FUTURE SIMPLE

Formation
 Affirmative

will + V1
You will go to school.
I’ll post the letters tomorrow
morning.
 Negative

will not / won’t + V1

She will not go to work.

She won’t go to work.

 Interrogative

Will V1
Will you sing tonight?

What will you do tomorrow

morning?
 Use:
For future actions which may or may not
happen.

We will visit Disney World

one day.
For threats or warnings.

Stop or I will shoot.

 On the spot decisions
I left the door open. I will close it
right now.

What would you like to drink?

I will have a cup of coffee,

please.

Did you call Sue?

No, I forgot it.

I will call her tonight.

 Offer

Don’t worry. I’ll help you with

your homework.

Promise

I will love you forever.

Prediction

You will be rich.

 • With the verbs: hope, think, believe, expect …
• The expressions: I’m sure, I’m afraid…
• The adverbs: probably, perhaps etc.

I am hungry.
I think I’ll have a sandwich.

He will probably stay at

home.
Time expressions: tomorrow, the day after
tomorrow, next week, next year, tonight,
soon, in a week/year etc.

I’ll drive my new motorbike next week.

I will phone my best friend tonight.
I’ll read a novel soon.
Prediction , offer, warning,
promise, threat, request, on
the spot decision, fear

on the spot decision

 Prediction , offer, warning,
promise, threat, request, on
the spot decision, fear

promise
request
 Prediction , offer, warning,
promise, threat, request, on
the spot decision, fear

threat Prediction
Prediction , offer, warning,
promise, threat, request, on
the spot decision, fear

warning promise
 prediction
 offer
 warning,
 promise,
 threat,
 request,
 on the spot decision
 fear