FUTURE WITH WILL: REVIEW

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Use of the will-future

1 Questions without question words in the will-future

AuxiliarySubjectVerbRestYes/NoSubjectAuxiliary (+ n't)
Willyoulendhim the book?Yes,
No,
No,		I
I
I		will.
will not.
won't.
WillJanearriveon time?Yes,
No,
No,		she
she
she		will.
will not.
won't.

2. Questions with question words in the will-future

Question wordAuxiliarySubjectVerbRestAnswer
Whenwillyousendme the e-mail?I will send you the e-mail tonight.
Whatwillweneedfor the party?We will need cola, sandwiches and crisps.
► Use will every time regardless the subject.
The verb is used in the infinitive.

When do we use the will-future?

The will-future is one future tense. There are other future tenses, e.g. going to-future, Present Progressive, Future Progressive/Continuous and Simple Present.
We use the will-future:

1. future actions happen without the speaker's intention (birthday, weather, etc.)

The sun will shine tomorrow.
Peter will be 15 next Tuesday.

2. predictions, assumptions (I think, I hope, I'm sure, I'm afraid)

I think Sue will arrive in Paris at 6 pm.

3. spontaneous actions (not planned)

Hang on! I'll have a word with you.

What are signal words for the will-future?

There are no ›unambiguous signal words‹ for the will-future. Words like tomorrow only indicate that a future form is used. So you have to think of the type of the action in the sentence. Then you can decide which future form should be used in the sentence.

How do we form the will-future?

We form the will-future with the auxiliary will and the infinitive of the verb.
We use the the same form of the verb every time regardless the subject.
In British English we sometimes use shall instead of will for the first persons (I/we).
will + infinitive

1. Affirmative sentences in the will-future

  • I will win the match.
  • You will win the match.
  • He will win the match.
  • She will win the match.
  • It will win the match.
  • We will win the match.
  • You will win the match.
  • They will win the match.

2. Negative sentences in the will-future

  • I will not win the match.
  • You will not win the match.
  • He will not win the match.
  • She will not win the match.
  • It will not win the match.
  • We will not win the match.
  • You will not win the match.
  • They will not win the match.

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