The simple future tense is
often called will, because we make the simple future tense with the
modal auxiliary will.
How
do we make the Simple Future Tense?
The structure of the simple future
tense is:
subject
|
+
|
auxiliary
verb WILL
|
+
|
main
verb
|
invariable
|
base
|
|||
will
|
V1
|
For negative sentences in the simple
future tense, we insert not between the auxiliary verb and main verb.
For question sentences, we exchange the subject and auxiliary verb.
Look at these example sentences with the simple future tense:
|
subject
|
auxiliary verb
|
main verb
|
|
|
+
|
I
|
will
|
|
open
|
the door.
|
+
|
You
|
will
|
|
finish
|
before me.
|
-
|
She
|
will
|
not
|
be
|
at school tomorrow.
|
-
|
We
|
will
|
not
|
leave
|
yet.
|
?
|
Will
|
you
|
|
arrive
|
on time?
|
?
|
Will
|
they
|
|
want
|
dinner?
|
When we use the simple future tense
in speaking, we often contract the subject and auxiliary verb:
I will
|
I'll
|
you will
|
you'll
|
he will
she will it will |
he'll
she'll it'll |
we will
|
we'll
|
they will
|
they'll
|
For negative sentences in the simple
future tense, we contract with won't, like this:
I will not
|
I won't
|
you will not
|
you won't
|
he will not
she will not it will not |
he won't
she won't it won't |
we will not
|
we won't
|
they will not
|
they won't
|
How
do we use the Simple Future Tense?
No
Plan
We use the simple future tense when
there is no plan or decision to do something before we speak. We make the
decision spontaneously at the time of speaking. Look at these examples:
- Hold on. I'll get a pen.
- We will see what we can do to help you.
- Maybe we'll stay in and watch television tonight.
In these examples, we had no firm
plan before speaking. The decision is made at the time of speaking.
We often use the simple future tense
with the verb to think before it:
- I think I'll go to the gym tomorrow.
- I think I will have a holiday next year.
- I don't think I'll buy that car.
Prediction
We often use the simple future tense
to make a prediction about the future. Again, there is no firm plan. We are
saying what we think will happen. Here are some examples:
- It will rain tomorrow.
- People won't go to Jupiter before the 22nd century.
- Who do you think will get the job?
Be
When the main verb is be, we
can use the simple future tense even if we have a firm plan or decision before
speaking. Examples:
- I'll be in London tomorrow.
- I'm going shopping. I won't be very long.
- Will you be at work tomorrow?
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