Definition

In English grammar, the future is a verb tense (or form--see the notes by Pinker and

Rissanen below) indicating action that has not yet begun.
There is no separate inflection (or ending) for the future in English. The simple future is
usually expressed by placing theauxiliary will or shall in front of the base form of a
verb ("I will leave tonight"). Other ways to express the future include (but are not limited
to) the use of:
1. a present form of be plus going to: "We are going to leave."
2. the present progressive: "They are leaving tomorrow."
3. the simple present: "The children leave on Wednesday."

future perfect (grammar)

An example from Gilda Radner of thefuture perfect: "The important thing is that the days that you have
had you will have lived.". 

Definition:

A verb form that expresses action completed by a specified time in the future.

The future perfect is formed by combining will have or shall have with a past participle.
(See Examples and Observations, below.)

Examples and Observations:

 "Everyone there will give big cheer!

Everyone there will have moved here!"
(Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein, "America." West Side Story, 1957)
 "We use the future perfect tense when we want to emphasize the 'no-later-than' time of
the completion of a future action. Compare the meaning of the following sentences, the first in
thefuture tense, the second in the future perfect tense:
 
 Future: We will break for lunch around 12:30.
 Future perfect: We will have broken for lunch by 12:30.
The future tense sentence merely states when some future action will take place. The future
perfect sentence puts a 'no-later-than' time limit on when the action will have been completed.
 We could break for lunch at noon or even 11:00, but in any event, we will have broken for lunch
no later than 12:30."

future progressive (verbs)

Definition
A verb construction (made up of the verb phrase "will be" or "shall be" plus a present
participle). Also called the future continuous.
The future progressive conveys a sense of ongoing action at a particular future time or
during a span of time in the future.

See Examples and Observations below.

Examples and Observations

 Your mother will be worrying about you, Gertrude.

 "We'll make up extra veils and arm bands, and our members will be waiting to distribute
them."
(Maya Angelou, The Heart of a Woman. Random House, 1981)
 "She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes."
("Coming 'Round the Mountain," American folk song)
 "The old will be watching their contemporaries and wondering how long it will be before
their turn comes, hoping their bladders will hold out, and the young will be watching the old."
(P. D. James, A Taste for Death