SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

• It indicates that an action occurs at a specific time in the future.

Time Indicators
• Soon
• Next year
• Tomorrow

Form of the Verb

1. Will + verb form
• To express a promise.

Examples:
a. I will help you finish your project.
b. We will write you when we get there.
c. I will make you feel comfortable at our home.

2. Will + verb or be going to + verb

• To express a prediction.

Examples:
a. Gerald will be the next class president.
b. Benedict is going to be the next team leader.
c. You are going to be successful in the next two years.

3. Be going to
• To express a plan. It expresses an idea that a person intends to do something in the future, whether or
not the plan is realistic.

Examples:
a. Precy is going to spend her vacation in Canada.
b. Francis is going to continue his schooling next school year.
c. I am going to attend a swimming class when I have more free time.

4. shall + verb
• To make an offer, to indicate requirement.

Examples:
a. Shall I bring you home?
b. You shall wear your uniform on Monday.
c. We shall meet with the principal tomorrow.

ACTIVITY

Directions: Read each sentence and determine the intention expressed using future expressions. Write the letter on
the blank to represent the intention.

a. to express a promise
b. to predict
c. to express a plan
d. to offer
e. to indicate requirement

_________ 1. We will visit our grandparents tonight.

_________ 2. Shall I bring you to the school clinic?
_________ 3. The youth today are going to be the next leaders of our nation.
_________ 4. Our planet is going to have major transformation in the coming years.
_________ 5. We shall sing the school hymn with feelings at the opening ceremony.
_________ 6. I am going to give my dog a quick bath later.
_________ 7. The president assured us that he will help upgrade the literacy rate in the
country.
_________ 8. Many graduates will have more secured jobs in the future.
_________9. We will find a good seat for you at the theater.
_________10. Shall we reserve a ticket for you?