SIMPLE FUTURE

TENSE
JACK DAVIS
CARLA
SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE
Simple future has two diferent forms:
o
WILL
o
BE GOING TO
oth refer to a spe!i"! time in the future#
$his two forms sometimes !an %e used
inter!han&ea%l' or the' often e(press two )er'
diferent meanin&s#
*+R, WILL
[will + verb in the base form]
-(amples:
I will call 'ou when 'our pa!.a&e is here#
Will 'ou help him later/
I wont tell an'one 'our se!ret#
*+R, WILL
0hen we use the future tense in spea.in&1 we often !ontra!t the su%2e!t
and au(iliar' )er%:
I will I3ll
She45e4 It will 5e3ll4 She3ll 4It3ll
6ou will 6ou3ll
$he' will $he'3ll
0e will 0e3ll
*or ne&ati)e senten!es in the future tense1 we !ontra!t li.e this:
Su%2e!t 7 will not Su%2e!t 7 won3t
*+R, BE GOING TO
[amisare + !oin! to + verb in the base
form]
0e !an use when:
6ou ha)e alread' de!ided a%out what are 'ou &oin&
to do#
8lans !an %e realisti! or not ne!!essaril'#
*+R, BE GOING TO
-(amples:
She is !oin! to b"# a new !ar#
$re 'ou !oin! to translate the
do!ument/
runo is not !oin! to s%en& his
)a!ation in 9ree!e#
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