English Star

Present Future Tense

 

Positive

I/We

will/shall

V1

He/She/It/You/They

will

 

 

be going to

I

am going to

V1

You/We/They

are going to

He/She/It

is going to



Use 1 - "Will" to Express a Voluntary Action
"Will" often suggests that a speaker will do something voluntarily. A voluntary action is one the speaker offers to do for someone else. Often we use "will" to respond to someone else's complaint or request for help.
Examples:
A: I'm really hungry.

B: I'll make some sandwiches.

A: The phone is ringing.

B: I'll get it.
Use 2 - "Will" to Express a Promise
"Will" is usually used in promises.
Examples:
I will call you when I arrive.

I promise I will not tell him about the surprise party.
Use 3 - "Be going to" to Express a Plan
"Be going to" expresses that something is a plan. It expresses the idea that a person intends to do something in the future.
Examples:
He is going to spend his vacation in Hawaii.

I am going to do my homework tomorrow.
Use 4 - "Will" or "Be Going to" to Express a Prediction
Both "will" and "be going to" can express the idea of a general prediction about the future. Predictions are guesses about what might happen in the future. In "prediction" sentences, the subject usually has little control over the future and therefore USES 1-3 do not apply. In the following examples there is no difference in meaning.
Examples:
The year 2000 will be a very interesting year.
The year 2000 is going to be a very interesting year.

John Smith will be the next President.
John Smith is going to be the next President.

Forming interrogative sentences in simple future
To form an interrogative sentence in simple future tense, will (shall) auxiliary verb is put before subject.
Examples: 
What will you drink?

Will she work on Saturdays?

Interrogative (?)

Will

I

V1

you

we

they

he

she

it


Forming negative sentences in simple future
While forming a negative sentence in simple future tense,
before all subjects won’t /will not auxiliary verbs are used.
Examples:
I won't study.

She will not go to Ankara.

 

Negative (-)

I

won't/will not

V1

You

We

They

He

She

It

 

 

 

Time Expressions
in the future
tomorrow
two days later
next week
soon
(2013+)

 

 

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