future tense

[ fyoo-cher tens ]

noun

, Grammar.

1. in English, the simple future.
2. any verb formation or construction used to express an action or state that is to occur at a time after the present, such as, in English, the future perfect or future progressive tenses.
3. an instance or form of a verb expressing an action or state that is to occur at a time after the present:

   “I will go” is the first person singular future tense of “go.”

   Find all the future tenses in the following paragraph.

Word History and Origins

Origin of future tense¹

First recorded in 1550–60