Structure of Simple Future Tense
|
Affirmative |
subject + will/shall +V1+object |
James will eat rice. |
|
Negative |
subject + will/shall+ not
+VI+object |
James will not eat rice. |
|
Interrogative |
Will/Shall+subject+Vi+object?
Wh+will/shall+subject+VI+object? |
Will James eat rice?
What will James eat? |
|
Passive |
object
+ will /shall +be+V3+ by + subject |
Rice
will be eaten by James. |
The Simple Future is used:
(a) To talk about our hopes, expectations, intentions, predictions and forecasts:
ü You'll
enjoy the movie. I am sure you'll.
ü They
will find a place worth visiting.
ü I
hope it won't rain.
ü I'm
fired. I think I will take a rest.
(b) For an action that has still to take place:
ü I
shall see you tomorrow.
ü She
will do her homework.
Note: It often occurs with adverbs like: soon, tomorrow,
tonight, shortly, next + time (day/week/month/year) etc.
(c) The simple future tense often suggests that a speaker will do something voluntary:
ü Will, you make dinner?
ü I
am really hungry.
ü I
will make some sandwiches.
ü I
will send you the information when I get it.
ü Look,
here's a bookstall. I will buy some books for my brother.
(d) 'Will' for expressing promising, offering and requesting:
ü I
promise I will not tell him about the surprise party.
ü I
won't tell anyone about your secret.
ü Will
you buy me an ice cream?
ü I
will call you when I arrive.
(e) Adverbs of time (tomorrow, in a few days, next week, in 2021, soon, tonight)
ü Soniya
will go to Japan next year.
ü It
will be dark soon.
ü He
will not tell her about it.
ü They
won't be able to help her tonight.
(f) Conditional sentence type first:
ü Unless
you work hard, you'll not pass the exam.
ü If
he comes, I shall give him a chocolate.