do we know how to use past future tense ?

Posted by Panggih Amiyoso on February 12, 2010

As we know, we have 16 tenses which. And we have 3 group of tenses in past tense (4 tenses : simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous), present tense (4 tenses : : simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous) and future tense (4 tenses : simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous). And we have 1 group again past future tense (4 tenses)

In this discussion group, we have almost 500 members. So I am sure we can have answer about :

 

1. Simple past future tense

2. Past future continuous tense

3. Past future perfect tense

4. Past future perfect continuous tense

 

This discussion will be very usefull even this part of tense seldom is used in speaking. But it is also very important.

 

Have a nice day.

 

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  • Panggih Amiyoso March 18, 2010 11:07
    Dear Tanya,
    Wonderful reply from you.
    Thank you a lot.
    It can be useful for anybody, especially in this english club.
    Maybe one of us will ask something about this reply, please write in this discussion.
    -Panggih Amiyoso-
  • Tanya March 16, 2010 10:09
    I'd like to renew this discussion for many people have problems with the future in the past tenses. Today I will tell you about The Future in the Past, Simple and Continuous. First of all, we should state what future in the past is. It is a time period in the elapsed past that was in the future at some moment in the past. I will try to add a graph.

    The Future in the Past, Simple

    The form of the predicate:

    would + infinitive without "to"

    We use this tense in the following cases:

    1. When we describe a future-in-the past action as a fact

    I thought he would do that.

    2. When we describe some regular action

    He said he would often call.

    3. When we enumerate a few actions following one another

    I thought I would come home and would be able to have some rest

    The Future in the Past, Continuous (Progressive)

    The form of the predicate:

    would + be + V-ing

    We use this tense to descride:

    1. An action that that was not finished at some moment in the future in the past.

    He said he would be lecturing at 2 p.m. the next day

    2. An action that took place during some period in the future in the past:

    I thought I would be travelling in June.

    3. An action that describes our intentions:

    I thought I would be missing him

    It is necessary to remember that in any future or future in the past sentences we never use future tenses in the time clauses and real conditional clauses. It the future in the past in this case we should use the past tenses (Simple, or Continuous):

    I was sure if we hurried up, we wouldn't miss the train

    He said he didn't know when the conference started

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  • Tanya February 16, 2010 8:03
    Dear Panggih! I am so sorry about your father! I will certainly give the detailed explanation of each tense but some later, OK?

    Panggih Amiyoso said:
    Hello Tanya,
    I am so sorry, I am late to reply about this topic. Because friday Feb 12, 8.30pm Indonesian time, My father had passed away.
    Now is ok.
    Yes, we need each Tense describe here completely. So everybody can read this useful information from you.
    Thanks a lot for your quick reply and teaching us about this.
    I am waiting for your next explanation from each tense.
  • Panggih Amiyoso February 16, 2010 6:12
    Hello Tanya,
    I am so sorry, I am late to reply about this topic. Because friday Feb 12, 8.30pm Indonesian time, My father had passed away.
    Now is ok.
    Yes, we need each Tense describe here completely. So everybody can read this useful information from you.
    Thanks a lot for your quick reply and teaching us about this.
    I am waiting for your next explanation from each tense.
  • Tanya February 15, 2010 8:54
    First of all, I'd like to say that this group of Tenses is called "Future-in-the-Past". The Simple and Continuous Tenses are often used both in spoken and written English when we describe some events of the past. We use this group of Tenses to describe an action that is in the past at the present moment but was in the future relatively some moment in the past. For example:

    He said he would come the next day (It was somewhen in the past)

    The tenses of this group are used exactly like the future tenses. We just replace "will" by "would"

    Would you like me to describe each Tense of this group?
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