# Future Forms: Rules and Examples | SwaVid

Future forms: rules, worked examples and a quick check for Class 6 to 12 English grammar, CBSE and ICSE. Free practice on SwaVid.

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# Future forms: rules and examples

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### What is the rule for future forms?

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Short answer. Use will plus the base verb for the future. After when, if, before, until or as soon as, use the simple present for the later action. Will have plus V3 shows something finished before a future time.

1 . Choose the right verb. Tell me as soon as the parcel ___.

Use will plus the base verb for the future. After when, if, before, until or as soon as, use the simple present for the later action. Will have plus V3 shows something finished before a future time.

Future: will plus V1. After when or if: simple present. Finished before a time: will have plus V3.

After when and if. After when, if, before, until or as soon as, the later action takes the simple present. The main part of the sentence keeps will.

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- Will or the simple past? . Tomorrow, next week and soon point to the future: use will. Yesterday and last week point to the past: use the simple past.
- After when and if . After when, if, before, until or as soon as, the later action takes the simple present. The main part of the sentence keeps will.
- Finished before a future time . By plus a future time, or by the time, sets a deadline. Use will have plus V3 to stress the job will be finished before then.
- Future: will plus V1. After when or if: simple present. Finished before a time: will have plus V3.

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