CBSE Class 8 English Class 8 Chapter 7 The Future Tense
Simple Future
- We form Simple Future by using will and shall.
Examples:- Rohan will certainly win the 1500 metres race tomorrow.
- I shall visit my birthplace next month.
- Shall we go for a walk in the evening?
- We use Future Tense for actions or events that will happen in the future.
We use Future Tense with will to make predictions.
We use Future Tense to talk about actions we decide to do at the time of speaking.
Examples:- I will retire as head of the English department at the end of this year, (future action)
- India will certainly defeat Sri Lanka in the third Test Match and win the trophy. (prediction)
- I will explain this poem to you later. (Intention to do something)
- I will retire as head of the English department at the end of this year, (future action)
- Important Note: The Simple Future and Future Continuous Tense can be formed by using shall for I and we. But it is now common to use will for both nouns and pronouns.
Exercise -1
Fill in the blanks with Simple Future Tense
Tomorrow is Friday, my friend and I(1) ____________(go) to the library in the morning. My friend (2) _____________ (borrow) autobiographies of famous men, but I am more interested in Science. I (3) _________ (look) for books on space travel. I (4) _________(get) some information on space travel.
Answer:
1. will go
2. will borrow
3. will look
4. will get
Future Continuous Tense: It is used to express an action that will be continuing at some point in future.
Future Continuous Tense is formed: will be + base form of verb + ing
Examples:
- We shall be sleeping by the time they come.
- The girls will be going for a walk in the morning.
Exercise – 2
Fill in the blanks with Future Continuous Tense
Question 1. Our Principal__________ (join) us for lunch after the show is over.
Answer: I will be joining
Question 2. Our school __________ (participate) in the Inter-school Debate next week.
Answer: will be participating
Question 3. We _______(waiting) for you at home after you finish your work.
Answer: will be waiting
Question 4. The Olympics ________ (attract) thousands of tourists to Beijing.
Answer: will be attracting
Question 5. I _________ (talk) to foreign visitors when you come to see me.
Answer: will be talking
Future Perfect Tense denotes an action that will be completed at some point in future.
Future Perfect Tense is formed: will have + past participle of the verb.
Examples:
- I shall have finished my work by ten o’clock tomorrow.
- You will have met your brother before we meet again.
Exercise-3
Fill in the blanks with Future Perfect Tense:-
Question 1. I hope you__________ (bath) before you go to bed.
Answer: will have bathed
Question 2. He ________ (spend) all his money by then.
Answer: will have spent
Question 3. We__________(reach) the airport before the plane leaves.
Answer: will have reached
Question 4. Everyone__________ (hear) the news by this time tomorrow.
Answer: will have heared
Question 5. Nobody_______ (reach) the venue before you arrive there.
Answer: will have reached
Future Perfect Continuous Tense: We use this tense when we want to refer to the duration of an action or an event at a definite time in the future tense.
The Future Perfect Continuous Tense is formed: will have + been + ing form of the verb
Examples: I will have already been studying in London for three years by next October.
My wife and I will have been working as doctors in Mumbai for five years by the end of this month.
Exercise – 4
Fill in the blanks with suitable form of verbs given in the brackets
Question 1. We ____________ (play) for three hours when you come to the club.
Answer: will have been playing
Question 2. They________(make) preparations for the Annual Day celebrations for almost six months.
Answer: will have been making
Question 3. I __________ (teach) you for one whole year when this session ends.
Answer: will have been teaching
Question 4. My family__________(live) in Delhi for ten years by the end of this month.
Answer: will have been living
Question 5. I__________ (write) this novel for almost three years by the end of next month.
Answer: will have been writing
Future Tense is also formed by using going to. This form shows that there is an intention or a decision to do something in future.
Examples:
- We are going to have a debate competition in school next week.
- The workers are going to strike very soon for a rise in pay.
- We are going to shift to our new house on coming Sunday.
We use will if a decision is made at the time of speaking.
Example: We will shift to a new house. (The decision will be made at the time of speaking)
We use going to if an intention or decision exists beforehand.
Example: We are going to take a holiday next week, (decision is already made)
Exercise – 5
Rewrite the following sentences using ‘going to’ in place of the future tense of the verb
Example: We won’t come to school tomorrow.
We are not going to come to school tomorrow.
Question 1. We shall have three weeks holiday during Christmas this year.
Answer: We are going to have three week’s holiday during christmas this year .
Question 2. When will you visit Bengaluru next?
Answer: When are you going to visit Bengaluru next.
Question 3. I shall see all the new movies this month.
Answer: I am going to see all the new movies this month.
Question 4. I will take medical leave tomorrow, I am very tired.
Answer: I am going to take medical leave tommorrow, i am very tired.
Question 5. It will rain soon, you must carry your umbrella with you.
Answer:
It is going to rain soon,you must carry your umbrella with you .
Exercise-6
Replace ‘going to’ in the sentences given below with the Future Tense of the verb
Examples: We are going to have a big celebration in school next week.
We shall have a big celebration in school next week.
Question 1. He is going to be a doctor very soon.
Answer: He ‘will be ‘ a doctor very soon.
Question 2. I am going to read the newspapers in the evening.
Answer:
I ‘ will read’ the newspaper in the evening.
Question 3. When are you going to start playing cricket again?
Answer:
when ‘will you’ ‘start’playing cricket again.
Question 4. I am going to buy a new car next week.
Answer:
I ‘ will buy’ a new car next week.
Question 5. The police are going to question you very soon.
Answer: The police ‘will question ‘you every soon.
Exercise -7
Use the words given in the box to form questions with ‘‘going to”. One is done or you
Exercise-8
Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box :—
Question 1. Hurry up, by now the early-comers _______ the best seats in the stadium.
Answer: will have occupied
Question 2. The Independence Day celebrations ___________ by the time you reach the Red Fort.
Answer: will have ended
Question 3. The marriage party_____ the venue for the wedding by then.
Answer: will have reached
Question 4. The committee___________ to all the demands of the workers by Monday.
Answer: will have agreed
Question 5. The Indian team ________ their last match in Sydney by 4th March.
Answer: will have played
Question 6. The Prime Minister_______ to the reporters already on the subject by then.
Answer: will have spoken
Exercise – 9
Your are leaving for a Trek near Manali. Using all the forms of Future Tense, write ten lines about what you expect to enjoy in this Trek.
- I ‘will go’ on a trek near Manali n ext week.
- We ‘ are going to climb some beautiful hills during the trip.
- I ‘shall enjoy’ the breathtaking views of the snow-covered mountains.
- Our group ‘wil be camping’ near a river under the stars
- We ‘are going to cook’ food together around a bonafire.
- I ‘will be taking’ lots of photography of the scenery and wildlife.
- The guides ‘ will have prepared’ everything for our safety and comfort.
- By the end of the trek, ‘I eill heve learned’ many survival skill.
- We ‘shall be sharing’ stories and experiences every night.
- I will never forget’this amazing adventure in the mountains.