SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

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Simple Future Tense has two different forms in English, namely:
1. Will
2. Be going to
Both “will” and “be going to” refer to a specific time in the future.
I. Formula for “will”:
(+) S + WILL + V1 + O + ADVERB
(-) S + WILL + NOT + V1 + O + ADVERB
(?) WILL + S + V1 + O + ADVERB
Will
Will not = Won’t
ADVERB OF TIME:
- Tomorrow
- Next : - Next week
- Next month
- Next year
- Etc
Notes:
~ a. “Will” to express a voluntary action or help.
“Will” offent suggest that a speaker will do something voluntarily. A voluntary action is
one the speaker offers to do for someone else. Often we use “will” to respond to
someone else’s complaint or request for help. We also use “will” when we request
that someone help us or volunteer to do something for us. Similarly, we use “will not =
won’t” when we refuse to voluntarily do something.
Examples:
1. (+). I will do your homework tomorrow.
(-). I will not do your homework tomorrow.
(?). Will I do your homework tomorrow?
~ Yes, you will
~ No, you will not=won’t

2. (+). Maria will send her mother the information next week.
(-). Maria will not send her mother the information next week.
(?). Will Maria send her mother the information next week?
~ Yes, she will
~ No, she will not=won’t

~ b. “Will” to express a promise.

“Will” is usually used in promises
Example:
1. (+). Mother will cook soup next Sunday.
(--). Mother will not cook soup next Sunday
(?). Will mother cook soup next Sunday?
~ Yes, she will
~ No, she will not=won’t
2. (+). My father will buy a new car next year.
(--). My father will not buy a new car next year.
(?). Will my father buy a new car next year?.
~ Yes, he will
~ No, he will not=won’t

II. Formula for “be going to”

(+). S + BE (AM, IS, ARE) + GOING TO + V1 + O + ADVERB
(--). S + BE (AM, IS, ARE) + NOT + GOING TO + V1 + O + ADVERB
(?). BE (AM, IS, ARE) + S + GOING TO + V1 + O + ADVERB
~ AM ---- I
~ IS ---- HE, SHE, IT
~ ARE ---- THEY, WE, YOU
ADVERB OF TIME:
~ Tomorrow
~ Next : -- Next week
-- Next month
-- Next year, etc.
Notes:
~ “Be going to” to express a plan
The use of “Be going to” to express something is a plan. It expresses the idea that a
person intends to do something in the future. It does not matter wether the plan is realistic
or not.
Example:
1. (+). Roy is going to spend his vocation in Kaliurang.
(--). Roy is not going to spend his vocation in Kaliurang.
(?). Is Roy going to spend his vocation in Kaliurang?
~ Yes, He is
~ No, He is not = isn’t
2. (+). I am going to meet my students in the classroom at seven o’clock tomorrow.
(--). I am not going to meet my students in the classroom at seven o’clock
tomorrow.
(?) Am I going to meet my students in the classroom at seven o’clock tomorrow?
~ Yes, You are
~ No, You are not = aren’t
3. (+). Mother and sister are going to cook soup in the kitchen next Sunday.
(--). Mother and sister are not going to cook soup in the kitchen next
Sunday.
(?). Are mother and sister going to cook soup in the kitchen next Sunday?.
~ Yes, they are
~ No, they are not = aren’t

III. “Will” or “Be Going to” to express a prediction.

Both “will” and “be going to” can express the idea of a general
prediction about the future. Prediction are guesses about what might happen in
the future. In the following examples, there is no difference in meaning.
Examples:
1. (+). The year 2222 will be a very interesting year.
(--). The year 2222 will not be a very interesting year.
(?). Will the year 2222 be a very interesting year?
~ Yes, it will
~ No, it will not = won’t
2. (+). The year 2222 is going to be a very interesting year.
(--). The year 2222 is not going to be a very interesting year.
(?). Is the 2222 going to be a very interesting year?
~ Yes, it is
~ No, It is not = isn’t