Simple Future Tense

Verb Conjugation
The Future Simple is pretty easy to form. Here's how: subject + will + base form of the verb. Here are some examples with miscellaneous common verbs. 1. I will talk. I will walk. I will dance. I will eat. 2. You will talk. You will walk. You will dance. You will eat. 3. She/He/It will talk. She/He/It will walk. She/He/It will dance. She/He/It will eat. 4. They will talk. They will walk. They will dance. They will eat. 5. We will talk. We will walk. We will dance. We will eat.

Future Simple Verb Form

1. Affirmative Usage (e.g., She will teach Future Simple tenses tomorrow.) 2. Negative Usage (e.g., She will not teach the Present Progressive tense usage for the future. She won't teach the Present Continuous.) 3. Yes/No Questions (e.g., Will she teach English grammar?) 4. Short Answers (e.g., Yes, she will. No, she won't.) 5. WH- Questions (e.g., When will she teach the more verb tenses?)

Future Simple Function

The Future Simple tense is used to express future time (pretty simple). It's also used to express willingness. For example, "The phone is ringing. I'll get it."

Will vs Be going to
"Be going to" is conjugated this way: 1. I'm going to Spain this summer. 2. You're going to cook dinner for friends tonight. 3. He/She/It is going to leave at 8 p.m. 4. They're going to play tennis. 5. We're going to make brownies.

So when do you use "be going to" and when do you use "will"?

General use:
(1) Predictions: Both "will" and "be going to" can be used to make predictions about the future. Examples: Take your umbrella. It's going to rain. The weather channel said it will rain tomorrow. Be careful. That dog is going to bite you! Don't cheat. You'll get caught.

(2) Prior Plans: "Be going to" is used to express plans previously made for the future. You cannot use "will" for this purpose. Examples: I'm going to meet my friends this weekend. She's going to take a vacation this summer. We're going to the library to study tonight.

(3) Willingness: "Will" is used to describe willingness to do something. Examples: A. Someone's at the door. B. I'll get it. A. I can't do this by myself. B. I'll help you.