Future simple: will

Future simple:WILL

Here's a quick guide to understand and start using the form 'will' to talk about the future.

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Contents

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Exercises

Introduction

Structure

Uses

Introduction

What's the future simple?

Future simple is used to talk about facts or convictions about the future. We can express a future idea using 'will', 'be going to', the present simple and the present continuous forms. In this guide, we're going to focus on 'will'. Let's start!

Structure: affirmative

To use 'will', you should follow this structure

Will comes after the subject and before the verb in inifinitive form. S + will + V + complements Be careful! The structure changes in these cases:

Negatives

Questions

Structure: negative

Structure for the negative form

In the negative, after 'will' you need to use 'not'. You can also use the contraction 'won't'. S + will + not + V + complements S + won't + V + complements

Affirmatives

Questions

Structure: question

Structure for the questions

To make questions in the future, you must change the order of the elements, like this: Will + S + V + complements?

Affirmatives

Negatives

Uses

More info:

'Will' can be used to express seven different things.

Predictions

Promises

Offers

Rapiddecisions

Futureconditional

Refusals

Threats

Exercises

Here are some exercises to practise the use of 'will'.

PREDICTIONS

Making predictions about the future: The campaign is starting next week. I think Baiden will win the elections again

RAPID DECISIONS

Spontaneous decisions made in the moment of speaking. I'm thirsty. I think I'll buy a drink.

OFFERS

Will is often used to express someone’s willingness to do something or to make offers. That looks heavy. I’ll help you with it

PROMISES

We use 'will' to make promises. Don’t worry. I won’t tell anyone

THREATS

'Will' is used to threaten someone. If you don’t stop, I’ll tell your mum

REFUSALS

'Will' is used to make refusals. She won’t listen to anything I say

FIRST CONDITIONALS

'Will' is used with the present simple to create the first conditional structure. If it doesn’t rain, we’ll go there