Verb Tenses Explained, With Examples

Examples

1. 
   He will stay here.
   
2. 
   Mark will visit you next month.
   
3. 
   You will go to Jerry’s on Friday.
   
4. 
   They will finish that project before the deadline.
   
5. 
   She is going to apply for the job.
   

Future Continuous (Progressive) Tense
Definition
Future continuous tense is a verb tense used to express the idea that action will be in progress at some time in the future.
Structure/Formula
Subject + will be + present participle
Examples

1. 
   I will be still eating dinner when you arrive.
   
2. 
   You will be seeing him this weekend.
   
3. 
   She will be sleeping for an hour by the time you get back from the office.
   
4. 
   We will be having a quiz tomorrow.
   
5. 
   I will be meeting my husband at the airport.
   

Future Perfect Tense
Definition
Future perfect tense is a verb tense that indicates an action or event that will be completed by some point in the future.
In the future perfect tense, the action of the verb is completed before some time in the future.
Structure/Formula
Subject + will have + past participle
Examples

1. 
   I will have decided to go to the party.
   
2. 
   When will you have finished your essay?
   
3. 
   I will have left by tomorrow morning.
   
4. 
   I will have eaten the sandwich by the time he returns.
   
5. 
   When she arrives, they will have gone to the shops.
   

Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Definition
The future perfect continuous is a verb tense used to emphasize an action that will be in progress up until another point in time in the future. It’s usually used to describe a situation that started in the past and will continue into the foreseeable future.
The duration of time for the event is not necessary to be specified, but it must take place after a certain time in the future.