LESSON 09: THE SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

Like be going to, the simple future tense expresses future intentions. In some cases, will and be going to are interchangeable. However, will (not going to) is normally used to express offers, predictions, offers, and requests. In spoken English, the contracted forms are common. !E! Intentions &ffers %redictions %romises (equests E"#$%LE! I'll work much harder from now on. $ary will find some books for you. I'll get a better grade by studying more. I'll do a better )ob next time. *ill you help me with my work+

,ote- .ime expressions often used with this tense include tomorrow, next week /month, year, $onday0, from now on, in the future. 1orms Long forms #ffirmative statements I will study tonight. It will work very well. .hey will take math next term. 2ontracted forms I'll study tonight. It'll work very well. .hey'll take math next term. ,egative statements I will not study tonight. It will not work very well. .hey will not take math next term. I won't study tonight. It won't work very well. .hey won't take math next term.

3uestions 4es5 ,o questions and short answers *ill I study tonight+ *ill it work+ *ill they take math+

%ossible #nswers 4es, I will. 5 ,o, I won't. 4es, it will. 5 ,o, it won't 4es, they will. 5 ,o, they won't.