Future Simple Example In English

The simple future tense in English (simple future) is the verb tense that we use to talk about what will be done or it will happen an instant, a minute, an hour or several years after the moment in which it is speaking, that is, in the future.

The basic way to form the future tense in English is by using the auxiliary verb will. However, two other forms are also used: the auxiliary verb shall and the verb phrase be going to. Below we will explain its rules and the use of each of these forms.

Affirmative. In the affirmative forms, we use the structure will + simple verb, to indicate what will happen in the future; with personal pronouns it can be used as a contraction by adding 'll:

I will wake up at seven o’clock / I’ll wake up at seven o’clock.

You will never know / you’ll never know. It also means you won't mind).

He will fly away / he He'll fly away.

We will marry on May / we’ll marry on May (we will marry in May).

Another way to write the future tense is by using the verb phrase be going to

, where the verb be will adopt the corresponding form in the present tense of the pronoun that precedes it or corresponds to it (am going to, is going to, are going to). Although Be going to and will can be used interchangeably, be going to is used especially when talking about the result of something that happens and or that happened and its result is about to occur, that is, when we talk about the result of facts and Actions; We also use it when we talk about something we plan to happen, but we are not completely sure:

The match is 3-2. Dolphins are going to win (The game is 3-2. The Dolphins will win [they will win])

The plan is at 95%, it is going to be ready tomorrow.

If you study hard, you are going to finish in only two years. (if you study hard, you will finish in just two years)

If I have enough money, my next vacations I am going to go to the mountain

On the other hand, will is used when we speak of an action that we will carry out voluntarily, of something that we promise and we intend to fulfill:

Don’t worry, I will help you. (Don't worry, I'll help you)

If you give an ice cream, I will to wash your car. (If you give me ice cream, I'll wash your car)

He will cross the field without shoes! (He will cross the field without shoes!)

We will finish the cours anyways. (We will finish the course anyway)

Shall. Shall is used the same as will. Shall is the polite and most used form in British English, while will is most used in North American English. In addition, shall serves to indicate the desire to do something, while will indicates determination:

Ella she shall be happy when you arrive

I shall become a doctor. (I will be a doctor)

The group shall trip to Modern Art Museum

They shall go to India

Interrogative form. In question forms, the expressions will, be going to, and shall are also equivalent. Its structures are as follows:

Will + subject + simple verb + complements +?

Am + I + going to + simple verb + complements +?

Is + subject + going to + simple verb + complements +?

Are + subject + going to + simple verb + complements +?

Shall + subject + simple verb + complements +?

It is preferred to use the interrogative form with shall, when we ask for advice or we want to ask politely for permission to do something:

Will we run till the fence? (Will we run to the fence?)

Are you going to carry gas? (Will you load gasoline?

Will she take another course? (Will she take another course?)

Is your dog going to broke my furnitures? (Will your dog break my furniture?)

Shall I go to the party or stay studying? (Should I go to the party or am I studying?)

Shall Robert close the door? (Can Roberto close the door?)

Negative form. For the negative forms we will add the negative particle not. We can use contraction forms: with will, we will use the contraction won’t, while with be going to, we will use the negative of the verb to be (am not, is not - isn’t, are not - aren’t). Shall not contracted in shan’t:

I will not be afraid / I won’t be afraid

Susan is not going to reveal her secret / Susan is not going to reveal her secret

We shall not take diet soda / we shan’t take diet soda (we shall not take diet soda)

Mary shall not suffer his absence de ella / Mary sha n’t suffer his absence

The Addamses will not stay at home tomorrow / The Addamses won't be at home tomorrow

You are not going to tell her / You aren’t going to tell her (you will not say it)

10 examples of future simple sentences in English:

I won’t be your toy again.

Shall I invite her to dinner?

We are going to have a picnic.

They will write a letter to their aunt.

My computer is going to fail so soon, it stops suddenly.

Will you bring the beer?

I shall repair the car.

He isn’t going to sing in the meeting.

Margo shall not cook the dinner.

Are you going to think twice?