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The Simple Future

The simple future tense:

This page will present the simple future tense:

its form

and its use.

The forms of the simple future:

The simple future is formed as follows:

will / 'll + verb

will = 'll

The affirmative form of the simple future:

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will / ''ll go.

Examples:

I think I'll buy a new computer.

I will open the door. Someone is ringing the bell.

The interrogative form of the simple future:

Will I, you, he, she, it, we, they go?

Examples:

Will you buy a computer?

Will you go to the party?

The negative form of the simple future:

will not
I, you, he, she, it, we, they go.
won't

will not = won't


Examples:

I will not stay at home if I finish the homework.

I won't visit Big Ben if I go to London.

The use of the simple future:

We use the simple future for instant decisions.


Example: "I've left the door open; I'll close it."

We use the simple future , when we predict a future situation:


Example: "She'll pass the exam. She's hardworking"

We use the simple future with: "I (don't) think...", "I expect...", "I'm sure...", "I
wonder...", "probably".
Example: "It will probably rain tonight" , "I wonder what will happen?

We use the simple future in conditional sentences type one. (More on


conditional sentences here):
Example: "If I have enough time, I'll watch the film."

Things to remember:

1. We don't use the simple future to say what somebody has already decided or
arranged to do in the future. We use instead either the present continuous or "going
to + verb" (Future plan) :

Ann is traveling to New York next week. (NOT, "Ann will travel ")

Are you going to watch television? (NOT "will you watch").

2. You can use shall instead of will for I and we:

I shall play football.(Or, I will play ...)

We shall play football. (Or, we will play ...)

3. 'll is the short form of will. You can say either:

I will go, or

I 'll go.
4. Won't is the short form of will not. You can say either:

I will not go, or

I won't go.

Future Perfect Simple

Future perfect simple

Form of the future perfect simple:

will have past participle

Affirmative Negative Interrogative


I will / 'll have finished. I will not / won't have finished. will you have finished?

NOTE:

I will have finished = I'll have finished


I will not have finished = I won't have finished

Examples:

I will have finished my English homework by the time my mother


arrives.

Will you have finished your English homework by the time your
mother arrives?

Use of the simple future simple:

The Future Perfect shows that something will occur before:

1. another action occurs in the future

2. or before a specific time in the future.

Examples:

By the end of this weekend, I will have revised my lessons.


By the time her husband arrives home, she will have prepared dinner.

I won't have finished this task by the end of June

Future Progressive

Form of the future progressive


The future progressive tense is formed by adding will be to the ing
form (gerund form) of the main verb.

will be verb+ing

Affirmative:
I will/'ll be watching TV.
Negative
I will not/won't be watching a football match.
Interrogative
Will you be watching TV?
NOTE:
will be watching = 'll be watching
will not be watching = won't be watching
Use of the future progressive
Future progressive tense is used to indicate action which will be
taking place at some time in the future.
Examples:
I will be watching a football match next Sunday afternoon.
We'll be working on our project this morning..
When you arrive, I'll be sleeping .
I will be leaving in a few minutes.
We will be working tomorrow morning.

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