Which tense reflects an action that will take place in the future?

The Future Simple tense is specifically designed to express actions that will occur in the future. This tense typically uses the auxiliary verb "will" followed by the base form of the main verb, allowing speakers to indicate intentions, predictions, or decisions made at the moment of speaking. For example, in the sentence "I will go to the store," the action of going to the store is clearly identified as a future event.

In comparison, the other tenses serve different temporal functions: the Past Perfect tense reflects actions that were completed before another action in the past; the Present Continuous tense denotes actions currently in progress or planned for the near future; the Future Continuous tense expresses actions that will be ongoing at a specific future time. None of these tenses indicate a simple future action in the way the Future Simple does.