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The simple future Tense

What is it, how do we use and how do we create it?

FORMING THE SIMPLE FUTURE

The simple future tense is composed of two parts: will / shall + the infinitive without to.

The simple future refers to a time later than now, and expresses facts or certainty. In this case there is no ‘attitude’.

Subject

will

infinitive without to

Affirmative

  

I

will

go

I

shall

go

Negative

  

They

will not

see

They

won’t

see

Interrogative

  

Will

she

ask?

Interrogative negative

  

Won’t

they

try?

Let's look at some examples

To predict a future event:

I will marry my girlfriend this year.

To express willingness:

I’ll help you decorate  your house, next month.

With I or We, to express a spontaneous decision:

I’ll pay for your holiday this Summer.

In the negative form, to express unwillingness:

I won’t decide until next week.

With I in the interrogative form using “shall”, to make an offer:

Shall we go to the gym every Monday?

With you, to give orders:

You will do exactly as I ask.

In modern English will is preferred to shall.

Shall is mainly used with I and we to make an offer or suggestion, or to ask for advice.

With you in the interrogative form, to give an invitation:

Will you marry me?

Quirky Idiom

IDIOM:

I hope this class today, lays the foundations for your English learning.

 

Vocabulary point explained

Lays the foundations = prepare a structure / goal to make things easier / better

We have learnt how to formulate the Simple Future tense.

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