English Future Tenses: Simple Future, Future Continuous, Future Perfect – 3rd Year Secondary School (Bac)

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English Future Tenses: Simple Future, Future Continuous, Future Perfect

3rd Year Secondary School (Bac) – Algerian Curriculum

1. Simple Future

The Simple Future is used to talk about actions that will happen at a later time. There are two main forms:

A. Will + Base Verb

Form: Subject + will + base verb
Negative: Subject + will not (won’t) + base verb
Question: Will + subject + base verb?

Uses of “will”:

Predictions about the future: “It will rain tomorrow.”
Spontaneous decisions: “I’m thirsty. I’ll get a glass of water.”
Promises and offers: “I will help you with your homework.”
Facts about the future: “The sun will rise at 6:00 AM.”

B. Be Going To + Base Verb

Form: Subject + am/is/are + going to + base verb
Negative: Subject + am/is/are + not + going to + base verb
Question: Am/Is/Are + subject + going to + base verb?

Uses of “be going to”:

Plans and intentions: “I am going to study medicine at university.”
Predictions based on evidence: “The sky is dark. It is going to rain.”

C. Difference Between “Will” and “Going To”

Situation	Will	Going To
Decision at the moment of speaking	✓ “I’ll answer the phone!”	✗
Planned intention	✗	✓ “I’m going to travel next summer.”
Prediction (no evidence)	✓ “I think it will be sunny.”	✗
Prediction (with evidence)	✗	✓ “Look at those clouds! It’s going to rain.”

2. Future Continuous

Form: Subject + will be + verb-ing
Negative: Subject + will not be + verb-ing
Question: Will + subject + be + verb-ing?

Uses:

Actions in progress at a specific time in the future: “This time next week, I will be flying to London.”
Actions that will happen as part of a routine: “I’ll be having breakfast at 7 AM as usual.”
Polite questions about plans: “Will you be using the car tonight?”

Examples:

“At 8 PM tonight, we will be watching the match.”
“Don’t call me at noon; I will be taking my exam.”
“In 2035, people will be driving electric cars.”

Time expressions: at this time tomorrow, at 5 PM next Monday, this time next year, in the coming years.

3. Future Perfect

Form: Subject + will have + past participle
Negative: Subject + will not have + past participle
Question: Will + subject + have + past participle?

Uses:

Actions that will be completed before a specific time in the future: “By 2027, I will have graduated from university.”
Duration up to a future point: “By the time you arrive, I will have waited for two hours.”

Examples:

“By next June, we will have finished the Bac exam.”
“She will have written the report by Friday.”
“They will have built the bridge by 2028.”

Time expressions: by + time, by the time + clause, by next week/month/year, by 2027/2030, before + time.

4. Comparison Table

Tense	Form	Example	Time Expressions
Simple Future (will)	will + V	I will call you.	tomorrow, next week, soon
Simple Future (going to)	am/is/are going to + V	She is going to travel.	tonight, next summer, soon
Future Continuous	will be + V-ing	I will be studying at 8 PM.	this time tomorrow, at 5 PM
Future Perfect	will have + V3	I will have finished by then.	by + time, by the time, by 2027

5. Practice Exercises

Exercise 1: Choose the correct form.

“Look at those clouds! It ______ (will rain / is going to rain).” → is going to rain
“I promise I ______ (will help / am going to help) you.” → will help
“This time next week, we ______ (will swim / will be swimming) in the sea.” → will be swimming
“By June, I ______ (will finish / will have finished) all my exams.” → will have finished
“I think Algeria ______ (will win / is going to win) the match.” → will win

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences.

By 2030, scientists ____________ (discover) a cure for many diseases. → will have discovered
At 10 AM tomorrow, I ____________ (take) my English test. → will be taking
She ____________ (study) law at university next year. → is going to study
I’m sure you ____________ (pass) the Bac exam. → will pass
By the time we arrive, they ____________ (already / eat) dinner. → will have already eaten

6. Bac-Style Exam Questions

Question 1: Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense.

“By the end of this year, I (save) enough money to buy a car. I (work) for six months by then. Next week, I (start) looking for a good car.”

Answer: will have saved, will have been working (or will have worked), will start / am going to start

Question 2: Rewrite using the words in brackets.

“I intend to become a doctor.” (going to) → I am going to become a doctor.

“She will probably call us later.” (might) → She might call us later.

Summary

Use will for spontaneous decisions, predictions, promises.
Use going to for plans and predictions with evidence.
Use Future Continuous for actions in progress at a future time.
Use Future Perfect for actions completed before a future time.

Best of luck for your Bac exam! 🇩🇿

English Future Tenses: Simple Future, Future Continuous, Future Perfect – 3rd Year Secondary School (Bac)