The negative form will be. The simplest future tense in English is Future Simple

The Future Simple Tense represents the simple future tense in English. It is a temporary form that can express a one-time, constant, as well as periodically or constantly repeated action, which refers to the future tense and is described in speech.

Education Future Simple

Affirmative form of sentence

Forming the Future Simple is not a complicated matter. The auxiliary verb will is required. It should be noted that the Future Simple formula is constructed quite simply and is easy to understand for those who are just starting to learn the language: first the subject will be in the sentence, then the verb will will be located, and in third place there will be the main verb, which will be missing the particle to. Previously, the auxiliary verbs were shall and will. Now the latter is the only variant of the auxiliary verb of this tense, and shall is only sometimes used to construct some questions, which is discussed below.

Any form of an affirmative sentence in the future tense in English will be constructed like this:

I/He/She/It/We/You/They + will + first form of the semantic verb.

Examples:
I will come to you. - I will come to you.
He will do this for you. - He will do it for you.

The verb will in the affirmative form can be combined with a pronoun into a more convenient shortened form: I’ll, He’ll, They’ll.

The form to be in the Future Simple is not considered separately, since the verb to be does not change, as it does in the Present Simple or Present Continuous. The verb to be in the future tense has its original form.

Negative form of sentence

Sentences in the Future Simple can also be constructed in negation. To do this, it is enough to add the particle not to the auxiliary verb.

The formula in this case looks like this:
I/He/She/It/We/You/They + will not + first form of the main verb.

Examples:
I will not come to you. - I won't come to you.
He will not do this for you. - He won't do this for you.

For a regular negative sentence in the Future Simple Active, you can also use the easier-to-use form with will not: will + not = won’t. This formulation is used more often than the usual one.

Interrogative form of a sentence

Questions in the Future Simple are also constructed quite simply. Any interrogative sentence begins with the verb will (except for special questions discussed below), followed by the subject and the semantic verb in its first form. It looks like this: Will + I/he/she/it/we/you/they + the first form of the semantic verb.

Will I come to you? - I will come to you?
Will he do this for you? -Will he do this for you?

Special questions

In addition to general questions, special ones are also used in the future tense. To construct them, the following words are required: who (who), what (what), when (when), which (which), whom (to whom), where (where). In this case, the formula looks like this: question word + will + pronoun + first form of the semantic verb.

In the case of using the interrogative word who (who), there is no pronoun in the formula, since it is the answer to the question asked.

Who will go with you? -Who will go with you?
What will we see in Italy? – What will we see in Italy?

Application of the future tense

The rules and examples of using the Future Simple are quite varied.

Tense is used to make a prediction about a specific action in the future. That is, a person thinks or guesses that some specific action will happen:

The book will give you lots of useful information. – In this book you will find a lot of useful information.

In sentences you can find verbs that directly indicate doubt, some kind of assumption, confidence or uncertainty about something:

think, hope, believe, expect, imagine;
be sure, be certain, probably, perhaps.

You can pass a variety of values:

• A simple action and a fact in the future: You will go to the theater tomorrow. – You will go to the theater tomorrow.
• Repeated action in the future: In Italy I will go for a walk every day. – In Italy I will go for a walk every day.
• Consistent actions in the future: I will cook breakfast and we will eat with my sister. – I’ll prepare breakfast and we’ll eat with my sister.
• Promise: He will come and help you with all things before leaving. – He will come and help you with all your things before leaving

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• Spontaneous decision: Look at this interesting book! I will buy it immediately! – Look at this interesting book! I'll buy it right now!
• Offering something or doing something: Will they have a cup of tasty coffee? – Will they drink a cup of delicious coffee?
• Request for something: Will he help her to find a book? – Will he help her find the book?
• Threat or warning: Listen to me or I will be angry. - Listen to me or I'll get angry.
• An action that will happen that we do not influence: She will be eleven next month. – She will be 11 next month.

Using shall

Is the auxiliary verb shall relevant for use in the Simple Future tense? This word has long been considered obsolete, which is why examples of sentences with it are practically absent in practice.

But you can still find this auxiliary verb in official documentation and texts or in outdated formulations. It is also sometimes used to form sentences in which we ask someone's opinion. Future Simple - examples using shall:

Shall I buy this T-shirt? – Should I buy this T-shirt?

You can sometimes find shall in the same meaning as “must”. Using the Future Simple with shall:
She shall buy this T-shirt for me. – She should buy this T-shirt for me.

A proposal for spending time together, when the Shall we design is an analogue of Let’s:
Shall we watch TV? - Shall we watch TV?

An offer to do something for someone:
Shall I help him? -Can I help him?

What will be the clue?

To accurately determine Future Indefinite Tense, you need to pay attention to the markers, which are time indicators. With such simple clues, you can understand that in front of you is a sentence and wording from the Future Indefinite Active.

Examples of Future Simple satellite words:

Tomorrow – tomorrow
The day after tomorrow - the day after tomorrow
Next day, week – next day, week
In one day - every other day
Tonight - in the evening
Soon - soon.

Demonstrative words can be different and refer to different periods in the future. With the help of such markers, a detailed sentence for Future Indefinite Tense is formed.

Future Simple and will are used to express thoughts regarding future actions or certain states. If you want to start learning English, this time will be mastered by you quickly enough, so you can start learning now! If you have any questions or conclusions about your achievements, leave your comments.

We often talk about our plans for the future: about dreams, about what we will do this weekend, what we will cook for dinner or where we will go on vacation next year. Plans are wonderful, you want to share them with friends and write them down in your diary. But how to talk about them in English?

Our goal for the near future is to deal with the Future Simple tense once and for all. In this article we will talk about how the Future Simple is formed and when it is used, what rules for forming the Future Simple you need to know and in what cases to use it.

What is Future Simple Tense?

Future Simple Tense (or simply Future Simple) is the simple future tense in English.

We use the Future Simple to make predictions about the future or about events that are certain to happen and over which we have no control. And also for promises, threats, warnings and warnings.

There are many ways to express your future actions in English, and the Future Simple is one of the simplest and most common ways to do this. Although this time is not as simple as it seems at first glance.

How is the Future Simple formed?

The Future Simple is formed using one auxiliary verb will. It is used with all numbers and persons. It doesn’t matter whether we are talking about the 1st person singular (I), the 3rd person singular (She / He / It) or about all plural persons (We / You / They) - in all cases we use the auxiliary verb will.

IMPORTANT: Sometimes in British English the verb shall is used with the subjects I and We.

Despite the fact that today in ordinary speech such a construction is used extremely rarely, it should be remembered that transformations of the verb will into shall in the Future Simple tense can be found in the text. Especially in fiction.

I shall go for a walk - I’ll go for a walk

The verb shall can be used in an interrogative construction to express an intention and a proposal to do something.

Shall we dance? - Maybe we can dance?

Shall we eat this lunch? - Are we going to eat this lunch?

Statement

In order to make an affirmative sentence in the Future Simple, you need to add the verb will (shall) after the subject, but before the semantic verb without the particle to.

I / She / He / It / We / You / They + will (shall) + V

I will read an interesting book - I will read an interesting book

You will buy a new dress - You will buy a new dress

He will play tennis - He will play tennis

We will dream of better days - We will dream of better days

Reduction

Will / Shall = 'll

He’ll drive this road - He will drive along this road

We’ll do this better - We’ll do it better

Negation

The negative construction of the Future Simple tense is formed by adding the particle not after the auxiliary verb will (shall).

I / She / He / It / We / You / They + will not (shall not) + V

I will not take your bag - I won’t take your bag

We will not find the hotel tomorrow - We will not find the hotel tomorrow

My friend will not play guitar with us - My friend will not play guitar with us

They will not present the project this Friday - They will not present the project this Friday

Reduction

Will not = won't

Shall not = shan’t (rarely used)

I shan’t go for a walk today - I won’t go for a walk today

He won’t clean his room till Sunday - He won’t clean his room until Sunday

Question

In an interrogative construction, the auxiliary verb will (shall) is moved to the beginning of the sentence, followed by the subject and the semantic verb without the particle to.

Will (Shall) + I / She / He / It / We / You / They + V

Shall I make the reservation? - Will I make a reservation?

Will you buy that blue car? -Will you buy that blue car?

Will she call me back? - Will she call me back?

Will they win this match? - Will they win this match?

To request more detailed information, question words (QW) are used. For example, how long (how long), what (what), where (where) and others. Then the design takes the following form:

QW + will (shall) + I / She / He / It / We / You / They + V

Where will I go next weekend? -Where will I go next weekend?

When will we buy this house? - When will we buy this house?

How long will she keep your stuff? - How long will she keep your things?

What will my sister buy for me? - What will my sister buy for me?

Also, you can often find interrogative negative sentences in speech that begin with won’t. In Russian, we would start this question with the words “is it really” or “really.”

Won't she give you a hand? - Won't she help you?

Won't you go to the bar with me? - Won't you go to the bar with me?

The verb to be in the Future Simple

The special verb to be (am / is / are) in the simple future tense takes on the form will be. In questions, the subject seems to “break” this form:

Will your boss be at the office tomorrow? - Will your boss be in the office tomorrow?

Will our team be the champions next season? - Will our team be the champion next season?

When is the Future Simple used?

Let's look at the main cases with examples when the simple future tense will be used in a sentence:

Shared future

When we talk about single or repeated actions in the future, we can use the Future Simple.

I will swim every weekend next summer - Next summer I will swim every weekend

They will go to the concert and listen to good music next Friday - They will go to the concert and listen to good music next Friday

Assumptions about the future

In this case, the Future Simple is often used with Present Simple verbs. For example: think (think), be sure (be sure), believe (believe) and others. Also, the adverbs certainly (certainly), perhaps (probably), probably (possibly) and others are often used in sentences.

Probably I will find a better way to resolve this issue - I will probably find a better way to solve this problem

I think she will get this job in the marketing department - I think she will get this job in the marketing department

Hope, Promise and Fears

When we want to express our attitude towards the future, we use the Future Simple, especially with words such as hope, afraid, promise, swear and others.

I promise we will go to Iceland next autumn - I promise we will go to Iceland next autumn

We hope she will be okay - We hope she will be okay

Forecasts for the future

Often the Future Simple tense is used to describe some events in the future that we cannot influence in any way. For example, on the weather and natural phenomena or the inevitable actions of other people.

Heavy rain will be tomorrow - Tomorrow there will be heavy rain

Anyway he will go away next morning - In any case, he will leave tomorrow morning

Spontaneous decisions

When we want to emphasize the spontaneity of a decision or a special emotional moment, a sudden impulse, we also use the Future Simple tense.

I will buy this pair of shoes - I will buy these shoes (the decision was made spontaneously in the store and was not planned)

We will eat all the ice-cream in the refrigerator - We will eat all the ice cream that is in the refrigerator (momentary impulse)

Future Simple Time Markers

The use of the Future Simple tense is closely related to the question “When will this be?” In cases where it is possible to indicate an approximate, inaccurate time. You can recognize the Future Simple by words such as:

• soon (soon)
• later (later)
• as soon as (as soon as)
• tomorrow (tomorrow)
• tonight (in the evening)
• next week (next week)
• next year (for next year)
• in a month (in a month)
• in three days (in three days)
• in 2020 (in 2020)

IMPORTANT: if the exact period of time in the future when the action will take place is known, the Present Continuous or Future Continuous constructions are used.

Examples of Future Simple sentences with translation

Affirmative:

I’ll call you back later - I’ll call you back later

Parents will lend you some money - Parents will lend you some money

She will be twenty-one years old next year - Next year she will turn twenty-one

Mary will cook delicious dinner tonight - Mary will cook a delicious dinner tonight

Negative:

I will not drink this bottle of wine - I will not drink this bottle of wine

She won’t tell anyone - She won’t tell anyone

They won’t bring their own chairs - They won’t bring their own chairs

This letter will not be sent - This letter will not be sent

Interrogative:

Will your parents visit us this weekend? - Are your parents coming to visit us this weekend?

What will you choose? - What will you choose?

Won’t you play football with me? - Won't you play football with me?

What will you drink tonight? -What will you drink tonight?

The affirmative form of Simple Future/Future Indefinite Tense - future simple/indefinite tense - is formed using auxiliary verbs shall/will + infinitive without to for first person singular and plural and auxiliary verb will + infinitive without to for all other persons singular and plural.

I shall go there tomorrow. I'll go there tomorrow.
He will write a new article for our magazine. He will write a new article for our magazine.

Please note:
Many Englishmen in affirmative and negative sentences, especially in colloquial speech, prefer to use will rather than shall in the first person, since will emphasizes the intention, desire, etc. of the speaker, especially at the moment of expressing intention when deciding something urgent, sudden. For example, you went into a store, saw something interesting and immediately decided to buy it:

I will buy it. I will buy it. (I want to have this; in Russian you can convey this in the present tense: “I buy this, I take this.”)

Compare:

I shall be there. I will be there. (A simple statement of fact.)
I will be there. I will be there. (I intend to be there, I want to, I will definitely be there.)

Note. When in doubt about the use of shall or will in a given case, it is recommended to use will.

Negative form future simple/indefinite tense is formed using a negative particle not which is placed after the auxiliary verb shall or will before the main verb.

I shall/will not go there. I won't go there.

In interrogative negative sentences, only the first abbreviated form or the full form is used without any abbreviations.

Won't you wait a little, please, or you will come here tomorrow?
Wait a little bit, please, or come here tomorrow?

Please note:
In general matters shall And will the future tense often has no meaning. Shall is used with a modal meaning to express the speaker's desire to receive instructions or instructions from his interlocutor.

Will or won't used to express a polite form or invitation.

Will do you clean the blackboard, please? Please erase this from the board.
Won't did you read, please? Please read.

Using the Future Simple

The future simple/indefinite tense is used:

• 1. To express a once or repeatedly repeated action that will occur in the future. At the same time, unlike modally colored forms, the speaker’s special attitude to the future action is not expressed - it is simply stated as an action that will take place in the future. Such sentences usually have expressions indicating time, for example: tomorrow - Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow - day after tomorrow, tonight - tonight, next day (week, month, year) - the next day(next week, next month, next year), in… days (hours) - in... days(hours), etc.

I'll call you tonight. I'll call you tonight.
The first academic term will end in ten days. The first academic semester will end in 10 days.

• 2. To describe the natural course of events, habitual actions that should take place in the future.

Summer will come soon. Summer is coming soon.
Students will make plans for the vacation. Students will be making plans for the holidays.

• 3. To express an action that will be performed under certain circumstances and conditions. Often these conditions and circumstances are expressed in conditional and temporary subordinate clauses with conjunctions if, when etc., sometimes in subordinate clauses of the goal.

If I drop this glass it will break. If I drop this glass, it will break.
When it gets warmer the snow will start to melt. When it gets warmer, the snow will melt.

• 4. Usually in combination with adverbs, modal introductory words and expressions that mean assumption, doubt, probability, etc., to express the speaker’s opinion, assumption, reflection about the future. These are the verbs: to think - think, to know - know, to believe believe, to suppose - assume, to feel sure - feel confident, to expect - expect, to hope - hope, to be afraid - afraid etc., as well as the words: probably - probably,possibly - Maybe, perhaps - May be and etc.

He'll work hard, I am sure. I'm sure it will work well.
They'll probably wait for us. They'll probably wait for us.

Hello, hello, my dears.

Today we will talk about something quite simple - the Future Simple time. Surely this time can be called one of your favorites. That's why it's simple. We are waiting for rules and examples, exercises and a test, as well as a lot of interesting and useful information.

How is it formed

Future Simple is not at all picky in its education. But still, let's look at all the forms in detail. The general rule looks like this:

Subject + will\shall + predicate + object and adverbial.

We shall visit you next summer. - We will visit you next summer.

The negative form is formed using the particle not.

And to form an interrogative sentence, you will have to move will to the very beginning of the sentence.

Great, now we know the whole order of education. It's time to find out when we can use it.

When to use: beginner level

In English this is the easiest tense. Everything is quite clear, but there are many cases of use. And it is advisable to remember them all.

• When we talk about an ordinary action in the future, something that happened once.

I shall meet you at the main entrance. - I'll meet you at the main entrance.

• When an action will be repeated in the future.

We shall see each other every winter. - We will see each other every winter.

• When during a conversation we make decisions about the future.

Ok, I shall vote for your idea at the meeting. - Okay, I'll vote for your idea at the meeting.

When to use: Professional level

But there are still special options for using Future Simple.

• When it comes to future facts.

The shop will open in August. - The store will open in August.

• When it comes to proposals.

I shall help you with this project presentation. - I will help you with the presentation of this project.

• Promises, requests and refusals.

I promise you will get this job. - I promise you will get this job.

Will you bring the book you told me about? -Will you bring me the book you were talking about?

Sorry, I shall not help you. I have to work with my department statement. - Sorry, I won't help you. I have to work on my department's report.

! It is very important to remember that usually after if (if) in 99% of cases will is not placed. For example:

If you go, I will go with you. - If you go, then I will go with you.

But let's look at another proposal:

Mother asks me if I shall go to the prom. - Mom asks me if I will go to the ball.

You may have already noticed that if (and sometimes whether) is translated here as “ whether", not "if". An indirect question does not require a change in word order or a question mark at the end. Therefore, all the words in this sentence are correct and very necessary.

Let's look at some more examples:

Tom is wondering whether I shall help him with his homework. - Tom is worried whether I will help him with his homework.

If you help me with my project, we will go to the theater. - If you help me with my project, we will go to the theater.

I hope you feel the difference. Now let's figure out how else we can talk about the future.

Some more ways to talk about the future

• To be going to.

Sometimes we decide to use to be going to instead of the standard future tense. This occurs when we are talking about assumptions and intentions based on current events.

Look, Sarah is going to jump from the cliff to the sea. - Look, Sarah is going to jump off a cliff into the sea.

I am going to study at the University of Michigan. - I'm going to study at the University of Michigan.

• Present continuous.

You can use the present tense instead of the future tense when you are talking about plans and intentions.

I am seeing Laney tomorrow morning. - Tomorrow morning I meet in Laney.

She is asking for a pay rise tomorrow. - Tomorrow she will ask for a salary increase.

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From today's grammar material you will learn:

— rules for using Future Simple,
- how to say a regular sentence in the simple future tense,
- how to ask a question in Future Simple,
- sentences with negation - “He won’t go, she won’t find out, etc.”

Future Simple - education

To talk about something in the future tense, you just need to put the word ‘will’ in front of the main verb.
This is all. No endings and no to after will - Not necessary.

I will work tomorrow.
Tomorrow I will work.
We/they will work.

We, they will work.
I'll call the police now.

I'll call the police now. I'll make you a coffee.
I'll make you some coffee.

I'll go to the movies tonight.
In the evening I will go to the cinema.
We'll see.

Let's see.

I'll do that later.

I will do it later.

He will arrive on Sunday.

He will arrive on Sunday.

I'll meet him at 9:00 pm.

I'll meet him at 9 pm.

In colloquial speech, the English shorten will and say:

I will = I’ll = Isle, You will = you’ll = Yul, He will = he’ll = Heel,
She will = she’ll = Sheel,

We will = we’ll = Will,
They will = they’ll = Zale.
Negative sentences in the Future Simple
To talk about something in the future with a prefix

NOT
: I WILL NOT say, I WILL NOT go, I WILL NOT, etc.
you need to use the construction will not or won’t for short.
I won't do the washing up.

I won't wash the dishes.

I will not speak to him. I won't talk to him.
I won't tell you anything.

I won't tell you anything.

He won't know.
He would not know. She won't agree with that.
She won't agree. I won't smoke anymore.

I won't smoke anymore.

Your sister will not like it.

Your sister won't like this.

You will not win.
You won't win.
After the word When - the word will is not placed.
When I get home, I'll call you.

I'll call you as soon as I get home.

Interrogative sentences in the Future Simple