From the article (emphasis mine): "Everyone speaks in future tense. (Or, more specifically, present-tense inaction, future-tense action.)" Each of his example

From the article (emphasis mine): "Everyone speaks in future tense. (Or, more specifically, present-tense inaction, future-tense action.)" Each of his examples is of two parts following the pattern described: present-tense inaction, future-tense action.