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Ermila Sari Sikumbang : A Brief Description Of Simple Future Tense And Future Continuous Tense, 2009.

A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE AND

FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE

A PAPER

BY

ERMILA SARI SIKUMBANG

Reg. No. 062202021

DIPLOMA III ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM

FACULTY OF LETTERS

UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA

MEDAN

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AND FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE

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ABSTRAK

Kertas karya ini berjudul “A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SIMPLE FUTURE

TENSE AND FUTURE CONTINOUS TENSE” yang mendeskripsikan

defenisi, beberapa peraturan yan harus diketahui di dalam future tense, pronunciation of form, spelling of –ing and forms, expressing future time serta pengunaan-penggunaanya. Metode yang digunakan dalam Kertas Karya ini dalam penelitian keperpustakaan atau library research dan membaca buku-buku yang mendukung topic ini. Dari pembahasan tersebut dapat ditemukan bahwa future simple tense dan future continuous tense digunakan pada to something will be

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

In the name of Allah SWT, the Beneficent and The Merciful. Praise be to

Allah. Firstly, I would like to thank and praise Allah SWT for blessing and

guidance given to me during the process of completing this paper to finish my

study in Diploma III English Study Program, Faculty of Letters, University of

Sumatra Utara.

My deep love and special gratitude are sent to my beloved parents,

Mahwudin and Yuspita Sikumbang, who have patiently given me their moral and

financial support, advice, love, and prayers so that I can accomplish my study on

time; my beloved sister, Fitriani Sikumbang, Devi ana Sikumbang, and, my young

sister, Weni Erlinda Sikumbang; my beloved brother, Rico Rinaldi Sikumbang,

and my beloved young brother Risky Wahyudi Sikumbang; my brother in law

Syahrizal, and Harri.

My sincere thanks are expressed to my supervisor Dr. Syahron Lubis, MA,

how has spent his precious time to provide me with guidance and suggestion

during the process of writing this paper, and to Rudy Sofyan S.S who is as my

reader.

I also thank the head of Diploma III English Program, Dra Syahyar

Hanmun, DPFE, the Dean of Faculty Letters U niversity of Sumatra Utara, Drs.

Syaifuddin,MA,pdh. I also express my sincere gratitude to all lecturers for their

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Then I would like to express my special thanks for my best friends, Sity,

Syaidati Ifdari, Yuike A. Tarigan, Maylin, Mariam Damanik, Fahri Syahdana,

Riska Marta, Maysyarah, Yayuk Evawati, Afrida and how usual give suggestion

and help me when I was in difficult condition.

I would like to thank all my classmates of class A and B. I am also grateful

to all my juniors in Diploma III Study Program, and to all the members of

SOLIDAS.

Finally, as the writer I would like to admit that this paper may be far from

being perfect. Therefore, I am open to any construction critics and suggestions.

Medan, 2009

The writer,

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

AUTHOR’S DECLARATION ... i

COPYRYGHT DECLARATION ... ii

ABSTRACT ... iii

ACKNOWLEGDEMENTS ... iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS ... v

1. INTRODUCTION Background of Study ... 1

Problem of Study ... 2

Scope of the Study ... 2

Objective of Study ... 2

Method of Study ... 3

2 . A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF TENSES IN ENGLISH 2.1. Definition of Tenses in English ... 4

2.2. Number of Tenses in English ... 5

3. A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF FUTURE TENSE AND FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE 3.1 Description of future tense ... 12

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3.1.2 Function ... 16

3.2. Description of future continuous tense ... 19

3.2.1. Form ... 20

3.2.2. Function ... 21

4. CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS 4.1. Conclusions ... 25

4.2. Suggestions ... 27

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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of Study

In communicating, people need language as one the media to convey

their message. To communicate with someone, people have select appropriate

words to build good sentence. Like other language English has grammar rule to

build good correct sentences. Grammar is needed because without it people can

not create correct sentences even though they understand what we can say. Many

people make unnecessary mistakes I using the tenses correctly in both speaking

and writing simply because they can not pay attention the grammar rules of

tenses, when speaking or writing a person generally uses several different tenses

and moves from one tense to the other correctly and quickly. As you review the

tense, and remember the following:

• Grammar is a theory of language, of how language is put together

and how it works.

• Grammar rules do not tell you what to say, it tells you how to say

something correctly. Real-life events and your feeling about these

events will determine.

• Certain verb can not be used in certain tense because of the

meaning of the verb. You must often think about the meaning of

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• We need a theory of grammar or language, which help us

understand how text work.

As explained, the using of tense should conform with grammar rules. On

this paper, I try to describe some rules of tense, but for this case, I just focus on

simple future tense and simple future continuous tense, and this can make the use

of tense difficult for student to learn. The most important rules for simple future

tense and simple future continuous tense are giving in the following section.

1.2. Problem of the Study

As note in background section, this paper will cover the following:

1. What are the forms of simple future tense and future continuous tense?

2. How do simple future tense and future continuous tense functions?

1.3. Scope of the Study

In writing this paper, I want to identify and focus on simple future and

future continuous tense. The objectives of the study are:

1. To describe the forms of simple future tense and future continuous tense

2. To describe the functions future tense and future continuous tense.

1.4. Objective of the Study

The objective of the study is to learn use the simple future and future

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tense with actions that were completed at a specific time and only focused on the

comparison between both of the tense.

1.5. The Method of Writing

Library research used to collect data. A series of reading material are

used as reference relate to the topic being discussed, in order to get information to

support my writing. Library research is a method of writing where the parameter

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CHAPTER II

A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF TENSE IN ENGLISH

2.1. Definition of Tense in English

There are some definition of tense, they are:

 Tense is a tool that English speaker use to express time in their

language. By studying this tense tutorial, you will learn to think

like a native speaker ( Surayin, 1999:30).

 Tense is simply a conventional verb from, it may involve a

mutation of the basic from the verb (The infinitive).

 Tense is inflectional from of verb, it expresses the time at which

the action described by the verb takes place. The major tense are

past, present, and future (grammar dictionary: http://

Com). bBesides, according to Britannica concise Encyclopedia,

tense is an inflected from of a verb indicating the time of a

narrated event in relation to the time at which the narrator is

speaking.

 Tense is used to show the relation between the action or state

describe by the verb and the time, which is reflected in the form of

the verb.( Wishon, 1980:185)

 Tense, in grammar of many language, a category of time

distinction expressed by any conjugated form verb, in Latin

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indicated the verb voice, mood, person, and number. Tense

specifies whether the verb refers to action in the future, present or

past.( Hartanto, 2003: 251).

 Tense is a way language expresses the time at which an event

described by a sentence occurs. In English, this property of verb

form, and expresses only time related information.

2.1.2. Number of Tense in English

When most people think of tense, they think of time. As we know, actually

there are four fundamental tense namely, the present tense, the past tense,

the future tense, and the past future tense. And all of other tense based on

these tense.

1. PRESENT TENSE

A. Simple Present Tense

The simple present tense can describe habits, routines, or

events that happen regularly.

Form: I/we/you/they Infinitive

He/she/it Infinitive + S

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- She usually drinks milk for breakfast.

- A week has seven days.

B. Present Continuous Tense

The present continuous tense can describe activities that are

happening at the moment of speaking, activities that are

currently in progress, or plans for the future.

Form: To be ( is, am, are)+present participle( ing-form)

- Temporary action

For example: - I'm doing my homework right now.

- She is studying at the library now.

- I'm taking math this semester.

C. Present Perfect tense

The present perfect tense has different meaning. It can

describe the action or situations that occurred at an

unspecified time in the past.

Form : I/you/we/they have + past participle

He/she/it has + past participle

For examples: - I have worked there.

- I have just spoken to him.

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D. Present Prefect Continuous Tense

The present perfect continuous tense describe actions or

situation that began in the past and have continuous to the

present.

The simple past tense describes actions or situation that began and

ended in the past.

Form: I/you/ we/they + past tense

He/she/it

For example:- I worked last night

- She came here yesterday

B. Past Continuous Tense

The past continuous tense describes activities that were happening

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Form: I/he/she/it was + Present participle

We/you/they were + Present Participle

For example:- I was watching the news a moment ago.

- She was working then.

C. Past Perfect Tense

The past perfect tense to an activity or situation completed before

another event or time in the past.

Form : had + Past Participle

For example: - I had arrived by soon.

- The train had left before I arrived.

D. Past Perfect Continuous Tense

The past perfect continuous tense expresses a past activity in progress

before another event or time in the past.

Form: Had + been + Present participle

For example: - when I finished my dinner, Eva had been waching tv.

- She had been swimming, when I called him.

3) PAST FUTURE TENSE

A. Past Future Tense

The simple past future tense is used to describe action or situation that

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Form: I/we should + Infinitive

You / they / he / she / it would + infinitive

For example:

- He promised he would implement the policy by himself.

- He could come if you invited him.

B. Past future Continuous Tense

The past future continuous tense is describes action that will be in

progress in the future

Form : I / we / Should + Be + Present Participle

For example: - She should be taking an examination at this time the

Following day.

- We would be eating when she came this noon.

C. Past Future Perfect Tense

Form : I / we / Should + Have + Past Participle

You / they /she / he / it + would + Have + Past Participle

For example : - He would have graduated if he had studied hard.

- I should have finished her study last year.

-They would have gone before you arrived

.

D. Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense

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You / they /she /he / it Would + Have + Been + Present

Participle.

For example :- She would have been teaching English for four years

last year.

- I should have been studying English for 3 month last

month.

- My sister have been working there for 2 years last

year.

4. FUTURE TENSE

A. Simple Future Tense

The simple future tense is used to express a future action which

will be undertaken by the speaker in accordance with his wished.

Form: I / we Shall + Infinitive

You / they / she / it Will + infinitive

For example : - I will you information when get it.

- I will attend the course next semester.

B. Future Continuous Tense

The simple continuous tenses is used to express an action which

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Form : Shall / Will + be + Present participle

For example:- At this time tomorrow, I’ll be taking a test.

- He will be working at noon.

C. Future Perfect Tense.

Future perfect tense is used for an action which at a given future

time will Be in the past, or will just have finished.

Form: Shall / Will + have + past participle

For example: - you will have perfected your English by the time

you come Back from U.S.

- By next week I shall have read this book.

D. The Future Perfect Continuous Tense

The future perfect continuous tense can be used instead of the

future perfect when the action is continuous.

Form: Shall / Will + Have + Been + Present Participle

For example : - Next year I will have been working in the

company for 20 years.

- On Saturday, we will have been living in this

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CHAPTER III

A DESCRIPTION OF FUTURE TENSE AND FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE

3.1. Definition of future Tense

There are some definition of simple future tense which are stated by the

experts as follow:

• The simple future tense is a verb form that the event described by the

verb as not having happened yet, but expected to happen in the future (in

absolute tense system), or to happen subsequent to some other event,

whether that is past, present, or future ( in relative tense system)

• The simple future tense is a tense, which is show the actions , event,

activation or work when we want make plain.

• The simple future has two different forms in English: “will” and “be

going”. Although the two forms can sometimes be used in

interchangeably, they often express two very different meaning. These

different meaning might seem too abstract at first, but with time and

practice, the different will become clear. Both “will and “be going to”

refer to a specific time in the future.

Example for “will”:- you will help me later.

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Ermila Sari Sikumbang : A Brief Description Of Simple Future Tense And Future Continuous Tense, 2009. • The simple future is often called will, because we make the simple future

tense with the modal auxiliary will.

• The simple future cannot be used in clauses beginning with time

expressions such as: when, while, before, after, by time, as soon as, if,

unless, etc.Instead of Simple future, Simple Present is used.

3.1.1. Form

Before I explain about the simple future tense, we have to know some

rules for simple future tense first is given in the following section:

a. The Formula of Simple Future Tense

- Affirmative Statement : S + WILL / SHALL + VERB1

For example :

{I- you-she-he-it-we-they} will finish at 9:00.

will study tonight.

will come tomorrow.

- Negative statement : S + WILL / SHALL + NOT + VERB1

For Example

{I-you-she-he-it-we-they} will not finish at 9:00.

will not study tonight.

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- Interrogative : WILL / SHALL + S + VERB1

For Example

{WILL-I-you-she-he-it-we-they} Study English tonight.

Come tomorrow to bring your

card.

Be working at noon in my

office.

- Short Answer : Yes, No + S + Will.

Yes, {I-you-she-he-it-they-we} will

No, {I-you-she-he-it-we-they} will

b. Adverb of Time in Using Simple future tense

- Tomorrow

- Tomorrow morning

- The day after tomorrow

- Tonight

- Next month

- Next year

- Next

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- This afternoon

- If

- Later

- Every

The simple future tense expresses future intentions. In some cases, will and going

to are interchangeable. However, will is normally used to express predictions,

requests, offers, and promises. In spoken English, the short form of will ( I’ll) and

will not (won’t) are common.

For example :

Intentions : I’ll work much hander this semester, Mom.

Predictions : By studying more, I’ll get better grades.

Request : Will you help me with my work?

Offers : I’ll find some books for you.

Promises : I’ll help you on Saturday.

To form the simple future for both regular and irregular verb, place the modal

auxiliary verb will before the base form of the verb.

For example:

Singular Plural

First Person I will study we will study

Second Person you will go you will go

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3.1.2. Function

There are some function of simple future tense, they are:

 To expresses the speaker’s opinions, assumption, speculation about

the future. These may be introduces by verb such as assume, be

afraid, be sure, believe, daresay, doubt, expect, hope, know, etc.

For example

- (I’ll sure) he’ll come back

- (I suppose) they’ll sell the house.

- (Perhaps) we’ll find him at the hotel.

- They’ll (probably) wait for as.

 The simple future tense can be used with or without a time

expression.

 The simple future tense is used similar for future habitual action

which we assume will take place.

For example:

-Spring will come again.

- People will make plain.

- Birds will build nests.

 The future simple tense is used in sentences containing clause of

condition, time, and sometimes purpose.

For example:

- If I drop this glass it will break.

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Note that in an if-clause or time clause we don’t use the future

simple event when the meaning is future.

 Verb not normally used in the continuous tenses, e.g. auxiliary

verb, verb of tense, of emotion, thinking, possessing etc.

 The simple future tense is used to express a voluntary action.

 The simple future tense is often called will, because we make the

simple future tense the modal auxiliary will.

 In the simple future tense “will and “ be going to” can express the

idea of a general prediction about the future. Prediction are guesses

about what might happen in the future.

For example:

- the year 2222 will be a very interesting year.

- the year 2222 is going to be a very interesting year.

 The simple future tense is used, chiefly newspapers and news

broadcasts, for formal announcements of future plan and for

forecasts

For example:

- The President will open the new heliport tomorrow.

 When you referring to future action, state, or event, use the simple

future tense.

For example:

Future Action : we take our final exam on Friday.

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Future Event : The weather will improve.

 We often the simple future to make a prediction about the future.

Again, there is no firm plan. We are saying what we think will

happen. Here are some example:

- It will rain tomorrow.

- Who do you think will get the job?

 We often use the simple future tense with to think before it:

For example:

- I think I will have a holiday next year.

-I don’t think I’ll buy that car.

 When the main verb is be, we can use the simple future tense event

if we have a firm plan decision before speaking.

For example:

-I‘ll be in Jakarta.

-I’m going shopping. I won’t be very long.

3.2. Definition of Simple Future Continuous tense

The simple future continuous tense also has some definition according to

some experts, as follow:

• The future continuous normally describes actions that will be in

progress in the future, this mean that they will begin before, and

perhaps continue after, a specific time in future. Specific time

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tomorrow (next week), the day after tomorrow, a week (month)

from today often appear whit this tense.

• The simple future tenses has two different form ”will be doing” and

“be going to do be going”. Unlike Simple future tense forms,

future continuous forms are usually interchangeable.

• The simple future continuous tense cannot be used in clauses

beginning with time expressions such as: when, while, before,

after, by time, as soon, if, unless, etc. instead of Future Continuous

tense, Present Continuous Tense is used.

• The simple future continuous tense is present continuous tense

recycled. It is often used to ask about and discuss future

arrangements or plan with just the addition of a future time, but

you only use it when these arrangements are certain.

• The simple future continuous tense is also used to talk about and

make future appointments and arrangements using the words go or

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3.2.1. Form

a. formula of Simple Future Continuous Tense

-affirmative statements : S + WII + BE + VER-ING

For example :

(I, he, she, they, it, you, we) will be working for the next few

days.

will be starting school next week.

Will be coming to the states next

Will not be singing in the concert on

Sunday.

Will not be going to Paris this

summer.

-Interrogative : WILL + S + BE + VERB-ING for example :

(WILL, I, he, she, you, we, they, it) be working this weekend?

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- Short Answer : Yes, No + S + Will. Yes, {I-you-she-he-it-they-we} will

No, {I-you-she-he-it-we-they} will

b. Adverb of the Simple Future Continuous Tense

- by this time next

- by the end of

- for……by…

3.2.2. Function

There is some function of simple future continuous tense, they are:

 The simple future continuous tense used to indicate that a longer

action in the future will be interrupted by a shorter action in the

future. Remember this can be a real interruption or just an

interruption.

For example:

- I will be watching TV when she arrives tonight.

- I will be waiting for you when your bus arrives.

 When you use the simple future continuous tense with two action

in the same sentence, it expresses the idea that both actions will be

happened at the same time.

For example:

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- Tonight, they will be eating dinner, discussing, their plains,

and having a good time.

 In English, we often use a series of Parallel Action to describe

atmosphere at a specific point in the future.

For example:

to be drinking beer. They always do the same

thing.

 The simple future continuous verb tense is used to:

1. Emphasize – to emphasize an action or an event that will be

in progress at sometime in the future.

2. Event – for event or activity’s that are planned fir a future

time.

3. Specific Time – the specific time of the future event or the

future activity can be stated.

4. Approximate Time – the approximate time of the future

event or the future activity doesn’t have to be stated.

5. Unplanned future Event – “Will” is used to stated desire to

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 The different between ”will” to state desire and “will” used with

the future continuous tense.

- “Will be” is used with the future continuous tense.

- “Will” used without “be” is used to state desire.

- “Will”can also be used with the present continuous tense to

state an unplanned event or action. when “ will” is used

with the present continuous tense “will” is followed by the

verb-ing.

 The use of “ will be doing” in a sentence is often referred to as the

future continuous. When you use the simple future continuous

tense with two action in the same sentence, it expresses the idea

that both actions will be happened at the same time.

For example:

- Next week we will be having a party. Can you coma?

- We will be leaving here at 10:00.

 The simple future continuous verb tense used 3 kinds of verb, 2

auxiliary verb, and 1 main verb.

- In English, the auxiliary verb “ to be” does not change to

the subject.

- The auxiliary verb “will” always stays in the base form.

- The –ing is added to the main verb is added to the end of

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 In the simple future continuous, a specific time is used to interrupts

the action. In the simple future tense, a specific time is used to

show the time an action will begin or end.

 The simple future continuous tense used as an ordinary continuous

tense.

 It can express a future without intention.

 The simple future continuous cannot be used in clause beginning

with time expressions such as: while, when, before, after, by the

time, as soon as, if, unless, etc. instead of simple future continuous,

Present Continuous is used.

For example:

-while I am going to be finishing my homework, she is

going to Make dinner. (not correct)

-while I am finishing my homework, she is going to make

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CHAPTER IV

CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS

4.1. CONCLUSIONS

Form the explanation above, I concluded that the simple future tense is

formulated as follows:

1. Statement : S + WILL + VERB

2. Negative : S + WILL + NOT + VERB

3. Question : WILL + S + VERB

4. Short Answer : YES/NO + S + WILL

And have some function, namely:

 The simple future tense is used to make a prediction about the

future.

 The simple future tense we used with the verb to think before.

 The simple future tense is used similar for future habitual action

which we assume will take place.

 When you referring to future action, state, or event, use the simple

future tense.

The simple future continuous tense is formulated as follows:

1. Statement : S + WILL + BE + VERB-ING

2. Negative : S + WILL + BE + NOT + VERB-ING

3. Question : WILL + S + BE + VERB-ING

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4. Short Answer : YES/NO + S + WILL

The function, namely:

 The simple future continuous tense used to indicate that a longer

action in the future will be interrupted by a shorter action in the

future.

 When you use the simple future continuous tense with two action

in the same sentence, it expresses the idea that both actions will be

happened at the same time.

 The simple future continuous cannot be used in clause beginning

with time expressions such as: while, when, before, after, by the

time, as soon as, if, unless, etc. instead of simple future continuous,

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4.2. SUGGESTIONS

Realizing the using of simple future tense and simple future continuous

tense is very common in spoken and writing; I would like to suggest the readers,

student, who are interesting in the topic:

1. Describe the simple future tenses and simple future

continuous tense other form the aspect.

2. Be careful to use the simple future tense and simple future

continuous tense.

3. Study the form and the function of simple future tense and

simple future continuous tense.

4. Find the different between the using of simple future tense

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