The Future Indefinite in the Past

The Future Indefinite in the Past

We use the future in the past, also known as the future simple in the past or the past future, to talk about events that were in the future from a past perspective. It is a way of expressing something that was going to happen in the future, but has now already happened in the past.

The Future Indefinite tense ( the Future Simple)

The Future Indefinite tense ( the Future Simple)

Common adverbs that can be used with the future simple tense:   tomorrow, soon, later, next week/month/year, eventually, shortly, imminently, eventually, one day, inevitably, predictably, undoubtedly, surely, certainly.

The Past Indefinite Tense ( The Past Simple)

The Past Indefinite Tense ( The Past Simple)

Some adverbs and time expressions that can be used to indicate the past time frame with the Past Simple (Simple Past) tense: yesterday, last night, last week, last month, last year, in 2005, two days ago, a week ago, an hour ago, previously, before, then. These adverbs and time expressions are often used with the Past Simple tense to indicate that the action or event took place in the past and is now completed.