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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

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AUTHOR’S DECLARATION

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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

end, when we talk about planned activities, for the future to sound particularly polite when you ask about people’s plans, when the future activity or event is the result of aprevious decision or arrangement.

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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 valuable knowledge, guidance, and advice during my study.

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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,

ERMILA SARI SIKUMBANG REG. NO. 062202021

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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 particular tense.

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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 continuous tense. Learn to associate the simple future tense and future continuous

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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 is some books to complete a research.

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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 inflection the tense of a verb is indicated by a suffix that also

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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 For example: - I go to school every day.

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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.

Form: I/we/you/they Have + been+ present participle He/she/it has + been + present participle For example: - you have been working hard

- We have been waiting for you since five o'clock.

2. PAST TENSE

A. Simple Past Tense

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 or progress in the past.

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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 occurred in the past.

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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 starts before the time and probably continuous after it in the future time.

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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 house for a year.

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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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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. will not come tomorrow.

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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. Future State : they will be late.

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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 expressions such as at 10:00(noon), at that time, at this 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 come.

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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 month.

-Negative Statements : S + WILL + BE + NOT + VERB-ING for example :

(I, he, she, we, they, you, it) will not be coming to work next week.

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? Be sleeping in the hotel?

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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:

- When I arrive at the party, everybody is going to be celebrating.

- Some will be dancing. Other are going to be talking. A few people

- Will be eating pizza, and several people are going 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 do something.

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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 dinner. (correct)

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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.

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

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 and simple future continuous tense.

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

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Anonim,TT. 2008. How Do We Make The Tenses, http:/

Cyssco, Dhany R. 2000. Practical Grammar English Daily Conversation, Jakarta:pustaka Swara.

Encyclopedia Britannica, inc.2006. Britannica Concise

Encylopedia, http://www.free dictionary.com.

Gray, Loretta.1999. Practical Makes Perfect in English Verb, New York: McGraw-Hill.

Hewing, Martin.1999. Advanced Grammar in Use with Answer, New York: Cambridge University Press.

Junaidi, Surya. 2007. Complete English Grammar, Yokyakarta: Pustaka Pelajar. Kardimin, Akh.2005 Essential English Grammar, Yokyakarta: Pustaka Pelajar. Saidl, Jennnifer. 1996. Grammar in Practice, New York: University Press.

Schampter Azas, Betty. 1989. Understanding and Using English Grammar, New York: New Jersey.

Schampter Azas, Betty. 1992. Fundamentals of English Grammar Second Edition, New York: New Jersey.

Simanjutak, Herpanus. 2004. Bahasa Inggris Sistem, Jakarta: Visipro.

Thomas, A.V. 1986. A Practical English Grammar, New York: Oxford University Press.

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

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

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 dinner. (correct)

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

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.

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Ermila Sari Sikumbang : A Brief Description Of Simple Future Tense And Future Continuous Tense, 2009. 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 and simple future continuous tense.

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

Anonim,TT. 2008. How Do We Make The Tenses, http:/

Cyssco, Dhany R. 2000. Practical Grammar English Daily Conversation, Jakarta:pustaka Swara.

Encyclopedia Britannica, inc.2006. Britannica Concise

Encylopedia, http://www.free dictionary.com.

Gray, Loretta.1999. Practical Makes Perfect in English Verb, New York: McGraw-Hill.

Hewing, Martin.1999. Advanced Grammar in Use with Answer, New York: Cambridge University Press.

Schampter Azas, Betty. 1989. Understanding and Using English Grammar, New York: New Jersey.

Schampter Azas, Betty. 1992. Fundamentals of English Grammar Second Edition, New York: New Jersey.

Simanjutak, Herpanus. 2004. Bahasa Inggris Sistem, Jakarta: Visipro.

Thomas, A.V. 1986. A Practical English Grammar, New York: Oxford University Press.

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