Helping Hints for the Future
Auxiliary Verbs Used with Future Tenses
Future with 'Will':
Use 'will' for the positive, negative and question forms in the future with 'will' to express spontaneous decisions and predictions. Remember that the negative contracted form of 'will not' is 'won't'.
Example:
Our operating profits will increase over the next five years.
Will you purchase a money order for me when you go to the bank?
Future with 'Going to':
Use 'be' in the present tense + 'going to' for the positive, negative and question forms for the future with 'going to' to express future plans and intentions.
Example:
Mr. Anders isn't going to pay his credit through bank deposit next week on Thursday.
Are they going to be able to submit the blueprints by the deadline?
Future Perfect:
Use 'will have' for the positive, negative and question forms in the future perfect to express what will have been completed before a point in time in the future. Remember that the negative contracted form of 'will not' is 'won't'.
Example:
We will use a car as collateral to acquire a loan from the bank.
They will have acknowledged receipt of the package before they place another order.
Future Continuous:
Use 'will be' + the 'ing' for of the verb for the positive, negative and question forms for the future continuous to express what will be happening at a specific moment in time in the future.
Example:
He will be thinking about the gross yield next month.
The stock option will not be interesting to you.