1. Introduction
The simple future refers to a time later than now, and expresses facts or certainty. In this case there is no ‘attitude’, is often called the “will tense” because we make the Future Simple with the modal auxiliary will.
2. How do we make the Future Simple tense?
The structure of the Future Simple tense is:
3. Forming the Future perfect
The simple future tense is composed of two parts: will / shall + the infinitive without to
| Subject | will | infinitive without to |
|---|---|---|
| Affirmative | ||
| I | will | go |
| I | shall | go |
| Negative | ||
| They | will not | see |
| They | won’t | see |
| Interrogative | ||
| Will | she | ask? |
| Interrogative negative | ||
| Won’t | they | try? |
4. Contraction with Future Simple
When we use the Future Simple 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 |
In negative sentences, 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 |
To see: Simple future tense
| Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative | Interrogative Negative |
| I will play | I won’t play | Will I play? | Won’t I play? |
| *I shall play | **** | *Shall I play? | **** |
| You will play | You won’t play | Will you play? | Won’t you play? |
| He will play | He won’t play | Will he play? | Won’t he play? |
| We will play | We won’t play | Will we play? | Won’t we play? |
| *We shall play | **** | *Shall we play? | **** |
| They will play | They won’t play | Will they play? | Won’t they play? |
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