A.

FORM WILL / SHALL

- {I-You-We-They-He-She-It} will come
Affirmative :
tomorrow.
Subject + will / shall + Verb 1st form
- {I-We} shall come tomorrow.
Negative : - {I-You-We-They-He-She-It} will not come
Subject + will / shall + not + Verb 1st form tomorrow.
- {I-We} shall not come tomorrow.
Interogative : - Will {I-You-We-They-He-She-It} come
Will / shall + Subject + Verb 1st form tomorrow?
- Shall {I-We} come tomorrow?
Negative Interogative : - Will not {I-You-We-They-He-She-It} come
Will / shall + not + Subject + Verb 1st form tomorrow?
- Shall not {I-We} come tomorrow?
Note :
The Contracted form :
{I-You-We-They-He-She-It} will : I’ll, you’ll, we’ll, they’ll, he’ll, she’ll, it’ll.
Shall not : Shan’t Will not : won’t

B. USAGE
Shall is used for both the first person singular or plural.
Will is used for all persons.
Example :
a. I shall return later.
b. We shall give you the report next month.
c. You will learn the trade soon.
d. He will contract you tomorrow.
C. FUTURE TENSES : SHORT ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

Question SHORT ANSWER COMPLETE ANSWER

Shall we go tomorrow? Yes, We shall Yes, We shall go
Future Tenses No, We shan’t No, We shall not go
Will you study? Yes, I will Yes, I will study
No, I won’t No, I will not study

D. BE GOING TO AND WILL

a. She is going to succeed because she
works hard.
b. She will succeed because she works
hard.
c. I bought some wood because I am going
to build a bookcase for may apartment.
d. This chair is too heavy for you to carry
Be going to and will are the same when they are
used to make predictions about future. (a) and
(b) have the same.
Be going to (but not will) is used to express a
preconceived plan or planned action in the
immediate or near future. In (c) : the speaker is
planning to build a bookcase.
Will (but not be going to) is used to volunteer or
 alone. I’ll help you. express willingness. In (d) : The speaker is happy
to help.

EXERCISE
A. Fill the blank in each sentence with the simple future tense of the verb given in brackets.
1. We __________ (hold) a party next month.
2. He __________ (visit) us soon.
3. I __________ (try) to read many books during the vacation.
4. Evi __________ (take part) in the next race.
5. We __________ (produce) a play ths year.
B. Complete the following sentences with future tense with wll and the verbs in parentheses.
Use both the full form and the contracted form.
Ex : He ____________________ (call) you tomorrow.
(He will call you tomorrow. He’ll call you tomorrow.)
1. They ____________________ (see) us in the morning.
2. I ____________________ (give) you that money tomorrow.
3. I ____________________ (leave) the tip.
4. She ____________________(help) you with that work.
5. John ____________________ (do) well in the job.
C. Complete the sentences with be going to or will
Ex : A : Why did you buy this flour?
B : I __________ to make some bread.
B : I am going to make some bread.

A : Could someone get me a glass of water?

B : Certainly. I __________ get you one. Would you like some ice in it?
B : Certainly. I will get you one. Would you like some ice in it?
1. A : Could someone please open the window?
B : I __________ do it.
2. A : Can I borrow this book?
B : Sure, but I need it back soon.
A : I __________ return it to you tomorrow. Okay
3. A : I __________ wear a dark suit to be wedding reception. How about you?
B: I’m not sure.
4. A : What are your vacation plans?
B : I __________ spend two weeks on a greek island.
5. A : So you __________ get married.
B : That’s right. On September 22nd.
A : My congratulations.