Future Tense. The future tense expresses a future event or a future state of being. For example: I will jump in the lake. (future event) I will be happy. (future state of being) The tense of a verb is determined by when the action took place. The three main tenses are: past tense present tense future tense Examples of the Types of Future Tense The future tense is categorized further depending on whether the action will be in progress or will be completed. I will go. We will celebrate our anniversary by flying to New York.