Future simple in English for children. What is Future Simple time for?

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Today we will talk about something quite simple - the Future Simple time. Surely this time can be called one of your favorites. That's why it's simple. We are waiting for rules and examples, exercises and a test, as well as a lot of interesting and useful information.

How is it formed

Future Simple is not at all picky in its education. But still, let's look at all the forms in detail. General rule looks like that:

Subject + will\shall + predicate + object and adverbial.

We shall visit you next summer. - We will visit you next summer.

The negative form is formed using the particle not.

And to form an interrogative sentence, you will have to move will to the very beginning of the sentence.

Great, now we know the whole order of education. It's time to find out when we can use it.

When to use: beginner level

IN English language this is the easiest time. Everything is quite clear, but there are many cases of use. And it is advisable to remember them all.

When we talk about an ordinary action in the future, something that happened once.

I shall meet you at the main entrance. - I'll meet you at the main entrance.

When an action will be repeated in the future.

We shall see each other every winter. - We will see each other every winter.

When during a conversation we make decisions about the future.

Ok, I shall vote for your idea at the meeting. - Okay, I'll vote for your idea at the meeting.

When to use: Professional level

But there are still special options for using Future Simple.

When it comes to future facts.

The shop will open in August. - The store will open in August.

When it comes to proposals.

I shall help you with this project presentation. - I will help you with the presentation of this project.

Promises, requests and refusals.

I promise you will get this job. - I promise you will get this job.

Will you bring the book you told me about? -Will you bring me the book you were talking about?

Sorry, I shall not help you. I have to work with my department statement. - Sorry, I won't help you. I have to work on my department's report.

! It is very important to remember that usually after if (if) in 99% of cases will is not placed. For example:

If you go, I will go with you. - If you go, then I will go with you.

But let's look at another proposal:

Mother asks me if I shall go to the prom. - Mom asks me if I will go to the ball.

You may have already noticed that if (and sometimes whether) is translated here as “ whether", not "if". Indirect question does not require changing the word order and the question mark at the end. Therefore, all the words in this sentence are correct and very necessary.

Let's look at some more examples:

Tom is wondering whether I shall help him with his homework. - Tom is worried whether I will help him with his homework.

If you help me with my project, we will go to the theater. - If you help me with my project, we will go to the theater.

I hope you feel the difference. Now let's figure out how else we can talk about the future.

Some more ways to talk about the future

To be going to.

Sometimes we decide to use to be going to instead of the standard future tense. This occurs when we are talking about assumptions and intentions based on current events.

Look, Sarah is going to jump from the cliff to the sea. - Look, Sarah is going to jump off a cliff into the sea.

I am going to study at the University of Michigan. - I'm going to study at the University of Michigan.

Present continuous.

You can use the present tense instead of the future tense when you are talking about plans and intentions.

I am seeing Laney tomorrow morning. - Tomorrow morning I meet in Laney.

She is asking for a pay rise tomorrow. - Tomorrow she will ask for a salary increase.

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The affirmative form of Simple Future/Future Indefinite Tense - future simple/indefinite tense - is formed using auxiliary verbs shall/will + infinitive without to for first person singular and plural and auxiliary verb will + infinitive without to for all other persons singular and plural.

I shall go there tomorrow. I'll go there tomorrow.
He will write a new article for our magazine. He will write new article for our magazine.

I shall cook	We shall cook
You will cook	You will cook
He / she / it will cook	They will cook

Please note:
Many Englishmen in affirmative and negative sentences, especially in colloquial speech, prefer to use will rather than shall in the first person, since will emphasizes the intention, desire, etc. of the speaker, especially at the moment of expressing intention when deciding something urgent, sudden. For example, you went into a store, saw something interesting and immediately decided to buy it:

I will buy it. I will buy it. (I want to have this; in Russian you can convey this in the present tense: “I buy this, I take this.”)

Compare:

I shall be there. I will be there. (A simple statement of fact.)
I will be there. I will be there. (I intend to be there, I want to, I will definitely be there.)

Note. When in doubt about the use of shall or will in a given case, it is recommended to use will.

Negative form future simple/indefinite tense is formed using a negative particle not which is placed after the auxiliary verb shall or will before the main verb.

I shall/will not go there. I won't go there.

In interrogative negative sentences, only the first abbreviated form or the full form is used without any abbreviations.

Won't you wait a little, please, or you will come here tomorrow?
Wait a little bit, please, or come here tomorrow?

Please note:
IN general issues shall And will the future tense often has no meaning. Shall is used with a modal meaning to express the speaker's desire to receive instructions or instructions from his interlocutor.

Will or won't used to express a polite form or invitation.

Will do you clean the blackboard, please? Please erase this from the board.
Won't did you read, please? Please read.

Using the Future Simple

The future simple/indefinite tense is used:

1. To express a once or repeatedly repeated action that will occur in the future. At the same time, unlike modally colored forms, the speaker’s special attitude to the future action is not expressed - it is simply stated as an action that will take place in the future. Such sentences usually have expressions indicating time, for example: tomorrow - Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow - day after tomorrow, tonight - tonight, next day (week, month, year) - the next day(on next week, next month, year), in… days (hours) - in... days(hours), etc.

I'll call you tonight. I'll call you tonight.
The first academic term will end in ten days. The first academic semester will end in 10 days.

2. To describe the natural course of events, habitual actions that should take place in the future.

Summer will come soon. Summer is coming soon.
Students will make plans for the vacation. Students will be making plans for the holidays.

3. To express an action that will be performed under certain circumstances and conditions. Often these conditions and circumstances are expressed in conditional and temporary subordinate clauses with conjunctions if, when etc., sometimes in subordinate clauses of the goal.

If I drop this glass it will break. If I drop this glass, it will break.
When it gets warmer the snow will start to melt. When it gets warmer, the snow will melt.

4. Usually in combination with adverbs, modal introductory words and expressions that mean assumption, doubt, probability, etc., to express the speaker’s opinion, assumption, reflection about the future. These are the verbs: to think - think, to know - know, to believe believe, to suppose - assume, to feel sure - feel confident, to expect - expect, to hope - hope, to be afraid - afraid etc., as well as the words: probably - probably,possibly - Maybe, perhaps - May be and etc.

He'll work hard, I am sure. I'm sure it will work well.
They'll probably wait for us. They'll probably wait for us.

There are many more tenses in English than in Russian, so at first when learning foreign language they may seem very difficult to understand. However, most of them, including the simple future tense, are not difficult if you remember a few simple rules. After reading the article, you will understand that there is actually nothing complicated about how the Future Simple is formed.

What is Future Simple

Future Simple in English is a simple future tense. This is the easiest to learn and most common of the future tenses in the language. It is worth mastering it first, immediately after studying the simple present and past tenses, this will provide a good basis for more complex grammatical structures. Moreover, it is very simple to understand how the Future Simple is formed.

When to use

There are several common uses of the Future Simple tense.

When talking about an action that will happen in the future, once or repeatedly. The speaker does not express his attitude to the action; the sentence is reduced to a simple statement of fact without a subjective point of view. Often a sentence contains a word that denotes time. For example: tomorrow - tomorrow, next week - next week.
When a sentence communicates the natural course of things, events that will inevitably happen. For example: Winter will come soon - Winter will come soon.
When a sentence talks about actions that will happen in the future if certain conditions are met, there is often a subordinate clause that states that condition. You can find the words if - if, when - when and others.
When a sentence contains an adverb, modal word or expression that means doubt, hope, assumption, thoughts about the future. These are the words possibly - possibly, perhaps - maybe, probably - probably, as well as the verbs to think - to think, to hope - to hope and others.
When a verb that is not used in continuous tenses is preceded by the verb to be in one of its forms. For example: I "ll be back - I will return.
In a business, official style of speech, when communicating someone’s plans and intentions. For example: He will make an announcement tomorrow - He will make an announcement tomorrow.

In general, it is not necessary to memorize these rules separately, since the simple past, present and future tenses apply in the same cases, so you can be guided by your knowledge of the most common, present simple tense.

There are also less common rules, but they are worth considering in order to fully understand how the Future Simple Tense is formed.

When it comes to spontaneous, momentary decisions. That is, the decision is made by the speaker directly at the moment of speaking. For example: What will you order? - What will you order? I will take coke and cheese sandwich. - I'll take a coke and a cheese sandwich.
Promises. You can add the expression I promise - I promise. For example: I promise, I will pay next week. - I promise I'll pay next week.
With threats and warnings. For example: I will kill you. - I'll kill you. It will burn you. - You'll get burned.
Requests for help. A simple question with the auxiliary verb will at the beginning is often perceived as a request for help.

How is a statement formed?

How is the Future Simple formed in the case of a simple affirmative sentence? Everything is very simple, you just need to follow this simple formula: the auxiliary verb will is placed before the semantic verb in the first form (infinitive without the particle to). The rest of the proposal structure remains unchanged.

For example:

I will pay tomorrow - I will pay tomorrow.
He will come next week - He will come next week

In spoken or written speech, when using less standardized styles, the auxiliary verb is often combined with a personal pronoun into a shortened form. For example: I will - I"ll.

How a question is formed

With questions when forming the simple future tense, everything is somewhat more complicated. In a simple question without a special question word, simple inversion is used, the auxiliary verb will is moved to the beginning of the sentence, followed by the subject and the semantic verb in the first form.

For example:

Will you pay tomorrow? - Will you pay tomorrow?

There may be some difficulties at first with how the Future Simple tense is formed, when in an interrogative sentence there is a special word where to put it. In this case, a question word is placed at the beginning of the sentence, followed by an auxiliary verb, and only then followed by the subject. For example:

Who will pay tomorrow? - Who will pay tomorrow?
Why will he come next week? - Why will he come next week?

How is negation formed?

Having mastered the rules for constructing affirmative and interrogative sentences, you can easily learn to understand how negation is formed in Future Simpe. The particle not is placed between the auxiliary and the mere.

In a negative sentence, as in an affirmative one, there is also room for contraction. It is permissible to use the form won"t instead of the phrase will not. Again, you should resort to such abbreviations only in colloquial speech.

Passive voice

Often sentences in the future tense are used in the passive (or passive) voice. Here is an example from the Russian language: the complaint will be considered; the car will be sold.

Here are the cases in which you should use it:

When the speaker does not know who will perform the action in the future.
When the speaker essentially does not care who will perform the action, the very fact of its completion is important.
When an action is inevitable, but the speaker finds it unpleasant and does not want to talk about it.

Here is a simple formula that can be used to understand how the Future Simple Passive is formed. At the beginning of the sentence, the object or person on whom the action will be performed is placed, followed by the auxiliary verb will and the particle be. In third place is the semantic verb in the past tense; its external form depends on whether the verb is regular or irregular.

Sometimes the sentence also indicates who will perform the action, then at the end of the sentence you need to put the particle by and the name of the person. If the action is performed with the help of any tool, machine, then instead of the particle by there is a preposition with.

In the negative form of the passive voice of the simple future tense, the sentence is constructed according to the same formula, only not is placed between will and be. In an interrogative sentence, simple inversion is often used, when the auxiliary verb will is placed at the beginning of the sentence.

Difference between will and going to be

There are also some pitfalls in how the Future Simple is formed. Be going to is a phrase that is often not used when talking about future actions, since it is more difficult to use than the auxiliary verb will. Here are several cases when it is worth using this particular turn of phrase in speech.

If will means that the decision was made spontaneously, at the moment of speaking, then be going to means that the decision was made deliberately, was planned in advance. For example: I am going to be a lawyer. - I'll be a lawyer.
Will is used when a future action will not happen exactly, but the speaker hopes, expects, thinks that it will happen. If there are specific reasons, facts for the action to happen, then it is worth using be going to.

Should I use shall

According to the official rules of the English language, the auxiliary verb shall is used with first person personal pronouns in the singular and plural. In all other cases will is used. However, in the last few decades shall has gradually disappeared from the spoken language, it can only be found in old texts, in a deliberately official style, sometimes it is used in threats and interrogative sentences with an offer of help. For example:

You shall never come here again. - You better never come here again.
Shall we help you? - Can we help you?

Conclusion

When learning English, almost the first thing you need to do is learn how the Present Simple, Future Simple and Past Simple. These are the three tenses on which knowledge of grammar is based, since the remaining, more complex tenses are formed partially according to the rules for using the three basic tenses.

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Education Future Simple

To form the Simple Future Tense, you need to use the auxiliary verb " will" before the infinitive (first form) of the main semantic verb (without the particle " to»).

Affirmative sentence is built according to the scheme " subject + will + semantic verb" For example:

I will open the window.- I'll open the window.
You will go to London.- You will go to London.
He will play football.- He will play football.
She will finish the game.- She will finish the game.
It will eat a bone.- It will eat the bone.
We will be at school tomorrow.- We will be at school tomorrow.
You will arrive on time.- You will arrive on time.
They will buy a new flat.- They will buy a new apartment.

IN affirmative sentence « will" is combined with a pronoun and forms a shortened form:

I'll open.
She'll play.
They'll buy.

Negative sentences are formed by adding a particle " not" To " will» = « will not" For example:

I will not open the window.- I won't open the window.
You will not go to London.- You won't go to London.
He will not play football.- He won't play football.
She will not finish the game.- She won't finish the game.
It will not eat a bone.- It won't eat the bone.
We will not be at school tomorrow.- We won't be at school tomorrow.
You will not arrive on time.- You won't arrive on time.
They will not buy a new flat.- They will not buy a new apartment.

You can also use the short form " won't».

I won't open.
He won't play.
They won't buy.

Question in the Future Simple begins with auxiliary verb « will", followed by subject And main verb. For example:

Will I visit her?- I'll visit her.
Will you help me?- Will you help me?
Will he go to school?- Will he go to school?
Will she dance tomorrow?- Will she dance tomorrow?
Will it climb a tree?- Will it climb a tree?
Will we have a party?- Are we having a party?
Will you leave the office?- Will you leave the office?
Will they go on a picnic?- Will they go on a picnic?

In a special question “will” is put before the subject, A before the auxiliary verb the necessary one is used interrogative pronoun:

Where will I play? - Where will I play?
Why will he play? - Why will he play?
With whom will you play? - Who will you play with?

Using the verb "shall"

Verb " shall" is practically not used in modern English. It is found only in issues, when it comes to proposal to do something or help:

Shall I help you?- Can I help you? - Should I (should) help you?
It's too cold here, shall we go home instead?- It's too cold here, maybe... better let's go home?

In older texts the meaning of promise, warning or threat is found:

You shall never be alone again.-You will never be alone again.
You are too arrogant and one day you shall regret it.-You are too arrogant and one day you will pay for it.

So, we seem to have sorted out the form :)

Using the Future Simple

When we talk about a single event in the future:

He will spend his money on vacation.- He will spend his money on vacation.
We will have a party tomorrow.- We'll have a party tomorrow.

When The action will be repeated several times in the future:

We will visit our grandmother several times next year.- IN next year we will visit our grandmother several times.

Unforgettably markers, which indicate action in the future: tomorrow(Tomorrow), tonight(tonight), the day after tomorrow(day after tomorrow), next week(next week), next year(next year), in a week / in a month(in a week / in a month), soon(soon).

When make an instant or spontaneous decision and immediately voice it:

I"ll have a cup of coffee and a piece of an apple pie, and you?- I'll have a cup of coffee and a piece of apple pie, and you?
It's late right now. I"ll call a taxi.- It's already too late. I'll call a taxi.

When we make assumptions about the future, that is we think, guess or suspect that some events will happen in the future:

I think it will be a great day tomorrow!- I think tomorrow will be a wonderful day!
I am sure you will enjoy the movie.- I'm sure you'll like the film.

In such sentences you can often find the words: think(think), hope(hope), believe(to count, to believe) wonder(to be interested) expect(expect), imagine(imagine, imagine) be sure(sure), be certain(sure), be afraid(afraid); probably(probably), certainly(definitely), perhaps(Maybe).

If our assumptions are based not only on personal opinion, but also on some evidence(proof) - something that confirms that some event will happen in the future (more precisely in the near future), then we use the construction “ be going to" In this case, the speaker is confident about what will happen based on the present. For example, you see a person who has walked too close to the edge of the roof. He's not scared at all, but you started to panic because you see that he might fall. So you say: “Step back! You are going to fall!»

She's going to have a baby(we see her big belly and that's our evidence).
Look at these clouds. It's going to rain(you can see dark heavy clouds in the sky).
Liverpool is going to win the game(the game is almost over and the score is 2:0).

Modal verb "will"

In English " will"can act not only as an auxiliary, but also modal verb. All actions in such sentences will refer to the future tense. With "will" we can pass multiple values:

Promise- Promise:

I will call you before leaving.- I'll call you before I leave.
I will not watch TV tonight.- I won't watch TV tonight.

Offer- offer:

Will you drink a glass of orange juice?-Will you drink a glass of orange juice?
Will you marry me?- Will you marry me?

Threat- threat:

Listen to me closely or I will punish you.- Listen to me carefully, or I will punish you.
Freeze or I'll shoot you!- Freeze or I'll shoot you!

We all know the rule that in conditional sentences after “ if»/« when» Future Simple not used, but as always there are exceptions.

If "if" is used not as a condition, but as indirect question, then you can use “will”. An indirect question is a subordinate clause that begins with the conjunction " if»/« whether"(whether), but it is not a question. It maintains regular word order and puts a period at the end rather than a question mark.

I want to know if you will be free at this weekend.- I want to know if you will be free this weekend.

"Will" can be used in conditional sentences after the conjunction "if" as modal verb.

When "will" means " do something persistently and persistently", that is, continue to defend your opinion without listening to others:

If you won't apologize, you will lose her forever.- If you don't apologize, you'll lose her forever.

When "will" denotes a polite request:

If you will speak to him, I will be obliged.- If you talk to him, I will be very grateful.

As you can see, Future Simple is not such a simple tense. “Will” is not only an auxiliary verb that helps form a sentence in the future, but also a modal verb that has different meanings depending on the situation.

We invite you to familiarize yourself with other tenses of the English language

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Future Simple (Future Indefinite)— future simple tense of English. It is generally used to refer to an event that may occur in the indefinite future or in the very distant future. For more detailed rules for forming the Future Simple in affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences, auxiliary words and examples of using the future tense, see below.

Education Future Simple

The Future Simple is formed by adding the auxiliary verbs shall / will and the first form of the verb. Formula for forming an affirmative (narrative) sentence:

Noun + shall / will + verb

As a rule, shall is used with the 1st person singular, but this is not a rule. Will can be used with all pronouns (I, You, He / She, We, They, It). Also shall and will can merge with a pronoun and then only the ending ll remains. Examples:

I will play football. - I will play football.

I'll do my work someday. “I’ll do my job someday.”

To form a negative sentence in the Future Simple, it is necessary to place the fraction not after shall / will. Formula for forming a negative sentence:

Noun + shall / will + not + verb

In this case, shall not can merge into shall not, and will not into will not. Examples of using a negative sentence:

I shall not let you down. - I won't let you down.

Tomorrow he will not go to the school. — Tomorrow he won’t go to school.

The Future Simple interrogative sentence is formed in the following way:

Shall / Will + noun + verb

Examples of using an interrogative sentence:

Shall we go to the cinema tomorrow? - Shall we go to the cinema tomorrow?

Will you go with us? -Will you come with us?

Future Simple Indicator Words

As in the Past Simple and Present Simple, the future tense has its own auxiliary words that help determine whether the Future Simple is used or not. There are 4 most commonly used marker words and phrases:

Cases in which the Future Simple is used

Below are some uses of the Future Simple that will help you navigate your conversation when choosing the tense at which you want to express your opinion.

Future simple

Use case I: promise to do something

The Future Simple is often used when a person promises to do something in the future:

I promise I will not tell him about the surprise party. “I promise I won’t tell him about the surprise party.”

Don't worry, I'll be careful. - Don't worry, I'll be careful.

I will call you when I arrive. - I'll call you back when I arrive.

Use case II: predicting future events

The Future Simple can be used when trying to predict something in the future. In this case, the phrase to be going to can also be used. examples:

The year 2222 will be a very interesting year. — The year 2222 will be a very interesting year.

John Smith will be the next President. — John Smith will be the next president.

The movie "Zenith" will win several Academy Awards. — The film “Zenith” will win several Academy Awards.

Use case III: instant reaction to something

In this case, the Future Simple is used to answer a request or react to some action that has taken place. examples:

Will you help me to move this heavy table? —Will you help me move this heavy table?

A: I'm really hungry. - I'm really hungry.
B: I’ll make some sandwiches. — I'll make some sandwiches.

I will not do all the housework myself! — I won’t do all the housework alone!

Use case IV: listing sequential actions or repeating actions

Another use of the Future Simple is to list sequential and repeating actions that will occur in the future. Eg:

I cannot wait for my vacation. I shall go to the river, swim and fish every day. - I can't wait for the holidays. I will go to the river, swim and fish every day.