SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE
The Simple Future tense is used when we plan or make a decision to do something. Nothing is said about the time in the future.

POSITIVE STATEMENTS

SUBJECT	WILL	VERB	REST OF THE SENTENCE
I	will	read	the story book tomorrow.
You	will	read	the story book tomorrow.
He	will	read	the story book tomorrow.
John	will	read	the story book tomorrow.
The boy	will	read	the story book tomorrow.
She	will	read	the story book tomorrow.
Angel	will	read	the story book tomorrow.
The girl	will	read	the story book tomorrow.
We	will	read	the story book tomorrow.
You	will	read	the story book tomorrow.
They	will	read	the story book tomorrow.
The children	will	read	the story book tomorrow.

SUBJECT	AM / IS / ARE GOING TO	VERB	REST OF THE SENTENCE
I	am going to	read	the story book tomorrow.
You	are going to	read	the story book tomorrow.
He	is going to	read	the story book tomorrow.
John	is going to	read	the story book tomorrow.
The boy	is going to	read	the story book tomorrow.
She	is going to	read	the story book tomorrow.
Angel	is going to	read	the story book tomorrow.
The girl	is going to	read	the story book tomorrow.
We	are going to	read	the story book tomorrow.
You	are going to	read	the story book tomorrow.
They	are going to	read	the story book tomorrow.
The children	are going to	read	the story book tomorrow.

NEGATIVE STATEMENTS

SUBJECT	WILL NOT	VERB	REST OF THE SENTENCE
I	will not	play	football next week.
You	will not	play	football next week.
He	will not	play	football next week.
John	will not	play	football next week.
The boy	will not	play	football next week.
She	will not	play	football next week.
Angel	will not	play	football next week.
The girl	will not	play	football next week.
We	will not	play	football next week.
You	will not	play	football next week.
They	will not	play	football next week.
The children	will not	play	football next week.

SUBJECT	AM / IS / ARE NOT GOING TO	VERB	REST OF THE SENTENCE
I	am not going to	play	football next week.
You	are not going to	play	football next week.
He	is not going to	play	football next week.
John	is not going to	play	football next week.
The boy	is not going to	play	football next week.
She	is not going to	play	football next week.
Angel	is not going to	play	football next week.
The girl	is not going to	play	football next week.
We	are not going to	play	football next week.
You	are not going to	play	football next week.
They	are not going to	play	football next week.
The children	are not going to	play	football next week.

INTERROGATIVE STATEMENTS / QUESTIONS

WILL	SUBJECT	VERB	REST OF THE SENTENCE
Will	I	go	to London next month?
Will	you	go	to London next month?
Will	he	go	to London next month?
Will	John	go	to London next month?
Will	the boy	go	to London next month?
Will	she	go	to London next month?
Will	Angel	go	to London next month?
Will	the girl	go	to London next month?
Will	we	go	to London next month?
Will	you	go	to London next month?
Will	they	go	to London next month?
Will	the children	go	to London next month?

AM / IS / ARE	SUBJECT	GOING TO	VERB	REST OF THE SENTENCE
Am	I	going to	go	to London next month?
Are	you	going to	go	to London next month?
Is	he	going to	go	to London next month?
Is	John	going to	go	to London next month?
Is	the boy	going to	go	to London next month?
Is	she	going to	go	to London next month?
Is	Angel	going to	go	to London next month?
Is	the girl	going to	go	to London next month?
Are	we	going to	go	to London next month?
Are	you	going to	go	to London next month?
Are	they	going to	go	to London next month?
Are	the children	going to	go	to London next month?

I will sing
The simple future tense is often called will, because we make the simple future tense with the modal auxiliary will.
How do we make the Simple Future Tense?
The structure of the simple future tense is:

subject	+	auxiliary verb WILL	+	main verb
		invariable		base
		will		V1

For negative sentences in the simple future tense, we insert not between the auxiliary verb and main verb. For question sentences, we exchange the subject and auxiliary verb. Look at these example sentences with the simple future tense:
. .

	subject	auxillary verb		main verb
+	I	will		open	the door
+	You	will		finish	before me
	She	will	not	be	at school tomorrow
	We	will	not	leave	yet.
?	Will	you		arrive	on time?
?	Will	they		want	dinner?

When we use the simple future tense in speaking, we often contract the subject and auxiliary verb:

I will	I'll
you will	you'll
he will she will it will	he'll she'll it'll
we will	we'll
they will	they'll

For negative sentences in the simple future tense, we contract with won't, like this:

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

How do we use the Simple Future Tense?
No Plan
We use the simple future tense when there is no plan or decision to do something before we speak. We make the decision spontaneously at the time of speaking. Look at these examples:

• Hold on. I'll get a pen.
• We will seewhat we can do to help you.
• Maybe we 'll stay inandwatchtelevision tonight.

In these examples, we had no firm plan before speaking. The decision is made at the time of speaking.
We often use the simple future tense with the verb to think before it:

• I think I'll go to the gym tomorrow.
• I think I will have a holiday next year.
• I don't think I'll buy that car.

Prediction
We often use the simple future tense to make a prediction about the future. Again, there is no firm plan. We are saying what we think will happen. Here are some examples:

• It will rain tomorrow.
• Peoplewon't goto Jupiter before the 22nd century.
• Who do you think will get the job

Be
When the main verb is be, we can use the simple future tense even if we have a firm plan or decision before speaking. Examples:

• I'll be in London tomorrow.
• I'm going shopping. won't be very long.
• Will yoube at work tomorrow?