subject + Verb (1st form) + Object + (?) Will she write a letter?

4. Interrogative Negative Sentences. Will/Shall + Subject + Not + Verb (1st form) + Object + (?) Will she not write a letter?

It is used to express an ongoing or continued action in future. e.g. He will be distributing sweets in temple tomorrow at 12 o'clock. In the example, the action will start in future (tomorrow) and action is thought to be continued till sometime in future.

We use the future continuous to talk about something that will be in progress at or around a time in the future.

Rule: Will/Shall + Be + Verb (1st form) + Ing

Now, let us use this rule in various forms of sentences:

1. Positive / Affirmative Sentences. Subject + Will/Shall + Be + Verb (1st form) + Ing + Object + (.) She will be writing a letter.

2. Negative Sentences. Subject + Will/Shall + Not + Be + Verb (1st form) + Ing + Object + (.) She will not be writing a letter.

3. Interrogative Sentences. Will/Shall + Subject + Be + Verb (1st form) + Ing + Object + (?) Will she be writing a letter?

4. Interrogative Negative Sentences. Will/Shall + Subject + Not + Be + Verb (1st form) + Ing + Object + (?) Will she not be writing a letter?

Future is a time that expresses an action or activity that will happen in the future. Many events can be recorded in the calendar, papers, radio, recorder, etc. There are many ways to express future time, like modal auxiliary verbs. Future time can be indicated by adverbs of time, like 'tomorrow' and 'next time.'