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Hmmmm...what does the word "future" mean? The word "future" means that something is going to happen.
Use the verb "will" when you are talking about the future. Read on to see what I mean. Tim playedsoccer when he was young.
The butterflies will land on the flowers when they are hungry.
Remember
Verbs can tell about things that happen in the past, present, and future. Verbs that have "will" tell about the future. Now say this.... "I will click on the crystal ball to practice!" There you go...into the future!!!
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/g/verbtensefuturel3.cfm
The future can be expressed in several ways in English. Here are the different possibilities: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Future Simple: will + base form of the verb Be Going To: am, is, are + going to + base form of the verb Shall: Shall + subject + base form of the verb? Future Progressive: will be + verbing Present Simple and Present Progressive with Future Meaning
will or wont +verb Subject Positive I / You / We / They He / She / It Negative wont see rest of sentence
will see
Contractions
In general, use the contracted forms of the pronoun + will: I will > Ill / he will > hell / she will > shell / you will > youll / we will > well /they will > theyll Ex. Ill see you tomorrow. / Youll get the answer by post. Try to use the short form wont instead of will not Ex. I wont see you tomorrow. Save the long forms for when you want to create emphasis in spoken Englsih or when writing formal texts. Ex. You will not do that again! / His hypothesis will not stand up to their criticism.
rest of sentence
send
1. Will Dave burn the CD for you? 2. Wont the girls be late for the party?
Wh word What
Will
subject
will
I / You / We /
Wh word
Will
subject
rest of sentence
Why
wont
They He / She / It
finish
the project
1. When will he give you an answer? 2. Why wont you tell him the truth?
Future Be Going To
We usually use am, is or are + going to + the base form of the verb to talk about actions in the future that have already been decided on.
rest of sentence
He / She /
is going
Form of be + going to Subject Positive It to Negative going to arent (are not) going to
rest of sentence
You / We / They
are going to
1. 2. 3. 4.
Dans going to take the order over to the customer. The girls are going to sing Amazing Grace now. They arent going to buy the house. I am not going to make dinner tonight. Were going out to a restaurant.
subject I
going to + verb
rest of sentence
he / she / it
going to eat
lunch today
you / we / they
1. Am I going to feel bad about my decision? 2. Is he going to watch the film tonight? 3. Are you going to participate in the race tomorrow?
Wh-Questions Be Going To
Wh- questions are questions that require more information in their answers. Typical wh- words are what, where, when, which, why, who, how, how many, how much. To create a wh-question, start with the wh-word, then add am, is or are, then the subject (a person or thing that will be doing the action), going to and the base form of the verb.
Wh- word
subject I
going to + verb
rest of sentence
Why
he / she / it
going to watch
the news
you / we / they
1. How much is the computer going to cost? 2. Why arent you going to buy that car?
Future: Shall
Shall is used with the subjects I and we to make suggestions or to offer to do something for someone. It is always used in the form of a question.
Will Shall
subject I / We
1. Shall we go for a walk? 2. Shall I help you with that? The use of shall to mean will is formal English and is not commonly used today.
Add ing to most verbs. Ex. play > playing, cry > crying, bark > barking For verbs that end in e, remove the e and add ing. Ex: slide > sliding, ride > riding For verbs that end in ie, change the ie to y and add ing. Ex: die > dying, tie > tying For a verb whose last syllable is written with a consonant-vowel-consonant and is stressed, double the last letter before adding ing. Ex: beg > begg ing, begin > beginning.However: enter > entering (last syllable is not stressed)
We use will/wont + be + verbing (present participle) when we know that an action will be in progress at some time in the future or to describe something that has been pre-arranged.
will / wont + be + verbing Subject Positive I / You / We / They He / She / It Negative wont be waiting rest of sentence
will be waiting
for you
1. Dont phone me before 12:00. I will be meeting with a client. 2. You can take my car tomorrow. I wont be using it. 3. 4. This time next year, we will be living in our new home.
Subject
be + verbing be exhibiting
be coming
1. Will Allen be participating in the science fair next week ? 2. Wont you be visiting your mother when Im in town?
Wh Word
will/wont
verbing
rest of sentence
When
will
be meeting
1. Where will he be waiting for me? 2. How will you be travelling to the exhibition? Some Wh-questions have a different word order:
subject people
will will
verbing be attending
Who
will
be going
with you
1. How many contestants will be attempting to win the prize? 2. Which runners will be running the race?
Answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. will be driving Will/ be attending will be getting will be freezing will not be graduating
Dont lift that. Youll hurt yourself. You dropped your purse. Ill get it. Ill see you tomorrow. Youll get the answer by post. Dans going to take the order over to the customer. The girls are going to sing Amazing Grace now. Ill drive you to your lesson at 4 pm. He is going to clean up his room tonight. Dont phone me before 12:00. I will be meeting with a client. This time next year, we will be living in our new home. He will be receiving his M.A. degree at the ceremony next week. Her bus leaves at 6:00 Tuesday morning. Im turning in my History assignment tomorrow morning.
Negative
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Alice wont help us decorate for the party. If you dont finish the bid, the boss wont give you a raise. I wont see you tomorrow. You will not do that again! They arent going to buy the house. I am not going to make dinner tonight. Were going out to a restaurant. Teddy and Sam arent going to eat at that restaurant again. You can take my car tomorrow. I wont be using it. He wont work overtime anymore.
Yes/No Questions
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Will Dave burn the CD for you? Wont the girls be late for the party? Am I going to feel bad about my decision? Is he going to watch the film tonight? Are you going to participate in the race tomorrow? Shall we go for a walk? Shall I help you with that? Will Allen be participating in the science fair next week? Wont you be visiting your mother when Im in town? Will Ron be visiting you today?
Wh- Questions
1. 2. 3. 4. When will he give you an answer? Why wont you tell him the truth? How much is the computer going to cost? Why arent you going to buy that car?
5. 6. 7. 8.
Where will he be waiting for me? How will you be travelling to the exhibition? How many contestants will be attempting to win the prize? Which runners will be running the race?
Tag Questions
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. John will call her tomorrow, wont he? All those girls will be sitting quietly, wont they? You are going to finish that work, arent you? That bee is going to sting me, isnt it? Carey wont report me, will she? The kids arent going to play soccer tomorrow, are they? Youre not working tomorrow, are you?
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