I shall speak
He (she, it) willspeak
We shall speak
You willspeak
They will speak
(I’ll speak)
Shall I speak?
Willhe (she, it) speak?
Shall we speak?
Will you speak?
Will they speak?
Negative
I shall not (shan’t) speak
He (she, it) will not (won’t) speak
We shall not (shan’t) speak
You will not (won’t) speak
They will not (won’t) speak
Negative-interrogative
a)
Shall I not speak?
Will he (she, it) not speak?
Shall we not speak?
Will you not speak?
Will they not speak?
b)
Shan’tI speak?
Won’t be (she, it) speak?
Shan’t we speak?
Won’t you speak?
Won’t they speak?
B. Use
1)The Future Simple Tense denotes a future action:
▪ You will write these exercises tomorrow.
2)The Future Simple is used with the following adverbials of time: tomorrow / the day after tomorrow / next week / soon / in three days / in 2060, etc.:
▪ Next Tuesday, he will return from a business trip.
Present Tenses for the Future
C.We use the present simple to refer to the future in clauses of time after –when – while – as soon as – after – before - and condition after – if - until – unless – provided – as long as - :
▪ I will buy a newspaper when I go out.
▪ We will go to the beach if the weather isnice.
▪ We won’t go out untilit stops raining.
▪ I’m going to read a lot whileI’mon holiday.
▪ Wait here untilI come back.
▪ BeforeI go home, I’d like to visit the museum.
▪ I’ll see you tomorrow unless I have to work late.
▪ You can borrow my car as long as you promise not to drive too fast.
▪ Providing the weather isgood, we are going to have a picnic.
Note:Be attentive with – when / if – clauses:
▪ I don’t know when they will arrive.
▪ I don’t know ifthey will agree.(If =ли)
D.We use – when – for things which are sure to happen:
▪ When I go shopping, I’ll buy some food. (for sure)
We use – if – (not when) for things that will possibly happen:
▪ IfI go shopping I’ll buy some food. (it’s possible)
E. - In case –is not the same as – if - . We use – in case – to say why somebody does something. You do something now in case something happens later:
Compare:
▪ We’ll buy some more food in case Tom comes. (Perhaps Tom will come, we’ll buy some more food now)
▪ We’ll buy some more food ifTom comes. (Perhaps Tom will come; if he comes we’ll buy some more food; if he doesn’t come, we won’t buy any more food.)
▪ I’ll give you my phone number in case you need to contact me.
▪ You can phone me at the hotel ifyou need to contact me.
F. – In case of –is not the same as – in case -. In case of = if there is…:
▪ In case of fire,please leave the building as quickly as possible.
G.There are several ways of talking about the future.
1) We use the present simple to talk about future events which are part of a fixed timetable or fixed programme:
▪ Here some of the programmes on TV tomorrow evening.
▪ What time doesyour plane leave tomorrow?
▪ What time doesthe tennis start tomorrow evening?
▪ The film startsat 7.30 and finishes at 9.00.
2) The Present Continuous is used when speaking about something that has been arranged to happen:
▪ What are you doing tonight? I am going to the football match.
▪ My sister is leaving tomorrow.
3) – be going to –is used when one says what one intends to do in the future:
▪ Areyou going to watch the ten o’clock news?
▪ I am going to phone Eve.
4) The Future Simpleis used when a) one decides to do something at the time of speaking:
▪ There are no train tickets for Murmansk. So I’ll fly.
b) when offering to do something:
▪ The shops are far from here. I’ll drive you there.
c) when promising to do something:
▪ I promise. I’ll send you those photographs.
d) when speaking about a future fact, predicting something. When we predict the future we often use – will – with the following verbs and expressions: think / expect / believe / be sure / be afraid / hope:
▪ Visit us next spring, you won’t recognize the place.
▪ I am sure you will enjoy the film.
▪ I expectthey will be here at around 10 o’ clock tomorrow morning.
