Understanding Simple Future Tense
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The Simple Future is the verbal form commonly used to express events that have not happened yet.
It happened. It is formed with the modal auxiliary (modal auxiliary) will + the infinitive of the verb
the principal 'TO' for all people, that is, this verb tense does not undergo any inflection.
to express the future. Note the forms and uses of this verb tense:
* CONTRACTED FORM: I'll / You'll / He'll / She'll / It'll / We'll / You'll / They'll
AFFIRMATIVE FORM:
I will wait for you in front of the college.
They will help us when they have time.
She will only be home next month.
AFFIRMATIVE FORM: SUBJECT + WILL + BASE FORM OF THE VERB
PRINCIPALSEM'TO'.
- NEGATIVE FORM:
Negative form Simple Future is formed by adding not after the modal auxiliary will.
the main verb remains in the infinitive without 'TO'. Here are some examples:
CONTRACTION FORM: WILL + NOT = WON'T
Rachel won't come.
I think it will not rain on the day of your marriage.
wedding.)
He won't go with us.
I will not celebrate my birthday next year, I've spent much money on my last birthday's party.
I will not celebrate my birthday next year, I spent too much money on my last party.
for birthday.)
NEGATIVE FORM: SUBJECT + WILL + NOT + INFINITIVE OF THE VERB
PRINCIPAL'S 'M TO'.
INTERROGATIVE FORM
In the interrogative form of the Simple Future, the modal auxiliary 'will' is placed before the subject.
subject. The main verb remains in the infinitive without 'TO'. Here are some examples:
Will he travel abroad?
Where will you spend your vacation?
INTERROGATIVE FORM: WILL + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB WITHOUT 'TO'
NOTE: With the first person singular (I) and the first person plural (We), it is
It is possible to replace 'will' with 'shall'. This form is more common in questions.
offers, suggestions, and invitations. The form shall is also considered more
formal.
Shall we order?
Shall we go?
Shall we dance?
USES:
The Simple Future is used for:
1. Talking about actions that have not yet occurred and will take place in a non-immediate future:
He is sure that his team will win the championship.
championship.
Penelope is a good student; she'll pass the exam.
test.)
2. Express complete actions in the future:
John will work in New York next year.
Cars will be more economical in the future.
3. Express decisions made at the moment of speaking:
The phone is ringing. I'll answer it!
4. In Portuguese, we often use the present indicative to express actions.
what, in fact, will happen in the future, whether it is immediate or distant, such as: "tomorrow"
I bring you,"I'll tell you later,""I'll deliver to you next week," etc. In these cases, the use
The Simple Future is mandatory in English. Here are some examples:
These boxes are heavy; I'll help you lift it.
the.)
Sorry, I forgot to bring your book, but I'll bring it tomorrow.
book, but I will bring it tomorrow.)
5. The Simple Future can also be used to make a request to someone giving a
Tom is very polite.
Will you close the door, please?
Will you bring me my coat, please?
Will you please take my suitcase to my room?
Going to
Going to is used to express a near future, something that is definitely about to happen.
to happen or that we intend to do. In the English language, just like in Portuguese, little
we use the future of the present (will fix, will take, will go, will bring, etc.), which corresponds to the Simple
Future. Most of the time we prefer to build or fix, I'll take, etc. This
construction is done with going to in English. Observe its forms and uses:
AFFIRMATIVE FORM:
The affirmative form of this verbal structure is formed by going to followed by the infinitive of the verb.
The main verb is 'TO'. The verb to serve as an auxiliary is positioned after the subject:
We are going to spend our vacation in Paris.
We are going to spend our vacation in Paris.
My mother is going to take me to school today.
I'm going to call you tonight.
I'm going to take a shower before having dinner.
AFFIRMATIVE FORM: SUBJECT + TO BE + GOING TO + INFINITIVE OF THE VERB
MAIN 'TO'.
NEGATIVE FORM:
In negative form, place 'not' between the verb 'be' and 'going to':
I'm not going to talk to you until you apologize for what you have done.
you even apologizing for what you did.)
They are not going to come.
I'm not going to have any difficulty in doing that.
isto.)
NEGATIVE FORM: SUBJECT + BE + NOT + GOING TO + INFINITIVE OF
MAIN VERB WITHOUT 'TO'.
- INTERROGATIVE FORM:
In the interrogative form of 'going to', the verb 'to be' is positioned before the subject. Note
some examples:
Are they going to help us?
What are you going to do next weekend?
Is she going to have a baby?
Is he going to stay here?
INTERROGATIVE FORM: TO BE VERB + SUBJECT + GOING TO + INFINITIVE OF
MAIN VERB 'TO BE'.
Where are you going?
In many cases we can use both 'will' and 'going to' exactly the same.
However, if we refer to something that will happen very soon,
we opted for the form going to.
Another distinction between willgoing to refers to prior planning or not of the
action. Will used when the speaking person decides, at the moment of speaking, to do something
thing in the future, that is, there was no prior planning. However, if the decision had already been
is taken, one uses going to.
- USES:
Going to is used for:
1. Express intention to do something:
I'm going to eat less to try to lose weight.
I'm going to go for a walk.
2. Talking about plans for the future:
He is going to be an engineer when he grows up.
Philip is going to be engaged next month.
When I leave high school, I'm going to study architecture.
Architecture.)
3. Expressar uma ação que irá ocorrer num futuro próximo:
It's very hot today, we are going to sweat a lot.
quite.
What are you going to do tonight?
She is going to talk to you in a few minutes.
It is going to rain by the end of the day.
NOTE: The formation is usually followed by time adverbs, such as: next week;
next month; next year; in a week; tomorrow; in a month; in a year; today; tonight;
tomorrow, etc.