Not so easy to deal withexpression of the future in English language . Tablewith appropriate rules usually includes not only Future Simple . Very often the function of the future tense is taken over by tenses that, it would seem, have nothing to do with future. But let's remember the Russian language. We can also say "I'm going on vacation next week." The same phenomenon occurs in English.

Expression of the future tense in English table

How to understand table, which describes expressing the future tense in English? Pay attention to the explanations. And also accustom yourself to the idea that the future in English is far from one Future Simple. To decide on tense, you need to understand the meaning of the action that you want to convey using a foreign language. This could be a promise, a planned deed, an assumption; a process that will last at a certain point in the future or will be completed by a certain period.

The future indefinite tense in English is just the beginning

Below, using the table, we will explain why future indefinite tense in English is not the only one for the expression future.

time\design	explanation	example
1) Future Simple(simple future tense)	Serves to express a promise, a spontaneous decision to do something in the future, or convey an expected future.	I' ll do that for you (I will do this for you) The holiday in Spain will be perfect (a holiday in Spain will be great)
2) Present Simple(simple present tense)	Used to express future actions in clauses of time and conditions.	Nick will come back as soon as he sorts this problem out (Nick will return as soon as he solves this problem) I will stay at home if you don't mind(I'll stay home if you don't mind)
3) Present Continuous (present continuous tense)	Indicates an action in the future that has been planned in advance.	I' m goingto the cinema tonight. My boyfriend has already bought two tickets (Tonight I'm going to the cinema. My boyfriend has already bought two tickets)
4) to be going to(going to)	The construction is suitable for expressing plans for the future, when the speaker is not yet 100% sure of the possibility of bringing them to life. Also ‘to be going to’ ideal when you need to express the idea that, in the speaker’s opinion, something should happen (but there is also no certainty that this will happen)	They are going to study this issue later (They are going to study this issue later) Look out! You are going to break my favorite cup! (Careful! You'll break my favorite cup)
5) Future Continuous(future continuous tense)	An action is a process in the future that will last at a certain moment or period.	The children will be doing their homework all day long next Saturday (children will do their homework all day on Saturday)
6) Future Perfect(future perfect)	The action will end at a certain point in the future	The manager will have finished that task by the end of December (the manager will complete that task by the end of December)
7) Future in the Past	Expresses the future in indirect speech or in sentences in which tenses are agreed upon	Anna was sure she would come to the party the next day (Anna was sure that she would come to the party the next day)

It turns out that there are seven ways to convey future, and not just the future indefinite tense in English.

Future continuous tense in English

I would like to note that it will be easier for you to understand the present and future continuous tense in English(like any other time) if you pay attention to the context and indicator words. So, present continuous to express future often used with verbs of motion and words such as: tonight, today, tomorrow . Concerning future continuous, then here 100% there should be at least some hint of a process in the future. The indicator words will be: at this time tomorrow, all day on Saturday, all day long, the whole evening tomorrow, etc.

Sometimes a clue word is left out in a sentence, but there is context that will help you guess. So I advise you to delve into each sentence if you need to transfer to foreign language the whole situation.

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Many people think that Future Perfect(complete tense) belongs to the most difficult group of English tenses (Perfect), so it is not easy to master.

But this is not so, and now you will see everything for yourself.

This tense is used when you want to say that you will do something by a certain time in the future. For example: “I will lose weight by summer. She will have finished her report by Wednesday. We'll fix the car before dad comes."

As you can see, we say that in the future we will get a certain result in the future, so this is perfect - perfect tense.

Knowing this tense will significantly diversify your speech and make it richer.

In this article I will explain to you when to use the Future Perfect and how to correctly construct sentences in this tense.

From the article you will learn:

If you are not familiar with the times of the Perfect group, then I advise you to start with the following articles:

Rules for using the Future Perfect tense in English

When we use Future Perfect

1. We use the Future Perfect tense (future perfect/finished) when we say that we will finish something (get a result) by a certain point in time in the future.

For example: I will read this book by the weekend.

2. This tense can also be used to say that one action will end before another occurs.

For example: They will clean the apartment before their parents arrive.

As you can see, understanding the use of this time is very simple. Let's look at a clear example again.

For example, today you are thinking about writing a book, or maybe you have already started writing one. And you tell your friends that by the end of the year (a month, a week, etc.) you will write it. That is, you will have a finished result - a written book.

So that you do not confuse the Future Perfect tense with other future tenses, let's look at their differences.

Difference between Future Perfect, Future Simple and Future Continuous

All these 3 times are very easy to distinguish. Let's see how they differ.

Difference between Future Simple and Future Perfect

Future Simple is translated as "future simple".

We use it when we talk about an action that will happen in the future. Read more about this time.

Let's look at an example:

I will fly to New York.
I'll fly to New York.

In this sentence we are talking about action as fact that will happen in the future.

Now let's look at the sentence in the Future Perfect:

In this sentence you are saying that by a certain time in the future (Friday), the action will have ended and you will receive result- you will be in New York City.

Difference between Future Continuous and Future Perfect

Future Continuous is translated as "future continuous".

We use this tense when we want to emphasize duration of action. That is, the action will begin in the future and will last for some time. You can find out more about this time in this article.

Let's look at an example:

I will be flying to New York this time.
I will be flying to America at this time.

That is, we say that in the future we will board a plane and will be in the process of flying for some time.

Let's go back to our sentence in Future Perfect:

I will have flown to New York by Friday.
I'll be in New York by Friday.

You don’t care how long you will be in flight, that is, the duration/process of the action. Is important to you result- your landing and location in New York.

Tenses comparison table: Future Perfect, Future Simple and Future Continuous

Time	Example	What do we focus on?
Future Simple	I will clean my room. I'll clean my room.	We talk about an action as a fact that will happen in the future.
Future Continuous	I will be cleaning my room for 2 hours. I will clean my room for 2 hours.	We emphasize the duration of an action that will occur in the future. That is, the action will begin in the future and will continue for some time.
Future Perfect	I will have cleaned my room by evening. I will clean my room by evening.	We say that the action will end at a certain point in the future, and we will get the result.

Formation of the Future Perfect tense in English

Sentences in the completed future tense are formed using:

• of the auxiliary verb have, which we putin the future tense, adding will to it. It turns out will have;
• verb in the past tense.

Verbs in the past tense

We put verbs in the Future Perfect in the past tense. There are regular and irregular verbs in English. Depending on the verb, this form is formed as follows:

• if the verb is correct, then we add the ending -ed to it: cook - cooked, finish - finished.
• if the verb is irregular, then we put it in the 3rd form: do - done, eat - eaten

There is no rule by which one can determine whether it is correct or not. regular verb in front of us. You can only find out by looking it up in a dictionary or memorizing it.

It's the same with forms. irregular verbs. You need to memorize them or look them up in the dictionary.

Scheme for forming an affirmative sentence in the Future Perfect (future perfect tense):

Actor + will have + regular verb ending -ed or 3rd form of irregular verb

I
You
We		read
They	will have	finished
She		cooked
He
It

I will have cleaned our home by the time you come.
I'll clean our house by the time you come.

She will have passed her exams by the end of summer.
She will take her exams by the end of the summer.

Complex sentences in the Future Perfect

If you are talking about an action that will be completed before some other action occurs in the future, then:

• in the first part we use the Future Perfect (future complete) - we are talking about an action that we will complete in the future
• in the second part of the sentence we use the present tense ( Present Simple) - we are talking about an action that will happen after.

Wherein the verb (action) in the part where we use the Present Simple will be in the initial form.

For example:

I will have read this article before you return.
I'll read this article before you come back.

If in the second part actor - he she it, we add ending -s to our verb (action):

They will have cooked dinner by the time she come s.
They will have dinner ready by the time she arrives.

Abbreviations

We can shorten will in such a sentence

will = "ll

For example:

They "ll have built a house by the winter.
They will build a house for winter.

Words used in the future completed tense

Very often in the Future Perfect tense we use the following expressions:

by...- To…
by the end of…- by the end…
by the time…- by the time when…
by then- by that time
before- before
when- When

She will have finished it by the end of month.
She will finish it by the end of the month.

They will have built this house by then.
They will have built this house by then.

We will have fixed it by Monday.
We'll have it fixed by Monday.

Negative sentences in the Future Perfect in English

To say that you will not complete an action by a certain point, we use negation.

To form a negative sentence in the future completed tense, we add to the auxiliary verb will negative particle not.

Scheme of a negative sentence in the Future Perfect:

Actor + will + not + have + regular verb ending -ed or 3rd form of irregular verb

I
You
We			read
They	will not	have	finished
She			cooked
He
It

He will not have repaired a car by then.
He won't fix the car by then.

We will not have read an article by the time she calls.
We won't have read the article by the time she calls.

Reduction

We can shorten will and not like this:

will + not = won't

For example:

They won't have finished his work by evening.
He won't finish his work by evening.

Interrogative sentences in the Future Perfect in English

To ask whether something will be finished by a certain time, we put will first in the sentence.

Scheme of an interrogative sentence in the Future Perfect:

Will + actor + have + regular verb ending -ed or 3rd form of irregular verb

	I
	you
	we		read?
Will	they	have	finished?
	she		cooked?
	he
	it

Will they have painted the walls before we return?
Will they paint the walls before we get back?

Will she have watched the movie by then?
Will they have seen the film by then?

Answers to the question in Future Perfect

The answer to the question can be positive or negative.

We can also give:

• short answer
• full answer

Short positive answer in the future perfect tense contains the word yes, the actor and the auxiliary verb will have:

Will will have.
Will they do it by Friday? Yes.

Short negative answer starts with no, and to will we add the particle not.

Will won't have.
Will they do it by Friday? No.

Complete positive answer looks like an affirmative sentence, only at the very beginning we put yes.

Will they have done it by Friday? Yes, they will have done it by Friday .
Will they do it by Friday? Yes, they will do it by Friday.

Complete negative answer looks like a negative sentence, only at the very beginning we put no.

Will they have done it by Friday? No, they won't have done it by Friday .
Will they do it by Friday? No, they won't do it by Friday.

So, we have analyzed the Future Perfect tense. Let's practice making sentences in this tense.

Reinforcement task

Translate the following sentences into English:

1. He will buy new car by that time.
2. She won't prepare dinner before we arrive.
3. Will they finish this project by the end of the year?
4. He will paint this picture by Friday.
5. We will not translate the article by 5 o'clock.
6. Will you be back by the time we leave?

How do you see the future? We hope it is simple, clear and well structured. At least when it comes to tenses in English. If not, the situation can always be corrected.

In order not to get confused, let's look at the rules of formation and the main cases of using all forms of the future tense in English.

What all forms have in common is that they relate to a plan for the future and relate to a situation that has not yet been realized. The difference comes depending on how the situation develops relative to the context given in the sentence. Hence the different times of future.

For Russian, such a difference in verb grammar is not typical, but future tenses ( different shapes future tense) can be compared with the change in Russian verbs by type. For example, “will sing” as a simple future and “will sing” or “will sing” as perfective forms. If in Russian the verb changes due to prefixes or suffixes, then English turns to auxiliary verbs, which we will discuss below.

There are four forms of the future in English. In addition to the future itself, the present tense can also convey the meaning of the future. Let us consider in order all the future tenses of the English language, how to form them and when to use them.

1. Future Simple (Indefinite)

This is the so-called simple future tense. The most basic form in both education and use. When we use the Future Simple, we are talking about a fact that will happen in the future. And since we are not predictors and it is not given to us to predict the course of events, the use of future tense forms carries a semantic connotation of the speaker’s intentions, plans or opinion about how the situation can or should turn out.

The Future Simple describes an action or process that relates to a plan for the future. When used, the situation is viewed entirely as a fact that will take place. For example, “I will sing” (I will sing) or “I will work” (I will work). The verb refers the situation to the future in the very general view.

Forming a sentence in the Future Simple is the simplest. The main role in the formation of time is played by the auxiliary verb will. It is already followed by a semantic verb without the particle to. The auxiliary will is called because it acts as a grammatical unit, the meaning of which is to form a tense form. And the verb that follows already implies the action itself. In Russian, in sentences like “will + verb” (for example, “I will have breakfast”, “you will work”) the verb “to be” also acts as an auxiliary verb: it only refers to the future, but has nothing to do with the meaning of the action.

So, the formula for Future Simple: will + V

I will arrange the meeting next Thursday - I will organize a meeting next Thursday.

This is the basic formula for forming the Future Simple. But in a statement the verb will may look a little different. For example, used in the abbreviated form “"ll”. The abbreviated form will does not affect the meaning of the sentence in any way and is used only to save time and space on paper.

I’ll arrange the meeting next Thursday - I will organize a meeting next Thursday.

In combination with the particle not, the verb will turns into won"t:

I won’t arrange the meeting next Thursday - I won’t organize the meeting next Thursday.

Please note that the form won"t replaces only the combination will + not. In other cases of negation, the auxiliary verb appears in its usual form.

I will never see him again / I’ll never see him again - I will never see him again

If we want to form an interrogative sentence, then it is enough to move the auxiliary verb to the first place in the sentence.

Will you arrange the meeting next Thursday? -Are you organizing a meeting next Thursday?

In special questions, will may be preceded by a question word, for example, what, how, when, where and others.

Where will you see him next Monday? -Where will you see him next Monday?

Let us immediately note that all the comments about the abbreviated form of will, negation and interrogative sentences are also true for other tenses of the future in English.

Although the Future Simple form itself already refers to the future, nothing prevents the use of circumstances that specify exactly when the action will occur. For a simple future, the function of such indicators is to record in general terms the upcoming moment. For example:

in the next century - in the next century,
next October - next October,
in two years - in two years,
in 2050 – in 2050,
tomorrow - tomorrow.

But what about shall?

No, we haven't forgotten about him. Classical English prescribes using shall instead of will in the first person. However, in modern English this rule is becoming less common, and will is now used regardless of person.

You need to be careful with the verb shall. In colloquial language you will hardly find it as a pure auxiliary verb: it will carry a semantic connotation of obligation. Previously, the should effect applied only to the second and third person, but in modern English this feature extends to the pronouns I/we. If the use of will speaks about the intentions and plans of the speaker, his own will, then the verb shall refers to an order of things independent of us, which is better to obey.

I will go to the cinema - I will go to the cinema (because I want to)
I shall go to the cinema - I will go to the cinema (I should do it)

Or this example:
We will have our son, and we shall see who is more influential - We will have a son (this refers to desire), and let's see who is more influential.

The use of shall has semantic nuances, so it is better to avoid using it as a pure future tense. If you don't want to inadvertently add additional meaning, feel free to use will - this verb has a more general meaning.

2. Future Continuous (Progressive)

The main meaning of the Future Continuous is to record the moment of action. By using the continuous future tense, the speaker represents the situation from the inside and pays attention to the process directly taking place.

Unlike the form I will read (I will read), where the situation is neutral and is presented entirely as a certain fact, the Future Continuous implies the duration of the situation. That is, at the selected moment in the future in question, the action has already begun and will not end yet. This very moment of action is what fixes the Future Continuous: I will be reading. It is the form of Future Progressive that can be caught in the act of crime.

In Russian, we can characterize this form as “I will be in the process”: I will be reading is no longer just “I will read,” but “I will be in the process of reading.”

Tense is formed using the already familiar verb will with the addition of be and a semantic verb with the ending –ing.

We connect the pieces and get the formula: will + be + Ving

Recording the moment of an action implies greater detail in time. If the Future Simple can refer us to an uncertain future, then the Future Continuous implies a specific moment in question.

Tomorrow at that moment I will be reading - Tomorrow at this time I will be reading (i.e. at the indicated moment I will be in the process of reading)

To clarify the moment of an action, you can select a specific point in time. Such circumstances will play the role of satellites of the Future Continuous. Here are just a few examples:

at 2 o’clock - at 2 o’clock,
half an hour from now - in half an hour,
this time next Friday - at this time next Friday.

Future Continuous time itself can act as a way of capturing the moment. In this case, it serves as a background against which another action is carried out: when one event occurs (Future Progressive), another will also occur (Future Simple).

When I will be talking to my boss, you will be at home already - When I talk to my boss, you will already be at home.

The moment of action is the main meaning of the Future Continuous, but not the only one. Another use of this tense in English is confidence in the implementation of an event, its obligatory nature.

Our best player is injured and won’t be playing in the next game – Our best player is injured and will not participate in the next game

Using the Future Continuous instead of the Future Simple in this example emphasizes the inevitability of the event and avoids reference to personal desire. If we put the simple future tense here (Our best player is injured and won’t play in the next game), the sentence can be interpreted as the player’s reluctance to enter the field, while the Future Continuous leaves no doubt about the impossibility of playing.

3. Future Perfect

We have examined the two main future tenses in English. The other two forms are less common, but are no less useful to know about. Let's start with Future Perfect. After will in this case there is a verb in the perfect form: have + third form of the verb. Formula: will + have + V3

The peculiarity of this time is to emphasize the result. The Future Perfect describes a situation in which the event in question begins before the moment appearing in the sentence and will already have a certain effect. That is, the selected moment in the future will describe a certain result of the event that occurred.

They will have done four tests by the end of this year - By the end of the year they will complete four tests.
Tomorrow he will have been dead for ten years - Tomorrow it will be ten years since he died.

In both examples we are talking about a fixed stage of the event: 4 tests that will be written, and 10 years until the person will not be alive. In both cases, the situation has a starting point and the moment regarding which the statement is made (by the end of the year and tomorrow). These traits are decisive for Future Perfect.

In this time we can talk about both an intermediate moment and a completely completed action. Whether the situation will continue - the grammatical form does not say about this (the tests can be written all or only part of them). Of course, a person cannot return to life and this situation will continue, but we draw this conclusion from ideas about the world, and not from grammatical form.

For the Future Perfect, it is especially important to fix the moment in relation to which the result of the event is described. A characteristic marker of the perfect tense is the word by (by the moment X): by that time (by this time), by the end of the month (by the end of the month) and others.

The designation of a moment can be done by referring to another action, as in the case of the Future Continuous:

They will have played 27 games when they get back - They will have played 27 games by the time they get back

4. Future Perfect Continuous

The name Future Perfect Continuous itself gives the key to understanding the form. It combines continuous and perfect tenses. Future Perfect Continuous not only records the stage of an event, but also emphasizes the continuity of this action throughout the entire time period.

Education formula: will + have + been + Ving

Exactly 50 years from tonight, I will have been taking part in this show for 75 years - Exactly in 50 years it will be 75 years since I took part in this show.
I will have been representing the county four years at the end of the year - I will represent the country for four years at the end of this year

A distinctive feature of the Future Perfect Continuous is the presence of two time indicators in the sentence. One captures a moment in the future, relative to which the countdown is taking place (exactly 50 years from now, by the end of the year). The second marker determines the period during which the action is performed (75 years, 4 years): it indicates the duration of the situation.

Alternatives for the future

Other forms can also be used as the future: the special construction “to be going to” or the present tense in the meaning of the future.

1. The formula “be going to” is used in cases where the decision to carry out an event has already been made.

I’m going to visit her next Friday - I’ll visit her next Friday

Another construction is used when signs of an impending event are visible. For example:

The weather is terrible. It’s going to rain - The weather is terrible. It's going to rain now

2. You can talk about the future through the form of the present. It is characteristic of describing an established routine or planned activities.

Present Simple often appears when talking about the schedule:
The train leaves tomorrow at 11 a.m. - The train leaves tomorrow at 11 am

Present Continuous marks future events that are clearly included in the plans and for which preparatory actions have already been taken:
I’m leaving on Wednesday - I’m leaving on Wednesday (the person probably already has a ticket in his pocket)

There are no problems with translating such constructions into Russian: the present future tense is actively used in the Russian language.

If at first glance the rules of future tenses seem confusing and unusual, look through the article again, re-read and analyze the examples for each tense. We hope the future becomes simple and clear for you.

The English tense system has 3 large groups: Past (past), Present (present) and Future (future).

In all these groups there are 4 times:

• Simple (simple),
• Continuous (continued),
• Perfect (perfect),
• Perfect Continuous (perfect continuous).

Group Present (present)

1. Present Simple. This is a tense that indicates an action that occurs (or does not occur) regularly, constantly.

We hunt and fish every summer. We hunt and fish every summer.
She often cooks pizza. She often makes pizza.

2. Present Continuous (or Present Progressive) denotes an action happening right now, at the present moment.

I am singing my favorite song just now. I'm singing my favorite song right now.
My chief is talking to the partners at the moment. My boss is talking to partners in this moment.

3. The action in the Present Perfect was just now, today, this week, this year, month, etc.).

I have just painted this fence. I just painted this fence.
This week my sister has left for China. This week my sister went to China.

4. The action in the Present Perfect Continuous began in the past, is still happening and will end unknown when.

The plane has been flying for some hours. The plane flies for several hours.
The grandparents have been reading your newspapers since early morning. Grandparents read their newspapers from early morning.

Past times group

1. Past Simple. Past simple. The action happened once in the past, happened constantly, regularly.

We graduated from the University in 1998.
Our neighbors moved to Moscow 3 years ago. Our neighbors moved to Moscow 3 years ago.

2. Past Continuous. The subject was in the process of action at a specific moment in the past or during a specific period of time.

Yesterday from 10 till 11 a.m. my son was writing his test. Yesterday from 10 to 11 am my son was writing a test.
On the 12th of June at 7 p.m. I was enjoying a new film. On June 12 at 7 pm I was enjoying a new film.

3. Past Perfect indicates that an action occurred in the past before some point.

I had watered the vegetables in the garden by the moment my wife cooked dinner. I watered the vegetables in the garden by the time my wife cooked dinner.

4. The action in the Past Perfect Continuous began before some time in the past and was still happening at that time.

She had been ironing the clothes for 20 minutes when the iron was broken. She had been ironing clothes for 20 minutes when the iron broke.

Future times

1. Future Simple. These are processes that will take place in the future regularly, constantly.

I will become a good lawyer. I will become a good lawyer.

2. Actions in the Future Continuous will be relevant for a specified time in the future or will continue for a certain period of time.

In 3 days at this time we will be climbing a mountain. In 3 days at the same time we will be climbing the mountain.
Tomorrow since 17.00 till 20.00 we will be walking around Novgorod. Tomorrow from 17.00 to 20.00 we will walk around Novgorod.

3. Future Perfect is used extremely rarely. Indicates an action that will occur in the future at a certain point.

Tomorrow at 5 p.m. he will have repaired his bike. Tomorrow by 5 o'clock he will have repaired his bicycle.

4. Future Perfect Continuous. A process that will begin and will still be in progress at a specified time in the future. It is used, just like Future Perfect, extremely rarely.

Next year you have been writing your novel for 2 years. Next year it will be 2 years since you wrote your novel.

English grammar is quite multifaceted. I thought for a long time about how to title this article. On the one hand, it provides the most complete information on the topic future tense in English, but in this context it is more common to consider the times of the Future group. Therefore, here we will talk specifically about future action. Remember that the exact tense of a verb cannot always be determined by its grammatical form. For example, ways of expressing future action are manifested not only in tenses of the Future group with the use of will, but also in such tenses as Present Simple, Present Continuous and the phrase going to.

Verbs in the Present Simple form describe actions that occur regularly. But when we use this grammatical tense to describe events that will occur in the future according to an exact schedule. In other words, how confident are we in our words that we are talking about the future as a fait accompli.

The train arrives at 7 o’clock – Train will arrive at 7:00.

In the above statement, we are not interested in a specific time, not a process, not the result of a process, but the accomplished fact itself: the train will definitely arrive on schedule and will do so regularly. Consequently, the Present Simple group of verbs focuses on the regularity of an action, even if it has not yet occurred.

Present Continuous

Verbs in this tense are used to express the current action that is happening now. But in some cases it can express future action. For example, in the case of expressing precise plans in the near future.

I ‘m flying to Venice this weekend. - I I'll fly to Venice this week (assuming tickets are purchased and hotel booked).

Going to

We use the form to be going to in the following cases:

• To express plans, intentions or ambitions for the future;

Anna is going to be a singer when she grows up. – Anna is going to become a singer when she grows up.

• To express actions that we have already decided to take in the near future;

Jack is going to visit his parents this Saturday. Jack is going to visit his parents this Saturday.

• To express predictions and calculations about the future, especially when there is a significant probability that the action spoken of will occur sooner or later.

Look up! This branch is going to fall on the road. - Look up! This branch is about to fall on the road.

• To express a decision;

I'm going to build the big house. - I'm going to build a big house.

Future times

Future Simple

• To express spontaneous decisions made at the moment of conversation;

I feel ill. I will not go to school. - I feel bad. I will not go to school.

• Predictions for the future based on feelings;

I'm sure he will come. - I'm sure he will come.

• To express dreams;

I will build the best house. - I will build the best house.

• Promises, thoughts, warnings, requests, demands, wishes;

Will you help me clean the room? – Will you help me clean the room?

• Actions that will occur in the future beyond our control;

John will be seven years old. — John will be seven years old.

Future Continuous

• For actions that will develop at a designated time in the future;

At the same time next week I’ll be walking around Paris. — This time next week I will be walking around Paris.

• For actions that are certain to occur in the future as a result of an established order;

I will be going to the company next week. – I will go to the company next week.

• When we kindly ask someone about their plans for the near future;

Will you be finishing your work soon? – Will you finish your work soon?

Future Perfect

We use the future completed tense to express actions that must end before a specific time in the future.

I will have finished university by the end of this week. — I will graduate from university by the end of this week.

Scheme

In some textbooks, the use of tenses expressing future action is classified according to the degree of probability. I believe that this is not entirely correct and only applies to the topic. I propose a classification by degree determination perform an action.

The only difficulty arose with the Present Simple, because it is used in this context for schedules, event programs and commentary on sporting events.

As you can see, sentences expressing actions in the future tense are not always accompanied by will. The ways of expressing the future tense are quite multifaceted. Considering the focus and purpose of the proposal will help determine the right timing.