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THE SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE (“WILL”)

 The simple future refers to a time later than now, and expresses facts or certainty. The
simple future is used:
 To predict a future event that we don`t know for sure, but we think that it will
happen:
e.g. It will rain tomorrow.
 With I or We, to express a spontaneous decision:
e.g. I'll pay for the tickets by credit card.
 To express willingness:
e.g. He'll carry your bag for you. I'll do the washing-up.
 In the negative form, to express unwillingness:
e.g. The baby won't eat his soup.
I won't leave until I've seen the manager!
FORMS OF THE SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE
In affirmative, the structure of the Future Simple Tense is:

Subject + auxiliary will + Vb1

SUBJECT AUXILIARY VERB COMPLEMENT

I shall/will study at Yale University
next year.

You will go to the cinema next

Tuesday.
He/She/It will play outside during the
summer.
We shall/will order some food.
You will leave tomorrow.
They will go to Italy next spring.
For negative sentences in the Simple Future tense, we insert not between the auxiliary verb and
main verb.

e.g I shall/will not study at Yale University next year.

He/She/It will not play outside during the summer.

 In the interrogative form, we exchange the subject and auxiliary verb.

e.g Shall/Will I study at Yale University next year?

Will you go to the cinema next Tuesday?

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 B. ‘BE GOING TO’ FUTURE: It is used for:
 planned actions in the future

e.g. We are going to Tim`s party.

 To express an action that you are certain that is going to happen in the future

e.g. Look at that car! It is going to crash into the yellow one.

I'm not going to play handball.

ATTENTION!! Do not mix up with the Present Progressive!

He's going to read the book. (Future)

He's reading the book.( Present Progressive)

Practice Fill in the gaps with the correct form of Simple Future Tense.

EXAMPLE: ________________ they _______________the match? (to win)

ANSWER: Will they win the match?

1. They ________________________ back by 6:30 pm. (to be)

2. _____________you ________________me? (to help)

3. When ________________ I _______________you again? (to see)

4. His parents ________________ him for being late. (not/to punish)

5. _______________ they ___________________ the contract tonight? (to sign)

6. It _________________________ us three hours to get there. (to take)

7. __________________ this concert ____________ money for our school club? (to raise)

8. This van ________________________________ with 8 people in it. (not/to break down)

9. The meeting ___________________________ before tomorrow morning. (not/to close)

10. When ________________ she ______________________ me a copy of her essay? (to send)

B. Please fill in the gaps with the right form of "going-to-future"

Example: I __________ (buy) some milk this afternoon. Answer: I am going to buy some milk
this afternoon. 1) This is taking ages. How much longer __________________ (it / take)? 2) We
______________ ( visit) my parents at the weekend. 3) The naughty children ______________
(not / ring) up any more, because I asked them not to. 4) Look at those clouds! It certainly looks
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as if it _______________ (rain). 5) ________________ (you / spend) your holidays in England?
6) No, I ______________ (travel) to Australia this year. 7) I don't want to go to the party. Peter
______________(invite) my old boyfriend! 8) Whatever shall I do? Peter ____________ (play)
football, although he is still injured. 9) I __________(take) this bus into town today. 10) Do you
know whether anybody _________________ (pick up) Sarah this afternoon?

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

Will + be + verb -ing

e.g I will/ I’ll be watching TV.

I will not/ I won’t be watching TV.

Will I be watching TV?

The future continuous is used to indicate an action that will be taking place at some point in the
future, that is to say, it is used for actions in progress in the future.

Examples - I will be refereeing a football match next Sunday afternoon.

We will be working on our project tomorrow morning.

When you arrive home, I won’t be sleeping.

Will you be leaving in a few minutes?

FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE

Will + have + past participle

Remember past participles from the notes on the present perfect.

The future perfect simple shows an event that will be finished before a specific time in the future,
that is to say, this tense refers to completed actions at a certain time in the future. It is usually
accompanied by the preposition by.

Examples - By the end of this weekend, I will have revised my lessons.

By the time his wife arrives home, he will have prepared dinner.

I won't have finished this task by the end of June.

Will you have finished your homework by the time I arrive home?

Exercise: Fill the blank space.

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1. I __________ (to see) my mother in April.

2. Look at the clouds! It __________ (to rain) in a few minutes.

3. You’re carrying too much. I __________ (to open) the door for you.

4. Do you think the teacher ________ (to mark) our homework by Monday morning?

5. When I _________ (to see) you tomorrow, I __________ (show) you my new book.

6. After you __________ (to take) a nap, you __________ (to feel) a lot better

7. I’m sorry but you need to stay in the office until you _________ (to finish) your work.

8. I ________ (to buy) the cigarettes from the corner shop when it _______ (to open).

9. I _____ (to let) you know the second the builders __________ (to finish) decorating.

10. Before we __________ (to start) our lesson, we __________ (to have) a review.

11. We __________ (to wait) in the shelter until the bus __________ (to come).

12. I’m very sorry Dr. Jones __________ (not be) back in the clinic until 2pm.

13. This summer, I __________ (to live) in Brighton for four years.

14. I don’t think you __________ (to have) any problems when you land in Boston.

15. The baby should be due soon, next week she __________ (to be) pregnant for nine months.

16. By the time we get home, they __________ (to play) football for 30 minutes.

17. In three years I __________ (to live) in a different country.

18. When you _________ (to get) off the train, I ______ (to wait) for you by the ticket machine.

19. __________ (to take) your children with you to France?

20. Now I __________ (to check) my answers.