future tense
Grammar's crystal ball
Future tense is a grammatical form indicating that an action or state has not yet occurred.
In English, it's typically formed with "will" or "shall" plus a verb: She will arrive tomorrow, We shall see.
The phrase "going to" also expresses future tense: It's going to rain.
Some languages mark future tense with verb endings rather than helper words.
Faculty of deliberate choice
- shallModal verb of futurity
- going toExpresses future intent
- will beExists in future
- will haveFuture tense of possession
auxiliaries · conjugation · verb form · syntax · inflection · aspect · mood · indicative
Soon to appear
- impendingSoon to occur
- imminentAbout to occur
- upcomingSoon to occur
- approachingComing toward something
looming · awaiting · prospect · eventual · foreseeable · on the horizon · in store · down the road
Prediction of future conditions
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- prognosticationForetelling future events
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
soothsaying · augury · presage · omen · premonition · foresight · prescience · clairvoyance
Detailed plan forward
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- agendaFormal discussion list
- timetableArranged list of events
scheduling · preparation · projection · forecasting · goal-setting · timeline · milestones · provisioning
Cannot be anticipated
- unknownNot yet discovered
- unsettledNot yet resolved
- indefiniteNot precisely determined
- tentativeUncertain and provisional
speculative · contingent · provisional · variable · unforeseen · undecided · ambiguous · questionable
will
Faculty of deliberate choice
will have · auxiliaries · conjugation · verb form · syntax · inflection · aspect · mood · indicative · progressive
forthcoming
Soon to appear
approaching · looming · awaiting · prospect · eventual · foreseeable · on the horizon · in store · down the road · around the corner
forecast
Prediction of future conditions
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- prognosticationForetelling future events
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
oracle · soothsaying · augury · presage · omen · premonition · foresight · prescience · clairvoyance · fortune-telling
roadmap
Detailed plan forward
timetable · scheduling · preparation · projection · forecasting · goal-setting · timeline · milestones · provisioning · budgeting
unpredictable
Cannot be anticipated
- unknownNot yet discovered
- unsettledNot yet resolved
- indefiniteNot precisely determined
tentative · speculative · contingent · provisional · variable · unforeseen · undecided · ambiguous · questionable · open-ended
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Verb form for before
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