11 Jan 2015

TENSES (Future Tense)

Assalammualaikum, sahabat… ^_^

TENSES are verb forms that show time… atauuuuw, Tenses adalah pola kalimat yang berubah, menurut berubahnya waktu. ^_^
The only way everyone knows what everyone else is talking about with any degree of certainty is with verb tenses. Verb tenses are absolutely necessary to fluency in English.
And at this time, I will share about Future Tense... :)

There are four forms of Future Tense :
1. THE FUTURE TENSE
1.1 Definition
The Future Tense is a verb form that is used to express a willingness or prediction or an action that is going to happen in the future.
1.2 Form :
S + Will + Verb-1 + …
For example :
a. I will take an examination tomorrow.
b. They will go to Papua next Sunday.
c. The soldiers will be home tonight.
d. We will reach Kintamani soon.
e. Mr. Simon will stay here 2 years from now.
f. The government will consider your proposal.
We use will take, will go, will be, will reach, will consider with : I, we, you, they, and he, she, it, and all singular and plural subjects.
1.3 Note :
We can also use “be going to + Verb-1 to” to express a plan, for example :
a. I am going to invite a lot of guests.
b. I am going to visit her tomorrow.
c. I feel I am going to be better.
1.4 Time Markers
Time markers that are usually used :
a. Tonight
b. Tomorrow
c. Next week
d. Next month
e. Next year
f. In the future
g. In ten days
h. From now
i. Ten years from now
j. This weekend, etc.

2.THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE
1.1 Definition
The Future Continuous Tense is a verb form that is used to express an activity that will be in progress at time in the future.
1.2 Form :
S + Will be + Verb-1 + ing + ….
For example :
a. I will be coming tomorrow.
b. The guests will be arriving at this time.
c. The Sun will be shining brightly.
We use will be coming, will be arriving, will be shining with : I, we, you, they, and he, she, it, and all singular and plural subjects.
1.3 Time Markers
Time markers that are usually used :
a. At this time tomorrow
b. Next week
c. Next month
d. Next year
e. Until + S + Verb-1
f. When, etc.

3. THE FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
3.1 Definition
The Future Perfect Tense is a verb form that is used to express an action that will be completed before an another event or a certain time in the future.
3.2 Form :
S + Will + Have + Verb in Past Participle/Verb+3 + ….
For example :
a. I will have graduated from Bandung Institute of Teknology by the end of June.
b. Dessy will have left for Jakarta when you come back.
c. The mechanic will have checked the car before I drive it.
3.3 Time Markers
Time Markers that are usually used :
a. By this time next week.
b. By June
c. By next month
d. By next year
e. By 2025
3.4 Note :
Adjunct dapat diletakkan didepan atau dibelakang kalimat, for example :
a. By the end of this month, I will have graduated from Gadjahmada University.
b. I will have graduated from Gadjahmada University by the end of this month.


4. THE FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
4.1 Definition
The Future Perfect Continuous Tense is a vern form that is used to express :
a. An action that will be in progress before another time or event in the future, for example : I will have been sleeping for two hours before my wife gets home.
b. An action that emphasizes to continuity of a future achievement, for example : I will have been teaching here for fifteen years this year.
4.2 Form :
S + Will have + been + Verb-1 + ing + ….
For example :
a. The firefighters will have been putting the fire out for five hours.
b. We will have been working for the supermarket for two years.
c. My daughter will have been sleeping for three hours by the time I get home.
We use will have been putting, will have been working, will have been sleeping, with I, we, you, they, and he, she, it, and all singular and plural subjects.
4.3 Time Markers
Time markers that are usually used :
a. For three hours at that time.
b. Two hours by six o’clock.
c. The whole time.
d. Too long by that time.

Reference :
Riyanto, Slamet. 2011. 12 Tenses to Master in A Day With Example. Yogyakarta : Pustaka Pelajar.
Semoga bermanfaat, wassalammualaikum.. ^_^

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