Future tenses digunakan untuk menunjukkan peristiwa atau tindakan yang akan terjadi di masa depan. Ada beberapa jenis future tenses dalam bahasa Inggris, yaitu:

1. Simple Future Tense

Simple future tenses digunakan untuk menunjukkan peristiwa atau tindakan yang akan terjadi di masa depan secara umum. Rumusnya adalah:

Subject + will + verb (base form)

Contoh:

• I will go to the beach tomorrow.
• She will eat dinner at 7 pm.
• We will watch a movie later.

2. Future Progressive Tense

Future progressive tense digunakan untuk menunjukkan peristiwa atau tindakan yang akan berlangsung di masa depan. Rumusnya adalah:

Subject + will be + verb-ing

Contoh:

• I will be studying for the exam tomorrow.
• She will be cooking dinner at 7 pm.
• We will be watching a movie later.

3. Future Perfect Tense

Future perfect tense digunakan untuk menunjukkan peristiwa atau tindakan yang akan selesai di masa depan. Rumusnya adalah:

Subject + will have + verb-ed

Contoh:

• I will have finished my homework by tomorrow.
• She will have cooked dinner by 7 pm.
• We will have watched the movie by later.

4. Future Continuous Tense

Future continuous tense digunakan untuk menunjukkan peristiwa atau tindakan yang akan berlangsung secara berulang di masa depan. Rumusnya adalah:

Subject + will be + verb-ing

Contoh:

• I will be studying English every day next week.
• She will be cooking dinner every night this week.
• We will be watching movies every weekend this month.

5. Future Conditional

Future conditional digunakan untuk menunjukkan kemungkinan atau prediksi di masa depan. Rumusnya adalah:

Subject + would + verb (base form)

Contoh:

• I would go to the beach if I had time.
• She would eat dinner if she wasn’t hungry.
• We would watch a movie if we weren’t tired.

6. Future Perfect Conditional

Future perfect conditional digunakan untuk menunjukkan kemungkinan atau prediksi di masa depan yang akan selesai. Rumusnya adalah:

Subject + would have + verb-ed

Contoh:

• I would have finished my homework if I had started earlier.
• She would have cooked dinner if she had known you were coming.
• We would have watched the movie if we hadn’t been busy.

Penggunaan Future Tenses

Future tenses digunakan dalam berbagai situasi, seperti:

• Membuat rencana
• Memberikan prediksi
• Menyatakan janji
• Mengajukan permintaan
• Mengungkapkan keraguan
• Memberikan instruksi

Contoh Kalimat Future Tenses

Berikut adalah beberapa contoh kalimat future tenses:

• Simple future tense:
  • I will go to the store later.
  • She will meet her friends at the park.
  • We will go to the movies tomorrow.
• Future progressive tense:
  • I will be studying for the exam all night.
  • She will be cooking dinner when you arrive.
  • We will be watching the game on TV later.
• Future perfect tense:
  • I will have finished my homework by tomorrow morning.
  • She will have cooked dinner by the time you get home.
  • We will have watched the movie by the time you come over.
• Future continuous tense:
  • I will be working on my project all weekend.
  • She will be traveling next month.
  • We will be playing games all day.
• Future conditional:
  • I would go to the beach if it wasn’t raining.
  • She would help you if she could.
  • We would go to the party if we were invited.
• Future perfect conditional:
  • I would have finished my homework if I had started earlier.
  • She would have cooked dinner if she had known you were coming.
  • We would have watched the movie if we hadn’t been busy.