The Simple Future Tense
The simple future is a verb tense that’s used to talk about things that haven’t happened yet.
Structure: Subject + will + Base form + object
Here's how to make the positive:
- I will meet him later (I'll ..)
- You will come (you'll..)
- It will rain tomorrow (it'll)
- She will be late (she'll..)
- He will help us later (he'll..)
- We will get married in September (we'll)
- They will cook dinner (they'll..)
To make the negative, just add 'not':
- I will not go (I won't ..)
- You will not be late (you won't ..)
- It will not snow tomorrow (it won't..)
- She will not get the job (she won't..)
- He will not pass the exam (he won't ..)
- We will not come (we won't..)
- They will not stop (they won't ..)
Here are the past simple 'yes / no' questions :
- Will I go?
- Will you come early?
- Will it be cold?
- Will she dance?
- Will he arrive soon?
- Will we cook?
- Will they leave?
To make 'wh' questions with 'be' (the question word just goes at the beginning, everything else is the same):
- Where will I go?
- Why will you come early?
- When will it be cold?
- Who will she dance with?
- What time will he arrive soon?
- What will we cook?
- When will they leave?
- To express predictions about future.
- There will be next-generation robots in 2050.
- Promises / requests / refusals / offers / decisions at the moment of speaking.
- I'll help you with your homework.
- I Will you give me a hand?
- I won't go!
- To express actions that are not in our control.
- It will be Sunday tomorrow.