Future simple examples. Future tense in English: varieties, education

The Future Simple Tense is a simple future tense in English. It is a temporary form that is able to express a single, permanent, as well as periodically or constantly repeating action that refers to the future tense and is described in speech.

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Affirmative sentence form

The formation of Future Simple is not a complex issue. An auxiliary verb will is required. It should be noted that the Future Simple formula is built quite simply and is easy to understand for someone who is just starting to learn a language: first, the subject will be in the sentence, then the verb will will be located, and in third place is the main verb, which will lack the particle to. Earlier 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 build some questions, which is discussed below.

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

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

Examples:
I will come to you. - I'll 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 the pronoun into a more convenient abbreviated form: I'll, He'll, They'll.

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

Negative sentence form

Sentences in Future Simple can also be built 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 + the 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 it for you.

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

Interrogative sentence form

Questions in Future Simple are also built quite simply. Any interrogative sentence begins with the verb will (with the exception of 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'll come to you?
Will he do this for you? Will he do it for you?

Special questions

In addition to general questions, special questions are also used in the future tense. To build them, the words are required: who (who), what (what), when (when), which (what), whom (to whom), where (where). In this case, the formula looks like this: interrogative 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.

Time is used to make a guess about a certain 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. You will find a lot of useful information in this book.

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.
Recurring 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 future actions: I will cook breakfast and we will eat with my sister. I will cook breakfast and we will 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

Spontaneous decision: Look at this interesting book! I will buy it immediately! Look at this interesting book! I'll buy it right now!
Offer or do something: Will they have a cup of tasty coffee? Will they have a cup of delicious coffee?
Asking 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 take place over which we have no influence: She will be eleven next month. She will be 11 next month.

Using shall

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

But you can still meet this auxiliary verb in official documentation and texts, or in outdated formulations. Also, sometimes with its help, sentences are formed 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 meet shall and in such a sense as "should". 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 construction 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 hint?

To determine the Future Indefinite Tense with accuracy, you need to pay attention to the markers, which are time indicators. By such simple clues, you can understand that you have a sentence and wording from Future Indefinite Active.

Examples of satellite words Future Simple:

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

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

The Future Simple and will are used to express one's thoughts about future actions or any states. If you want to start learning English, you will master this time quite quickly, so you can start learning now! If you have any questions or conclusions about your achievements, leave your comments.

Future action in English can be expressed in many ways. The most famous of them is Future Simple(simple future tense). However, it is not as "simple" as it seems at first glance. This time has many functions, and we suggest you explore them in our article.

How Future Simple time is formed

Statement

In order to form Future Simple, we need an auxiliary verb will. The subject will come first, followed by will, in third place - the main verb without a particle to.

You may have heard that auxiliary verbs Future Simple- This shall and will. Yes, it was, but for a long time. Today will is the only auxiliary verb, and shall sometimes used in questions.

In an affirmative sentence will combines with a pronoun and forms an abbreviated form:

I'll come.
She'll understand.
They'll agree.

Negation

In a negative sentence, a particle appears between the auxiliary verb and the main verb not.

In a negative sentence will combines with a particle not, forming an abbreviated form. But there is one feature here - a change in the form of the word: will + not = won't. For example:

It won't break.
We won't find.
You won't see.

Question

Question in Future Simple starts with an auxiliary verb will, followed by the subject and the main verb.

We have separated all functions Future Simple into 3 groups, so that it is convenient for you to learn this time. If you are not familiar with it, then first of all you should study the green frame. It contains the main functions necessary for the entry level. In the yellow box, you will find those features that are needed at the intermediate level. And in red, rarer and more complex cases of use are represented. Future Simple studied at a high level.

Using the Future Simple

First level

Future Simple refers to the same things as present and past simple, only in the future.

When we express single actions in the future.
We will take a taxi. - We let's take Taxi.

He will spend his vacation in China. - He will hold vacation in China.
When the action will be repeated several times in the future.
I will go to London a few times next year. - I visit London repeatedly next year.

In this tense, words can be used that indicate an action in the future: tomorrow(tomorrow), today(tonight), the day after tomorrow(day after tomorrow), next week(next week), next year(next year), in a week / in a month(in a week / in a month), soon(soon), etc.

She will call me today. - She is will call to me in the evening.
Future Simple is used when we make a decision instantly and immediately voice it, in other words, when we make spontaneous decisions.
I will order a steak and chips, and you? - I order steak and fried potatoes, and you? (I came to the restaurant, looked at the menu and chose a steak spontaneously)

hold on. I "ll get a pen. - Wait, I I will get handle. (there was a need to write something down, so I immediately announced that I needed to take a pen)

When else is the Future Simple used?

Middle level

Future Simple is used when we make a guess about an action in the future, i.e. we think, suspect or guess that some action will happen in the future.
This website will give you lots of useful information. - On this site you find a lot of useful information.

People won't go to Jupiter even in 100 years. - People will not fly to Jupiter even after 100 years.

In such sentences, there are often words showing conjecture, doubt, certainty or uncertainty: think(think), hope(hope), believe(count, believe) wonder(to be interested) expect(expect), imagine(imagine, imagine) be sure(sure), be certain(sure), be afraid(afraid); probably(probably), certainly(definitely), perhaps(possibly):

I am sure you will enjoy the film. - I sure what movie you like it.

the rain won't probably stop soon. - Rain, probably, will end not soon.
Will can be not only an auxiliary verb of the future tense, but also a modal verb. The situation in such sentences most often refers to the future, and we will also translate into Russian in the future tense. Via will we can pass multiple values:
- Promise.
  I will come and see you before leaving. - I I will visit you before leaving.
- Offer.
  Will you have a cup of tea? - You have a drink a cup of tea?
- Request.
  Will you help me to find an earring? I dropped it in the bathroom. - You help should I find an earring? I dropped it in the bathroom.
- Warning or threat.
  Don't drink coffee at night. You will have problems with sleep - Don't drink coffee in the evening. By you will sleep problems (a warning)
  
  Listen carefully to me or I will punish you. - Listen to me carefully, or I will I will punish. (threat)
  
  Sometimes the actions in such sentences are similar to simple single actions in the future. If in oral speech you want to emphasize that your words are a promise or a warning, then highlight will voice. The offer and request are usually submitted in the form of a question.

Difficult use cases of Future Simple

High level

You know what's after if(if) we don't use will. This "reinforced concrete" rule students learn when they meet. But it can be violated in two cases.

If a if is used not as a condition, but as an indirect question, then you can use will. An indirect question is a subordinate clause that begins with the union if/whether(whether), but is not a question. It retains direct word order and ends with a period rather than a question mark. Do not confuse indirect questions with conditional sentences. In both cases, the union is used if, but the conditional clause has a condition: something can be done if the condition is met first ( if= if). In an indirect question there is no condition, it has an alternative: you can do something or you cannot ( if= whether).
I want to ask if he will go to Japan next year. - I want to ask, will he go he's going to Japan next year.

I have no idea if she will like these flowers. - I have no idea, will you like her these flowers.
Will can be used in conditional sentences after conjunction if(if) as a modal verb. In order to emphasize modality, we place a strong emphasis on will. Situations can refer to both the present and the future, but are often translated into Russian in the future tense. We can supply will after if:
- When will it means “to do something persistently and persistently”, that is, to continue to defend your opinion without listening to others.
  If you will stand your ground, you will lose your job. - If a you you will continue to stand on your own, you will lose your job.
- When will means a polite request.
  If you will pass the salt, I will be obliged. - Pass, please, salt, I will be grateful to you.
One of the functions will as a modal verb - to show the speaker's unwillingness to do something. In this case will denotes a situation in the present, therefore it is translated using the present tense. Usually in such sentences we need to highlight will voice, so we let the interlocutor understand that will is a modal verb, not an auxiliary verb Future Simple.
I've tried to give her advice, but she won't listen. I wanted to give her advice, but she doesn't want to listen. (we want to emphasize her unwillingness to listen)

my father won't lend me his car. - My father does not want to borrow your car. (he shows reluctance to borrow a car)
Sometimes we use Future Simple when talking about a pre-planned event in a formal style of speech. Most often, in this case, we report not only about the event itself, but also about some of its details.
The meeting will begin at midday. The presentation will start at 12.30. - Meeting will begin at noon. Presentation will begin at 12:30.

Please note that we usually use or construction when we talk about a planned action in the future, and also when we talk about a scheduled action.

We 're having a meeting in the café in two hours. We have a meeting in a cafe in two hours.

I 'm going to have a meeting with Andy today. - Today I going to meet Andy.

The meeting begins at 9 a.m. - Meeting will begin at 9 am.

At the time Future Simple wide range of tasks, and for most future situations, you can find a suitable function. It can rightly be called the "universal" future tense. Of course, like any English time, Future Simple can be encountered in an unexpected context, so at all levels of language proficiency you will learn something new about it.

In order to better remember the functions Future Simple take the next test. You can also download a table with the forms of education of the simple future tense in English.

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Future Simple Tense - simple future tense

Today I invite you to parse the simple future tense in English, namely − Future Simple Tense. After studying the material, you will understand how the verb is conjugated in the affirmative, negative and interrogative form of the simple future tense, you will know in which cases it should be used, and you will also find out what constructions can replace it.

Meaning of Future Simple Tense

To begin with, let's define that Future Simple Tense is a temporary form of English that expresses one-time, repeated or permanent actions or states that will take place in the future. As in other indefinite tenses (Present Simple Tense, Past Simple Tense), the nature of the flow of these actions and states is not indicated (i.e., completeness, duration, precedence in relation to another action, etc.), but is simply expressed as a fact. This tense form is widely used in both written and spoken language. Rules for the formation of the future tense

Rules for the formation of Future Simple Tense

I want to warn you right away that although Future Simple Tense is translated into Russian as “Simple Future Tense”, this does not mean that auxiliary verbs are not used in its formation

Affirmative form Future Simple Tense

The affirmative form is formed with an auxiliary verb will, which applies to all persons in the singular, plural and infinitive form of the main verb. Also for the formation of the simple past tense in the 1st person singular and plural ( I, we) verb is used shall, but this form is considered obsolete today and is used mainly in writing and in official style.

In colloquial speech, these verbs are used mainly in an abbreviated form. For example:

I shall/ I will - I'll -
You will - you'll -

So, to form an affirmative form, an auxiliary verb should be placed after the subject will, which is suitable for all persons, or shall (for I, we), and after - the main verb in the infinitive form.

Verb conjugation example to start in Future Simple Tense in affirmative form:

I will/ shall (I"ll) start to work tomorrow.
You will (You'll) start to work tomorrow.
He/She/It will (He"ll/ She'll) start to work tomorrow.
We will/ shall (We'll) start to work tomorrow.
You will (You'll) start to work tomorrow.
They will (They'll) start to work tomorrow.

Interrogative form Future Simple Tense

There is nothing new in the formation of the interrogative form of the simple future tense - everything is according to the general rule: auxiliary verb will (shall) comes first before the subject, after the subject comes the main verb in the infinitive form. Let's try to decline the verb.

Verb conjugation example to start in Future Simple Tense in interrogative form:

Will/ Shall I start to work tomorrow?
Will you start to work tomorrow?
Will he/ she/ it start to work tomorrow?
Will/ Shall we start to work tomorrow?
Will you start to work tomorrow?
Will they start to work tomorrow?

Negative form of Future Simple Tense

The negative form of the simple future tense is also formed according to the general rule - with the help of an auxiliary verb will (shall) combined with a negative particle not. The word order is the same as in the affirmative sentence, but a negation is placed between the auxiliary verb and the main verb in the infinitive form not.

In colloquial speech, an auxiliary verb will (shall) merges into one whole word with a particle not:
Will not-won't-

Shall not - shan't - [ʃɑːnt]

Verb conjugation example to start in Future Simple Tense in negative form:

I start to work tomorrow.
You will not (won't) start to work tomorrow.
He/She/It will not (won't) start to work tomorrow.
We will not (won "t) / shall not (shan" t) start to work tomorrow.
You will not (won't) start to work tomorrow.
They will not (won't) start to work tomorrow.

I think that in English it is the formation of the simple future tense that is the simplest and most understandable. You just need to learn how to manipulate the auxiliary verb, which is also suitable for all singular and plural persons. What could be easier! And now let's summarize all these rules in a table in which you can always peek in order to quickly navigate and not get confused.

Conjugation table for the verb to start in Future Simple Tense

Number	Face	affirmative form	Interrogative form	negative form
Unit h.	1 2 3	I will/ shall (I"ll) start to work. You will (You'll) start to work. He/She/It will (He"ll/ She'll) start to work.	Will/ Shall I start to work? Will you start to work? Will he/ she/ it start to work?	I will not (won "t) / shall not (shan" t) start to work. You will not (won't) start to work. He/She/It will not (won't) start to work.
Mn. h.	1 2 3	We will/ shall (We'll) start to work. You will (You'll) start to work. They will (They'll) start to work.	Will/ Shall we start to work? Will you start to work? Will did they start to work?	We will not (won "t) / shall not (shan" t) start to work. You will not (won't) start to work. They will not (won't) start to work.

The simple future tense is used:

1. When expressing single actions or states that refer to the future tense.

I'll do my best to help you. “I will do everything in my power to help you.
So you'll ring me up at five, will you? "So you'll call me at five o'clock, right?"

When expressing repeated actions or states in the future.

I'll visit you every week. I will visit you every week.
I'll write to you every day. I will write to you every day.

When expressing actions and states that will occupy a certain period in the future.

Will you wait for us? - Will you wait for us?
Will you learn English? - Are you going to learn English?

When expressing a sequence of actions or states in the future.

I'll make my homework and call you. I will do my homework and call you.
We will meet and discuss everything. We will meet and discuss everything.

In such sentences, the following words and expressions are very often used:

tonight - tonight
tomorrow - tomorrow
the day after tomorrow - the day after tomorrow
in a week - in a week
in a month - in a month
next week - next week
next year - next year
soon - soon

2. When expressing your assumptions about the future. Often in such sentences there are verbs:

think - to think
believe - believe, believe
expect
imagine - represent
adverbs:
probably - probably
certainly - definitely
perhaps - perhaps
or expressions:
be afraid - to be afraid
be sure - to be sure
be certain - to be sure

They'll certainly wait here. They will definitely be waiting here.
I'm afraid I won't pass the exam. I'm worried that I won't pass the exam.
I think it will be interesting for you. I think it will be interesting for you.

2. When expressing the decision made about the future at the time of the conversation.

I will order a tee and a cake, and you? — I'll order tea and cake, and you?
-I "m tired! - I'm tired.
- I "ll give you some time for rest. - I will give you time to rest.

3. When expressing a promise (promise), threat (threat), offer (offer), or request (request).

Will you have a lunch with us? - Will you dine with us? (offer)
I'll kill you! - I'll kill you! (threat)
I'll take you with me next week.- I'll take you with me next week. (Promise)
Will you lend me some money? "Will you lend me some money?" (request)

Note!

Auxiliary shall in interrogative form for the 1st person singular (I) often performs a modal meaning, i.e. expresses awareness of the interlocutor's desire.

Shall I write it again? Should I write this again?
Shall I translate the text? — Should I translate the text?

Auxiliary will often has a modal connotation of a polite request, promise, intention.

I won't forget what you've done for me. I won't forget what you did for me.
Will you help me? - Will you help me?

Other Ways to Express Future Tense

1. to be going + infinitive →
to express intention or probability in the future:

I'm going to buy him a dog. I'm going to buy him a dog.
It's going to snow. - It looks like it's going to snow.
The exam is going to be easier than expected. It looks like the exam will be easier than I expected.

2. to be sure (certain) + infinitive →

Among the tense forms of the English verb, the Future Simple tense is one of the most frequently used. When is the simple future tense used? Let's consider in more detail.

Using the Future Simple

The future tense in English is used in the following cases:

Description of actions that will take place in the future

We will go to the theater next week. We will go to the theater next week.
He will invite his cousins to his birthday party. He will invite his cousins and sisters to his birthday party.

Description of the future fact

The exhibition will open in May. — The exhibition will open in May.

Assumption or forecast

I think it will rain tomorrow. — I think it will rain tomorrow.

Expression of intention or decision that arose at the moment of speech

I "m thirsty. I think I" ll have a glass of juice. - I'm thirsty. I think I'll drink a glass of juice.

Time Education Future Simple

In English, the future tense is formed using the auxiliary verbs shall or will and the basic form of the main.

In, especially American, with the Future Simple, only the auxiliary verb will is used. It is a modal verb and therefore always has the same form, regardless of the person or number of the subject.

Shall or will?

In official English, there is a rule according to which in the future Future Simple tense with pronouns of the 1st person shall be used, and the 2nd and 3rd person - will. Shall is also a modal verb.

The pronouns I and we are called first person pronouns; the pronoun you is the second person; pronouns he, she, it and they are third person.

In spoken English, shall is usually used in first-person questions where permission is implied.

Shall I call the office? Should I call the office?
Shall we go to the library? - Shall we go to the library?

However, the use of will with first person pronouns is beginning to be accepted in formal English as well. Thus, in addition to questions where permission is implied, both will and shall can be used with first person pronouns.

The rules for using will and shall in the Future Simple apply to other types of future tense as well.

Shortened form of the verb will

The auxiliary verb will is often shortened to "ll. Thus, in colloquial English, the Future Simple of the verb to go looks like this:

Question and negation in Future Simple

As in the case with , for the Future Simple, the question and negation are formed using an auxiliary verb.

In questions, the auxiliary verb is placed before the subject. Negation is formed using the particle not, which is placed after the auxiliary verb. For example:

Statement	Question	Negation
It will go.	Will it go?	It will not go.
They will go.	Will they go?	They will not go.

Abbreviated forms will not and shall not

In colloquial English, the abbreviated form will not - won "t is often used.

The Future Simple form won't is unusual because not only is not reduced, but ll is also dropped, and i is replaced by o. Won't is pronounced with the same vowel as don't.

Shall not, in turn, is shortened to shan "t. In shan" t is rarely used.

In negative questions in the Future Simple, the auxiliary verb comes before the subject, and the not particle comes after. However, when using the short form, the particle not is attached to the auxiliary verb. For example:

going to design

Going to is used to express an intention when a decision has been made in advance:

I'm going to make a cake tonight. - I'm going to make a cake tonight.

Going to in the Future Simple is also used to make assumptions when there is an indication that something is going to happen:

Look at those clouds. It "s going to rain. - Look at these clouds. It's going to rain.

Listen to a story about different ways of describing future events in English (with English subtitles):

And to consolidate the material, listen to excerpts of famous English songs in which the Future Simple is expressed in different ways:

Knowing these simple rules, you will be able to use the Future Simple in English. We hope that now the rules for using the future tense in English will not cause you any difficulties - if you still have questions, ask them in the comments, we will answer with pleasure!

The Future Simple (Indefinite) Tense (simple future tense) in English grammar used to express actions that will take place in the future.

This aspect tense form of the verb in English is usually used with such adverbial words (marker words) as:

tomorrow (tomorrow);
next week/month/year (next week, next month, year);
soon (soon);
in two days (in two days);
in 2020 (in 2020), etc.

Also, the Future Simple time is used in subordinate clauses after introductory words denoting the speaker's opinion:

I think (I think);
I believe (I believe);
I hope (I hope);
I suppose (I believe), etc.;
perhaps (maybe);
possibly (probably);
probably (probably);
surely (of course).

The affirmative form of simple future verbs in English is formed from the auxiliary verb shall (for pronouns I and we) or will (for other personal pronouns and other subjects) and the base of the infinitive of the semantic verb without the particle to, which follow the subject. For example:

I shall come to you tomorrow. - I will come to you tomorrow.
We shall call him soon. We'll call him soon.
They will return next week. They will be back next week.
The population of the Earth will increase in 2020.– In 2020, the population of the Earth will increase.

Separately, I emphasize that the abbreviated form is also appropriate with the verbs of the simple future tense: instead of the full forms shall and will, ‘ll can be used. For example:

I shall - I'll;
she will - she'll, etc.

To form a negative form of verbs in the simple future tense, after the auxiliary verbs shall and will, the negation of not is put. You can also use shortened negations like shan't [ʃa:nt] from shall not and won't from will not . For example:

I shall not/shan't do it. “I won't do it.
Tom will not/won't go to school tomorrow, he is ill. Tom won't go to school tomorrow, he's sick.

The interrogative form of verbs in the simple future tense is formed using the auxiliary verbs shall and will, which are placed before the subject. For example:

Shall I see them tomorrow? Will I see them tomorrow?
Will you go to the cinema next week? Are you going to the cinema next week?

The use of time The Future Simple Tense

The simple future tense in English is used in the following cases:

designation of action in the future, if there is no reason to use other constructions;
designation of an inevitable fact in the future. — He will be eleven next year. – He will be 11 next year;
prediction designation. — People will go to Mars in 2100.- People will fly to Mars in 2100;
expression of spontaneous decision. — I'll answer the phone. — I will answer the call;
expression of promises, threats, warnings, hopes. — I promise I will bring back your book. I promise to return your book.

Summary table of time formation The Future Simple Tense

Education The Future Simple Tense in Sentences

Affirmative		Negative		Interrogative
I	will speak	I	won't speak	Will	I	speak
You	will work	You	won't work		you	work
We		We			we
They		They			they
He		He			he
She		She			she
It		It			it

So, we have analyzed with you three simple tense forms of the verb in English. I am sure that they will be very useful to you in your further study of the English language.