NAME: ________________________________________ DATE: __________________________ Gr. ____
THE FUTURE TENSE
A. THE SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE (“WILL”)
l The simple future refers to a time later than now, and expresses facts or certainty.
The simple future is used:
□ To predict a future event that we don`t know for sure, but we think that it will
happen:
e.g. It will rain tomorrow.
□ With I or We, to express a spontaneous decision:
e.g. I'll pay for the tickets by credit card.
□ To express willingness:
e.g. He'll carry your bag for you. I'll do the washing-up.
□ In the negative form, to express unwillingness:
e.g. The baby won't eat his soup.
e.g. I won't leave until I've seen the manager!
FORMS OF THE SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE
l In affirmative, the structure of the Future Simple Tense is:
S + auxiliary WILL + Vb1
SUBJECT AUXILIARY VERB COMPLEMENT
I shall/will study at Yale University next year.
You will go to the cinema next Tuesday.
He/She/It will play outside during the summer.
We shall/will order some food.
You will leave tomorrow.
They will go to Italy next spring.
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, NAME: ________________________________________ DATE: __________________________ Gr. ____
l For negative sentences in the Simple Future tense, we insert not between
the auxiliary verb and main verb.
SUBJECT AUXILIARY NOT VERB COMPLEMENT
I shall/will not study at Yale University next year.
You will not go to the cinema next Tuesday.
He/She/It will not play outside during the summer.
We shall/will not order some food.
You will not leave tomorrow.
They will not go to Italy next spring.
l In the interrogative form, we exchange the subject and auxiliary verb.
AUXILIARY SUBJECT VERB COMPLEMENT
Shall/Will I study at Yale University next year?
Will you go to the cinema next Tuesday?
Will he/she/it play outside during the summer?
Shall/Will we order some food?
Will you leave tomorrow?
Will they go to Italy next spring?
l Contracted forms:
I will I'll I will not I won`t
You will you'll You will not You won`t
He will he'll He will not He won`t
She will she'll She will She won`t
It will it'll not It will It won`t
not
We will we'll We will not We won`t
They will they'll They will not They won`t
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THE FUTURE TENSE
A. THE SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE (“WILL”)
l The simple future refers to a time later than now, and expresses facts or certainty.
The simple future is used:
□ To predict a future event that we don`t know for sure, but we think that it will
happen:
e.g. It will rain tomorrow.
□ With I or We, to express a spontaneous decision:
e.g. I'll pay for the tickets by credit card.
□ To express willingness:
e.g. He'll carry your bag for you. I'll do the washing-up.
□ In the negative form, to express unwillingness:
e.g. The baby won't eat his soup.
e.g. I won't leave until I've seen the manager!
FORMS OF THE SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE
l In affirmative, the structure of the Future Simple Tense is:
S + auxiliary WILL + Vb1
SUBJECT AUXILIARY VERB COMPLEMENT
I shall/will study at Yale University next year.
You will go to the cinema next Tuesday.
He/She/It will play outside during the summer.
We shall/will order some food.
You will leave tomorrow.
They will go to Italy next spring.
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, NAME: ________________________________________ DATE: __________________________ Gr. ____
l For negative sentences in the Simple Future tense, we insert not between
the auxiliary verb and main verb.
SUBJECT AUXILIARY NOT VERB COMPLEMENT
I shall/will not study at Yale University next year.
You will not go to the cinema next Tuesday.
He/She/It will not play outside during the summer.
We shall/will not order some food.
You will not leave tomorrow.
They will not go to Italy next spring.
l In the interrogative form, we exchange the subject and auxiliary verb.
AUXILIARY SUBJECT VERB COMPLEMENT
Shall/Will I study at Yale University next year?
Will you go to the cinema next Tuesday?
Will he/she/it play outside during the summer?
Shall/Will we order some food?
Will you leave tomorrow?
Will they go to Italy next spring?
l Contracted forms:
I will I'll I will not I won`t
You will you'll You will not You won`t
He will he'll He will not He won`t
She will she'll She will She won`t
It will it'll not It will It won`t
not
We will we'll We will not We won`t
They will they'll They will not They won`t
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