PTE Future Tense

PTE Future Tense

1. SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

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Structure Box

Affirmative:   Subject + will + V1 + Object
Negative:      Subject + will not + V1 + Object
Question:      Will + Subject + V1 + Object?

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Uses

1. Instant decisions (at the moment of speaking)
2. Predictions (no strong evidence)
3. Promises / offers / requests
4. Future facts
5. Willingness

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⏰ Time Adverbs Table

Type	Examples
General future	tomorrow, soon
Specific time	next week, next year
Prediction	probably, perhaps
Sequence	later

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✏ Examples (5)

1. I will call you tomorrow.
   👉 म तिमीलाई भोलि फोन गर्छु।
2. She will help you.
   👉 ऊ तिमीलाई मद्दत गर्नेछ।
3. They will visit Pokhara next week.
   👉 उनीहरू अर्को हप्ता पोखरा जानेछन्।
4. It will rain soon.
   👉 चाँडै पानी पर्नेछ।
5. We will finish the work later.
   👉 हामी पछि काम सक्नेछौं।

2. FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE

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Structure Box

Affirmative:   Subject + will be + V-ing + Object
Negative:      Subject + will not be + V-ing + Object
Question:      Will + Subject + be + V-ing + Object?

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Uses

1. Action in progress at a specific future time
2. Planned future activity
3. Polite questions about plans
4. Parallel future actions
5. Future routine

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⏰ Time Adverbs Table

Type	Examples
Specific time	at 5 PM tomorrow
Duration	all day tomorrow
Reference	this time tomorrow
Future plan	next week

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✏️ Examples (5)

1. She will be studying at 8 PM.
   👉 ऊ ८ बजे पढिरहेकी हुनेछ।
2. They will be playing football tomorrow evening.
   👉 उनीहरू भोलि बेलुका फुटबल खेलिरहेका हुनेछन्।
3. I will be working all day tomorrow.
   👉 म भोलि दिनभरि काम गरिरहेको हुनेछु।
4. He will be traveling next week.
   👉 ऊ अर्को हप्ता यात्रा गरिरहेको हुनेछ।
5. We will be watching a movie tonight.
   👉 हामी आज राति फिल्म हेरिरहेका हुनेछौं।

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3. FUTURE PERFECT TENSE

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Structure Box

Affirmative:   Subject + will have + V3 + Object
Negative:      Subject + will not have + V3 + Object
Question:      Will + Subject + have + V3 + Object?

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Uses

1. Action completed before a specific future time
2. Future deadlines
3. Assumptions about the past/future
4. Sequence of future events
5. Achievements by a certain time

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⏰ Time Adverbs Table

Type	Examples
Deadline	by tomorrow, by next week
Time reference	before, by the time
Completion	already
Future point	by 2027

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✏️ Examples (5)

1. She will have finished her homework by 8 PM.
   👉 ऊ ८ बजेसम्म गृहकार्य सकाइसकेकी हुनेछ।
2. They will have left before we arrive.
   👉 हामी पुग्नुअघि उनीहरू गइसकेका हुनेछन्।
3. I will have completed the project by next week.
   👉 म अर्को हप्तासम्म परियोजना सकाइसकेको हुनेछु।
4. He will have reached home by now.
   👉 ऊ अहिले सम्म घर पुगिसकेको हुनेछ।
5. We will have eaten dinner before the movie starts.
   👉 फिल्म सुरु हुनु अघि हामी खाना खाइसकेका हुनेछौं।

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4. FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

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Structure Box

Affirmative:   Subject + will have been + V-ing + Object
Negative:      Subject + will not have been + V-ing + Object
Question:      Will + Subject + have been + V-ing + Object?

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Uses

1. Duration of an action until a future point
2. Long ongoing future action
3. Emphasis on duration
4. Cause of future result
5. Continuous activity before a future time

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⏰ Time Adverbs Table

Type	Examples
Duration	for, since
Future point	by next year
Length	for 2 hours, for 5 years
Reference	before

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✏️ Examples (5)

1. She will have been studying for 3 hours by 9 PM.
   👉 ऊ ९ बजेसम्म ३ घण्टादेखि पढिरहेकी हुनेछ।
2. They will have been playing football for an hour by evening.
   👉 बेलुकासम्म उनीहरू एक घण्टादेखि खेलिरहेका हुनेछन्।
3. I will have been working for 5 years by 2027.
   👉 २०२७ सम्म म ५ वर्षदेखि काम गरिरहेको हुनेछु।
4. He will have been waiting for two hours by the time we arrive.
   👉 हामी पुग्दा सम्म ऊ दुई घण्टादेखि पर्खिरहेको हुनेछ।
5. We will have been living here for ten years by next year.
   👉 अर्को वर्षसम्म हामी यहाँ १० वर्षदेखि बसिरहेका हुनेछौं।

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QUICK COMPARISON

Tense	Main Idea	Example
Simple Future	Decision / prediction	She will go
Future Continuous	Ongoing future	She will be going
Future Perfect	Completed before future	She will have gone
Future Perfect Continuous	Duration till future	She will have been going

 

FUTURE TENSE PRACTICE (50 MCQs)

Choose the correct option

1–15 (Simple Future)

1. I ______ call you tomorrow.
   a) will
   b) am
   c) was
   d) have
   ✅ Answer: a) will
   ✔ Future decision

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2. She ______ help you with your homework.
   a) will
   b) is
   c) was
   d) has
   ✅ Answer: a) will

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3. They ______ visit Pokhara next week.
   a) will
   b) are
   c) were
   d) have
   ✅ Answer: a) will

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4. It ______ rain soon.
   a) will
   b) is
   c) was
   d) has
   ✅ Answer: a) will

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5. We ______ finish the work later.
   a) will
   b) are
   c) were
   d) have
   ✅ Answer: a) will

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6. He ______ come tomorrow.
   a) will
   b) is
   c) was
   d) has
   ✅ Answer: a) will

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7. I think she ______ win the match.
   a) will
   b) is
   c) was
   d) has
   ✅ Answer: a) will
   ✔ Prediction

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8. They ______ arrive soon.
   a) will
   b) are
   c) were
   d) have
   ✅ Answer: a) will

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9. We ______ meet you next week.
   a) will
   b) are
   c) were
   d) have
   ✅ Answer: a) will

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10. He ______ buy a new car.
    a) will
    b) is
    c) was
    d) has
    ✅ Answer: a) will

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11. She ______ complete the task.
    a) will
    b) is
    c) was
    d) has
    ✅ Answer: a) will

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12. I ______ send you the file.
    a) will
    b) am
    c) was
    d) have
    ✅ Answer: a) will

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13. They ______ help us.
    a) will
    b) are
    c) were
    d) have
    ✅ Answer: a) will

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14. We ______ start the meeting soon.
    a) will
    b) are
    c) were
    d) have
    ✅ Answer: a) will

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15. He ______ call you later.
    a) will
    b) is
    c) was
    d) has
    ✅ Answer: a) will

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16–30 (Future Continuous)

16. She ______ studying at 8 PM.
    a) will be
    b) is
    c) was
    d) has
    ✅ Answer: a) will be
    ✔ Ongoing action in future

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17. They ______ playing football tomorrow.
    a) will be
    b) are
    c) were
    d) have
    ✅ Answer: a) will be

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18. I ______ working all day tomorrow.
    a) will be
    b) am
    c) was
    d) have
    ✅ Answer: a) will be

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19. He ______ traveling next week.
    a) will be
    b) is
    c) was
    d) has
    ✅ Answer: a) will be

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20. We ______ watching a movie tonight.
    a) will be
    b) are
    c) were
    d) have
    ✅ Answer: a) will be

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21. She ______ sleeping at midnight.
    a) will be
    b) is
    c) was
    d) has
    ✅ Answer: a) will be

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22. They ______ working at that time tomorrow.
    a) will be
    b) are
    c) were
    d) have
    ✅ Answer: a) will be

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23. I ______ reading this book tomorrow.
    a) will be
    b) am
    c) was
    d) have
    ✅ Answer: a) will be

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24. He ______ driving at 6 PM.
    a) will be
    b) is
    c) was
    d) has
    ✅ Answer: a) will be

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25. We ______ studying tomorrow evening.
    a) will be
    b) are
    c) were
    d) have
    ✅ Answer: a) will be

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26. She ______ working when you arrive.
    a) will be
    b) is
    c) was
    d) has
    ✅ Answer: a) will be

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27. They ______ waiting for you.
    a) will be
    b) are
    c) were
    d) have
    ✅ Answer: a) will be

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28. I ______ cooking dinner tonight.
    a) will be
    b) am
    c) was
    d) have
    ✅ Answer: a) will be

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29. He ______ playing cricket tomorrow.
    a) will be
    b) is
    c) was
    d) has
    ✅ Answer: a) will be

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30. We ______ traveling next month.
    a) will be
    b) are
    c) were
    d) have
    ✅ Answer: a) will be

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31–40 (Future Perfect)

31. She ______ finished her homework by 8 PM.
    a) will have
    b) has
    c) had
    d) have
    ✅ Answer: a) will have

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32. They ______ left before we arrive.
    a) will have
    b) has
    c) had
    d) have
    ✅ Answer: a) will have

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33. I ______ completed the project by next week.
    a) will have
    b) has
    c) had
    d) have
    ✅ Answer: a) will have

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34. He ______ reached home by now.
    a) will have
    b) has
    c) had
    d) have
    ✅ Answer: a) will have

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35. We ______ eaten dinner before the movie starts.
    a) will have
    b) has
    c) had
    d) have
    ✅ Answer: a) will have

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36. She ______ already finished the work.
    a) will have
    b) has
    c) had
    d) have
    ✅ Answer: a) will have

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37. They ______ completed the task by tomorrow.
    a) will have
    b) has
    c) had
    d) have
    ✅ Answer: a) will have

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38. I ______ written the report by then.
    a) will have
    b) has
    c) had
    d) have
    ✅ Answer: a) will have

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39. He ______ arrived by the time we reach.
    a) will have
    b) has
    c) had
    d) have
    ✅ Answer: a) will have

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40. We ______ finished the work soon.
    a) will have
    b) has
    c) had
    d) have
    ✅ Answer: a) will have

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41–50 (Future Perfect Continuous)

41. She ______ been studying for 3 hours by 9 PM.
    a) will have
    b) will have been
    c) has
    d) had
    ✅ Answer: b) will have been
    ✔ Duration till future

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42. They ______ been playing for an hour by evening.
    a) will have
    b) will have been
    c) has
    d) had
    ✅ Answer: b) will have been

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43. I ______ been working for 5 years by 2027.
    a) will have
    b) will have been
    c) has
    d) had
    ✅ Answer: b) will have been

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44. He ______ been waiting for two hours.
    a) will have
    b) will have been
    c) has
    d) had
    ✅ Answer: b) will have been

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45. We ______ been living here for ten years.
    a) will have
    b) will have been
    c) has
    d) had
    ✅ Answer: b) will have been

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46. She ______ been reading for hours.
    a) will have
    b) will have been
    c) has
    d) had
    ✅ Answer: b) will have been

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47. They ______ been working all day.
    a) will have
    b) will have been
    c) has
    d) had
    ✅ Answer: b) will have been

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48. I ______ been studying since morning.
    a) will have
    b) will have been
    c) has
    d) had
    ✅ Answer: b) will have been

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49. He ______ been traveling for a week.
    a) will have
    b) will have been
    c) has
    d) had
    ✅ Answer: b) will have been

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50. We ______ been waiting for long.
    a) will have
    b) will have been
    c) has
    d) had
    ✅ Answer: b) will have been

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FINAL EXAM STRATEGY

✔ “will” → Simple Future
✔ “will be + ing” → Future Continuous
✔ “will have + V3” → Future Perfect
✔ “will have been + ing” → Future Perfect Continuous

✔ Look for time clues:

• by → perfect tenses
• at this time → continuous
• for/since → perfect continuous

 

PTE Reading Fill-in-the-Blanks Practice: Future Tenses

SET 1: SIMPLE FUTURE

Tomorrow, I ______ (1) to Pokhara and ______ (2) my cousins. We ______ (3) a picnic and ______ (4) back in the evening. I ______ (5) very happy.

Options:

1. go / went / will go
2. meet / met / will meet
3. have / will have / had
4. return / returned / will return
5. am / will be / were

Answers: 1. will go, 2. will meet, 3. will have, 4. will return, 5. will be

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SET 2: FUTURE CONTINUOUS

At 8 PM tomorrow, I ______ (1) dinner while my sister ______ (2) TV. My brother ______ (3) homework, and my parents ______ (4) talking. We ______ (5) quietly.

Options:

1. will be cooking / cook / cooked
2. will be watching / watched / watch
3. will be doing / did / do
4. will be / are / were
5. will be sitting / sat / sit

Answers: 1. will be cooking, 2. will be watching, 3. will be doing, 4. will be, 5. will be sitting

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SET 3: FUTURE PERFECT

By next week, I ______ (1) my project. They ______ (2) all the arrangements before I ______ (3). He ______ (4) the work already by then, so we ______ (5) start immediately.

Options:

1. will have completed / complete / completes
2. will have made / make / made
3. arrive / will arrive / arrived
4. will have finished / finish / finished
5. will / will have / has

Answers: 1. will have completed, 2. will have made, 3. will arrive, 4. will have finished, 5. will

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SET 4: FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

By 6 PM tomorrow, I ______ (1) for three hours. My friends ______ (2) football, and my sister ______ (3) for her exam. We ______ (4) the results for a long time. He ______ (5) waiting for us by then.

Options:

1. will have been studying / study / will study
2. will have been playing / played / play
3. will have been preparing / prepares / prepare
4. will have been checking / checked / check
5. will have been / will be / is

Answers: 1. will have been studying, 2. will have been playing, 3. will have been preparing, 4. will have been checking, 5. will have been