We have discussed once or twice whether English has a future
tense. Here’s a link to an article titled “The Lord which was and
is” by Geoffrey Pullum on Language Log that briefly reviews a
considerable range of data involve “will” and other constructions
and their meanings. Pullum is coauthor with Rodney Huddleston of The Cambridge
Grammar of the English Langauge.
http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/
Scroll down till you find the title.
Herb
Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/