Saturday, January 9, 2016

Future Tense (will)

Future Simple
AffirmativeNegativeInterrogative
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I will goI will not goI won't goWill I go?
You will goYou will not goYou won't goWill you go?
He/she/it will goHe/she/it will not goHe/she/it won't goWill he/she/it go?
We will goWe will not goWe won't goWill we go?
You will goYou will not goYou won't goWill you go?
They will goThey will not goThey won't goWill they go?
Future Continuous
AffirmativeNegativeInterrogative
Long FormContracted Form




I will be goingI will not be goingI won't be goingWill I be going?
You will be goingYou will not be goingYou won't be goingWill you be going?
He/she/it will be goingHe/she/it will not be goingHe/she/it won't be goingWill he/she/it be going?
We will be goingWe will not be goingWe won't be goingWill  we be going?
You will be goingYou will not be goingYou won't be goingWill you be going?
They will be goingThey will not be goingThey won't be goingWill they be going?
  • The future simple is used :

     - for predictions : what you think will happen or what is certain to happen.
    • You are going on a long flight. You can say :
      "I will be tired after my long journey."
    - for spontaneous decisions or offers (a decision made at the time of speaking).
    • With a group of friends, the phone rings : You can say :
      "I'll answer it!"

  • The future continuous is used to refer to a future continuous action.
    •  You are going on a long flight. You can say :
      "In two hours' time I will be having lunch on the plane."
      "I will be flying over London." 
      "I will be watching a film."

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