Future simple
You will learn to:
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Use verbs to describe an event which is certain to happen in the future.
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I will eat dinner.​
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She will drink beer.
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We will go to the shops.
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Use time adverbials:
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Tomorrow​
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On Tuesday
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Next Wednesday
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We will use 'the' for all place names.
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"I will go to the cinema."
Future Simple Examples
It is used to describe an event in the future.
Past
Now
Future
I will eat a hamburger.
Let's look at these verbs before we start.
We form sentences like this:
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Subject + will + present form verb + noun / noun phrase
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They will eat fish and chips.
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It will go to the park.
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I will have a glass of red wine.
Contractions
We can contract the subject and the 'will'.
I will = I'll
He will = He'll
She will = She'll
It will = It'll
We will = We'll
They will = They'll
You will = You'll
Jane will go to the supermarket.
Jane'll go to the bank.
Jane will go to the park.
We can join these sentences using commas (,) and an 'and'.
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Jane will go to the supermarket, bank and park.
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Note that you do not repeat the same words.
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Jane will go to the supermarket, the bank and the park.
Future Simple Exercises
Here is the family's plan for Sunday. Make some sentences for them.
Subject + will + present form verb + noun / noun phrase
We will get-up at 7:00am.
We will have breakfast.
We'll go to the train station.
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We went to the museum.
We'll have lunch.
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We'll go to the cinema.
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We will go to the cinema.
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We will go home.
Time - Future
These are some future time adverbials. We can put these at the beginning or end of a sentence.
Time + Subject + will + present form verb + noun / noun phrase
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Subject + will + present form verb + noun / noun phrase + time
This is what Tom will do in April.
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On Thursday Tom will go to the gym.
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Tom will go to the gym on Thursday.
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Next Monday Tom will go to the supermarket.
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Tom will go to the supermarket next Monday.
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This Monday Tom will go to the supermarket.
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Tom will go to the supermarket this Monday.
What's the difference with having the time at the beginning or the end?
Subject = I
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On Friday I'll have a glass of white wine.
When should I use 'this [...]day' or 'next [...]day'?
Subject = We
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On Saturday we'll have fish and chips for dinner.
Future Simple Examples - negative
We form sentences like this:
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Subject + will not + present form verb + noun / noun phrase
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They'll not eat fish and chips.
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It will not go to the park.
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I'll not have a glass of red wine.
Saying 'will not' is quite strong. Naturally we say 'won't' - a contraction of will and not.
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Subject + won't + present form verb + noun / noun phrase
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They won't eat fish and chips.
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It won't go to the park.
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I won't have a glass of red wine.
Subject = I
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I won't go to the cinema next week.
Subject = I
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I won't have a beer next Thursday.
Future Simple Examples - questions (?)
We form questions like this:
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Will + subject + present form verb + noun / noun phrase
Will they eat fish and chips?
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Will it go to the park?
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Will you have a glass of red wine?
On Friday, at work, Jane's friend asks about her plans for Sunday?
Will you go to the cinema?
Yes, we will.
Will you have dinner?
No, we won't.
Will you have lunch?
Yes, we will.
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