We make the future tense with will + infinitive of the verb.
Affirmative form
- I will meet you at five o’clock.
- You will stay home tomorrow.
- He will work all day on Monday.
- She will do the shopping on Monday.
- It will rain tomorrow.
- We will see each other tomorrow.
- They will go to France in June.
Short Forms
The short forms are: I’ll/ you’ll/ he’ll/ she’ll / it’ll/ we’ll /they’ll.
In English, we tend to use the short form. It sounds more natural if you use the short forms.
- I’ll meet you at five o’clock.
- You’ll stay home tomorrow.
- We’ll be late.
- They’ll help each other tomorrow.
- It’ll rain tomorrow.
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The negative form:
will not + infinitive. The short form of will not is won’t. Again, we tend to use the short form. If we are trying to emphasise something or make a point, we use ‘will not’ instead of ‘won’t.’
- I will not meet you at five. (or ..won’t meet you….)
- You will not stay home tomorrow. (…won’t stay home….)
- He will not work all day on Monday. (…won’t work all day…)
- She will not do the shopping on Monday. (…won’t do the shopping…)
- It will not rain tomorrow. (…won’t rain..)
- We will not see each other tomorrow. (…won’t see…)
- They will not go to France in June. (…won’t go…)
Questions Form
- Will I meet you tomorrow?
- Will you stay home tomorrow?
- Will he work all day on Monday?
- Will she do the shopping?
- Will it be cold tomorrow?
- Will we decide tomorrow?
- Will they go to France in June?
Form with Question Words:
- Where will I meet you?
- Why will you stay home?
- Where will he work tomorrow?
- Why will she do the shopping tomorrow?
- How cold will it be tomorrow?
- When will we decide?
- Where will they go in June?
Going to
We can form the future tense using ‘going to’ for pre-planned events.
Affirmative
- I’m going to go shopping later.
- They are going to get married next year.
Negative
We add ‘not’ before ‘going to’ to make a negative sentence.
- I’m not going to go to the party.
- They’re not going to get married until they’ve finished college.
- He’s not going to play tennis this week.
Questions
am/is/are at the top of the sentence.
- Is he going to play tennis this week?
- Are you going to get married soon?
- Am I going to see you tomorrow?
Question Words
Question words go to the top of the question sentence to form the future tense.
- Where is he going to play tennis this week?
- Why are you going to get married?
- When am I going to see you?
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