Future Simple - usage, formation, examples.

This lecture is on the future simple tense the future simple is very easy to learn because there are no exceptions.

Which is something quite unusual for English language is usually formed with Will but shall is also used especially in questions using shell in a non question context could sound a little bit sort of stiff and old fashioned.

And the future simple is also formed with B going to look at some usage the future simple is used to stake future facts to make predictions to make promises to offer to do something to express unwillingness to make a suggestion to ask for advice or instructions to give an invitation.

And it’s also used in the first conditional in likely or probable situations the formation of the future simple is in the positive case subject plus will or shall plus infinitive without two.

As in I will eat ice cream as a negative subject plus will or shall not.

Plus infinitive without too.

We won’t eat ice cream or we shall not eat ice cream as a question Will or shall plus subject plus infinitive without to.

Will she eat ice cream as a negative question.

Will or shall not.

Plus subject plus infinitive without two.

Won’t he eat ice cream.

And as we said at the beginning we can use B going to instead.

So if we look at these examples you’ll see how easy it is to swap out so instead of I will eat ice cream.

I am going to eat ice cream so that we won’t eat ice cream.

We aren’t going to eat ice cream.

Will she eat ice cream.

Is she going to eat ice cream and won’t he eat ice cream.

Isn’t he going to eat ice cream and then the examples that come up.

We will interchange will and be going to.

And you can see that they really are interchangeable so we use it to state future facts.

The sun will set at 6 o’clock this evening Charles will succeed Queen Elizabeth is just future fantasies.

No debate no uncertainty.

to make a prediction I think it will rain tomorrow.

I think they will win the election well to make promises I will help you with your homework he will help you with the dishes.

you also use it to offer to do something.

Shall I help you with your homework.

It’s hot in here.

Shall I open a window.

And in some places in England they will still use will here as a question and for me it sounds a little bit strange if someone says Will I help you with your homework.

I think I shall in a question form is better or to express unwillingness.

I won’t pay until the manager.

Here’s my complaint he won’t go to work on his day off or to ask I’ll make a suggestion Shall we watch a film tonight.

What are we going to do during our holiday to ask for advice or instructions.

I broke her favorite vase.

What am I going to tell my mum.

Shall I tell the boss that the customer is unhappy or to give an invitation.

Will you be my prom date.

Will you marry me.

Pickwick or we use it in the first conditional for likely or probable situations if it rains tomorrow.

We will play inside now the rain tomorrow looks quite likely if you reduce the price by 10 percent I will buy the kitchen today.

It could well reduce the price and then or buy it please see the lesson on first conditionals for more details on this.