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Old 26-Nov-2006, 00:45
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Default Re: is there future tense in English?

English has no future tense. It has many many ways to discuss the future. 'will/shall' have long been mistakenly described as the future tense for English but these are verbs of mood not tense. Both can be used in past, present and future time situations.

In addition to Rewboss's offerings, here are a few more. Sorry if there are any repeats.

be [just] about to
want to
have to
need to
[all the modal verbs]
be supposed to
intend to
plan to
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