future-tense

/ˌfjuː.tʃə ˈtens/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfjuː.tʃɚ ˌtens/ (ame, ipa)

future-tense — noun

1. a verb form or pattern that shows an action, event, or state belongs to a time l

1.名詞B2
釋義

a verb form or pattern that shows an action, event, or state belongs to a time later than now.

例句

Hoa wrote the future tense on the board before the class quiz.

write or identify the future tense in class

Diego used the future tense when he described next weekend's camping trip.

use the future tense for later plans

同義詞
  • future form

    less technical and can refer to any shape that expresses future meaning

  • future construction

    broader linguistic term; useful when the language uses an auxiliary rather than one tense ending

反義詞
  • present tense

    places the action at the current time or as a general fact

  • past tense

    places the action before the present moment

文法句型

use the future tense

in the future tense

change something into the future tense

用法筆記

Often used with 'the' when naming a grammar category. In some languages the future is shown by a single verb form, while in others it is built with an auxiliary or another pattern.

常見錯誤

❌Write these verbs in future.
✅Write these verbs in the future tense.
💡the full grammar label normally includes both 'the' and 'tense'.
❌English adds one future tense ending to every verb.
✅English usually shows future meaning with forms like will or be going to.
💡English usually marks future time with patterns, not one single ending.