Grammar
The Future Indefinite expresses an action that will take place in the future. It may be a single point action, an action occupying a whole period of time, a succession of actions, recurrent actions in the future or a permanent future action generally characterizing the person or thing denoted by the subject. The Future Indefinite may be associated with adverbs and adverbial expressions of time or time clauses.
Illustrative Examples:
1. Catherine and Frederic are in Switzerland. There was a snow storm the day before.
Catherine: I wish I could ski. It’s rotten not to be able to ski.
Frederic: We’ll get a bobsled and come down the road. That’s no worse for you than riding a car.
Catherine: Won’t it be rough?
Frederic: We can see.
Catherine: I hope it won’t be too rough.
Frederic: After a while we’ll take a walk in the storm.
Catherine: Before lunch, so we’ll have a good appetite.
Frederic: I’m always hungry.
Catherine: So am I.
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Grammar
Using Future Indefinite Tense through Dialogues
- Contents → Grammar in Dialogues → Using Future Indefinite
The Future Indefinite expresses an action that will take place in the future. It may be a single point action, an action occupying a whole period of time, a succession of actions, recurrent actions in the future or a permanent future action generally characterizing the person or thing denoted by the subject. The Future Indefinite may be associated with adverbs and adverbial expressions of time or time clauses.
Illustrative Examples:
1. Catherine and Frederic are in Switzerland. There was a snow storm the day before.
Catherine: I wish I could ski. It’s rotten not to be able to ski.
Frederic: We’ll get a bobsled and come down the road. That’s no worse for you than riding a car.
Catherine: Won’t it be rough?
Frederic: We can see.
Catherine: I hope it won’t be too rough.
Frederic: After a while we’ll take a walk in the storm.
Catherine: Before lunch, so we’ll have a good appetite.
Frederic: I’m always hungry.
Catherine: So am I.
(E. Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms)
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- Present Perfect – When To Use
Contents → Grammar in Dialogues → Present Perfect (When to Use) Present Perfect Tense Explanation and Illustrative Examples from Classics Present Perfect is used to express an accomplished action (both, a single action and an action or state of some...
- Going To Usage And Illustrative Examples
Contents → Grammar in Dialogues → Going to Usage Another way of expressing a future action is the construction "to be going to + infinitive". It is mainly found with dynamic verbs; it is characterized by the following additional modal meanings:...
- Using Past Indefinite Through Dialogues
Contents → Grammar in Dialogues → Using Past Indefinite This page shows different ways of using the Past Indefinite (or Simple Past) through dialogues from English literature. I The Past Indefinite is used to express a single action completed...
- Using Present Indefinite Tense Through Dialogues
Contents → Grammar in Dialogues → Using Present Indefinite This page shows different ways of using the Present Indefinite through dialogues from English literature. The Present Indefinite mainly expresses permanent or recurrent actions in the...
- The Indefinite Tenses
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