The day after tomorrow
In (the near) future
Soon
One of these days
in a few minutes / in a moment / in a week / in five months time / in a week’s time, etc.
In the future, machines will do many of the jobs that people do now.
Wait a minute — I’ll open the door.
I promise I’ll give up smoking.
I’ll never speak to her again.
Positive form
I You He/She/It We You They | will (‘ll) stay here tonight. |
NOTE: a) will is used with all persons (I, you, he, they, etc.).
b) shall is used instead of will with I or we, but in everyday speech, will is more common.
c) in spoken English ‘ll is used with subject pronouns.
He’ll be there in time.
BUT: John will be there in time.
Exercise 45. Put the verbs in brackets into the Future Simple Tense. Use contraction (‘ll) where possible.
Example: I think I (be) in Liverpool next week. — I think I’ll be in Liverpool next week.
Fiona (be) 20 in March. — Fiona will be 20 in March.
1. They (arrive) home before midnight tonight.
Negative form
I You He/She/It We You They | will not (won’t) work tomorrow. |
NOTE: a) will not (won’t) is used with all persons (I, you, he, they, etc.).
b) shallnot(shan’t) is used with I or we, but in everyday speech, will is more common.
Exercise 46. Write negative sentences with the verb in the correct form.
Example: He won’t forget to take his medicine. (forget)
1. I know she ___ with this idea. (agree)
Exercise 47. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb given in the box. Use each verb only once.
see, get, stay, win, tell, come, be, leave |
Example: — Please, stay with me. — Don’t worry, I won’t leave you. I’ll stay with you.
— All right. See you then.
— Don’t worry, I ___ her.
— My grandparents are on their way to America. They’re going to live there, so I probably ___ them again.
— Why not? You can go there for a holiday.
— Yes. I think they ___ married soon.
— Do you think they ___?
General questions
Shall | I we | help go | you? to the cinema? | — Yes, please. / No, thanks. — OK, let’s go. / I’m afraid, I don’t want to. |
Will | he she it you they | stay | here? | — Yes, he/she/it/I/we/they will. — No, he/she/it/I/we/they won’t. |
NOTE: a) Shall is generally used as a first person question (with I or we) to make suggestions and offers.
b) Will is used as a first person question with I to ask about future. Will I be happy, will I be rich...?
Exercise 48. Make these sentences into general questions. Give short answers.
Example: (you be) at home tomorrow? — Will you be at home tomorrow? — Yes, I will. ? No, I won’t.
Exercise 49. Make up your own sentences with Shall I...? / Shall we...?
Example: the theatre this evening? — Shall we go to the theatre this evening?
do the washing up for you? — Shall I do the washing up for you?
1) close the window?
2) the disco on Friday?
3) another television programme?
4) a game of tennis?
5) turn on the radio?
6) help you with this exercise?
Special questions
What | shall | I | do? | — Whatever you like. |
Where | will | I | be in ten years’ time? | — Nobody knows. |
Where | shall | we | go tonight? | — Let’s go to the cinema. |
When | will | you | tell her the truth? | — One of these days. |
How old | will | he | be next birthday? | — He’ll be twenty-nine. |
How often | will | they | see each other in ten years’ time? | — Perhaps they will never see each other again. |
How long | will | it | take? | — About an hour. |
How much | will | the trip | cost? | — It won’t be expensive. |
Why | will | she | stay in town this summer? | — Because she’s going to work as a tourist guide. |
Which trip | will | you | take? | — I think I’ll take a bicycle trip. |
Who | will | — | win the race? | — It’s rather difficult to predict. |
Exercise 50. Complete the sentences.
Example: Who will arrange everything? — Nancy.
Tag questions
I’ll | give you a lift, | shall I? | — Yes, please. That’s very kind of you./ No, thanks. I’ll walk. | |
I | will | be rich, | won’t I? | — Yes, you will. / No, you won’t. |
You | will | leave tomorrow, | won’t you? | — Yes, I will. / No, I won’t. |
He/She | will | enjoy the camping trip | won’t he/she? | — Yes, he/she will. / No, he/she won’t. |
It | will | be Sunday tomorrow, | won’t it? | — Yes, it will. / No, it won’t. |
We’ll | go by plane, | shall we? | — All right. Let’s go by plane. | |
They | will | be more careful next time, | won’t they? | — Yes, they will. / No, they won’t. |
I | won’t | work next week, | will I? | — No, you won’t. / Yes, you will. |
You | won’t | be late, | will you? | — No, I. won’t. / Yes, I will. |
He/She | won’t | tell anyone else, | will he/she? | — No, he/she won’t. / Yes, he/she will. |
It | won’t | help anyone, | will it? | — No, it won’t. / Yes, it will. |
We | won’t | do this, | will we? | — No, we won’t. / Yes, we will. |
They | won’t | come to see us, | will they? | — No, they won’t. / Yes, they will. |
NOTE: a) after Let’s... the question tag is shall we?
Let’s go out for a walk, shall we?
b) After the imperative (Do/Don’t do...) the tag is will you?
Open the door, will you?
Exercise 51. Give the correct tag to these sentences.
Exercise 52. Ask questions about the information in italics.
1. At the weekend we’ll probably go to the cinema.
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