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The Simple Future

The simple future tense is used to describe actions or facts that will occur in the future, primarily formed with 'will' or 'shall'. It can express predictions, promises, requests, and decisions made at the moment of speaking. The structure consists of 'will/shall' followed by the infinitive form of the verb, with various forms for affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences.

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The Simple Future

The simple future tense is used to describe actions or facts that will occur in the future, primarily formed with 'will' or 'shall'. It can express predictions, promises, requests, and decisions made at the moment of speaking. The structure consists of 'will/shall' followed by the infinitive form of the verb, with various forms for affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences.

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Simple Future Tense

The simple future tense is very easy to make and is very useful. The future tense is a verb tense used to talk
about something that will happen or will be true in the future. It refers to a time later than now, and
expresses facts or certainty. In this case there is no 'attitude'.

Using the simple future


We use the future simple with 'will' to predict the future. It is the basic way we talk about the future in English,
and we often use it if there is no reason to use another future tense. We can use it for future facts and for
things that are less certain.

 The sun will rise at 7am.


 I think the Conservatives will win the next election.

Promises / requests / refusals / offers. This is sometimes called 'volitional' will. It's about wanting to do
something or not wanting to do something in the future.

 I'll help you with your homework.


 Will you give me a hand?
 I won't go!
 Shall I open the window?

In a similar way, we often use 'will' when we're talking about a decision at the moment of speaking. We are
usually making an offer or promise or talking about something that we want to do.

 A: I'm cold. B: I'll close the window.

We use the simple future with 'will' in the first conditional, and in other sentences that have a conditional
feeling.
 If it doesn't rain, we'll go to the park.
 Let's arrive early. That will give us time to relax.

Note: 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 (see examples above). With the other persons (you, he, she, they) shall is only
used in literary or poetic situations, e.g. "With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes, She shall have music
wherever she goes."
Forming the simple future
The simple future tense is composed of two parts: will / shall + the infinitive without to

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?
Contractions
I will = I'll
We will = we'll
You will = you'll
He will = he'll
She will = she'll
They will = they'll
Will not = won't

The form "it will" is not normally shortened.

To see: simple future tense

Affirmative Negative Interrogative Interrogative negative


I will see I won't see Will I see? Won't I see?
*I shall see *Shall I see?
You will see You won't see Will you see? Won't you see?
He will see He won't see Will he see? Won't he see?
We will see We won't see Will we see? Won't we see?
*We shall see *Shall we see?
They will see They won't Will they see? Won't they see?

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