What does future tense mean?
Definitions for future tense
fu·ture tense
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Princeton's WordNet
future, future tensenoun
a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future
Wiktionary
future tensenoun
The tense or time form of a verb used to refer to an event or occurrence that has not yet happened or is expected to happen in the future.
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Future tense
In grammar, a future tense (abbreviated FUT) is a verb form that generally marks the event described by the verb as not having happened yet, but expected to happen in the future. An example of a future tense form is the French aimera, meaning "will love", derived from the verb aimer ("love"). The "future" expressed by the future tense usually means the future relative to the moment of speaking, although in contexts where relative tense is used it may mean the future relative to some other point in time under consideration. English does not have an inflectional future tense, though it has a variety of grammatical and lexical means for expressing future-related meanings. These include modal auxiliaries such as will and shall as well as the futurate present tense.
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future tense
The future tense is a verb form that generally refers to an event or action that has not yet happened or is expected to happen in the future. It is used to describe actions or states of being which will occur after the present time. English typically uses auxiliary verbs like "will" or "shall" and the phrase "going to," combined with the base form of the main verb, to express future tense.
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Future tense
In grammar, a future tense is a verb form that marks the event described by the verb as not having happened yet, but expected to happen in the future. An example of a future tense form is the French aimera, meaning "will love", derived from the verb aimer. English does not have a future tense formed by verb inflection in this way, although it has a number of ways of expressing futurity, particularly the construction with the auxiliary verb will or shall, and grammarians differ in whether they describe such constructions as representing a future tense in English. The "future" expressed by the future tense usually means the future relative to the moment of speaking, although in contexts where relative tense is used it may mean the future relative to some other point in time under consideration. Future tense can be denoted by the glossing abbreviation FUT.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of future tense in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of future tense in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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- مستقبلArabic
- бъдеще времеBulgarian
- futurCatalan, Valencian
- budoucí časCzech
- fremtidDanish
- FuturGerman
- μέλλων, μέλλονταςGreek
- futuroSpanish
- tulevikEstonian
- آیندهPersian
- tuleva aika, futuuriFinnish
- futur simple, futurFrench
- tràth teachdailScottish Gaelic
- עתידHebrew
- jövő időHungarian
- ապառնիArmenian
- futuroItalian
- 未来時制, 未来, 未来形Japanese
- 미래 시제, 未來時制Korean
- futurumLatin
- būsimasis laikasLithuanian
- nākotnes laiksLatvian
- toekomende tijd, onvoltooid toekomstige tijdDutch
- futurumNorwegian
- tʼahígoNavajo, Navaho
- czas przyszłyPolish
- futuroPortuguese
- будущее времяRussian
- futur, футурSerbo-Croatian
- budúci časSlovak
- prihodnjikSlovene
- futurumSwedish
- భవిష్యత్కాలముTelugu
- gelecek zamanTurkish
- майбутній часUkrainian
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