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    FUTURE SIMPLE FORM AND USE

    Form of Future Simple tense:


    Future Simple is formed with the help of modal verb “will” and bare infinitive (verb
    without “to”).

    I
    He
    She go
    It
    You WILL work
    We
    They be

    FOR EXAMPLE: I WILL be an English teacher.


    You WILL go to school.
    We WILL cook dinner.
    They WILL buy a new house.
    She WILL become famous florist.
    He WILL be optimistic.
    It WILL be sunny.

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    To make a Negative form we need to add particle “not”

    I
    You
    We go
    The
    He
    WILL work
    be
    She
    It
    FOR EXAMPLE: I WILL NOT be an English teacher.
    You WILL NOT go to school.
    We WILL NOT cook dinner.
    They WILL NOT buy a new house.
    She WILL NOT become famous florist.
    He WILL NOT be optimistic.
    It WILL NOT be sunny.

    Modal verb “will” has short form in both positive and negative forms:

    POSITIVE FORMS: I’LL be an English teacher. NEGATIVE FORMS: I WON’T be an English teacher.
    You’LL go to school. You WON’T go to school.
    We’LL cook dinner. We WON’T cook dinner.
    They’LL buy a new house. They WON’T buy a new house.
    She’LL become famous florist. She WON’T become famous florist.
    He’LL be optimistic. He WON’T be optimistic.
    It’LL be sunny. It WON’T be sunny.

    A Question form of Future Simple with the modal verb “will”:

    1. General or Yes/No Questions:

    I a teacher? – Yes, I WILL. / No, I WON’T.

    WILL they Spanish? – Yes, they WILL. / No, they WON’T.

    L she happy? – Yes, she WILL. / No, she WON’T.

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    2. Special Questions / WH-Questions:

    WHAT
    I

    ?
    WHERE go
    WHEN WILL He/She/It
    work
    WHY You/We/They
    be
    WHO
    HOW

    Common USE of Future Simple tense:

    1. On-the-spot decisions – decisions taken at the moment of speaking.

    FOR EXAMPLE: As It’s getting cold, I will put on a coat.


    (before I didn’t plan to wear a coat)

    2. Fears, hopes, offers, threats, promises, predictions, warnings, requests, comments

    FOR EXAMPLE: I hope you will buy a new smart phone.


    I’m afraid I won’t do my homework.
    I will always love you forever. (promise)

    3. Actions/predictions that may/may not happen in the future

    FOR EXAMPLE: He’ll probably bake a cake. (prediction)

    4. Actions which we cannot control and will inevitably happen

    FOR EXAMPLE: She will be 35 next month.

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    NOTE!
    Present Continuous is also used to talk about future.
    It is used for fixed arrangement in the near future – action that will definitely happen in
    the nearest future.

    FOR EXAMPLE: We are going to the cinema next Monday. (we bought tickets)

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