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ENGLISH
LESSONS
Future
Tense
(example : to go)
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Future Simple |
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Affirmative
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Negative |
Interrogative
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Long Form |
Contracted Form |
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I
will go |
I
will not go |
I
won't go |
Will I go? |
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You
will go |
You
will not go |
You
won't go |
Will you go? |
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He/she/it will go |
He/she/it
will not go |
He/she/it won't go |
Will he/she/it go? |
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We will go |
We will
not go |
We
won't go |
Will we go? |
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You will go |
You will
not go |
You
won't go |
Will
you go? |
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They
will go |
They will
not go |
They
won't go |
Will
they go? |
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Future Continuous |
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Affirmative
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Negative |
Interrogative
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Long Form |
Contracted Form |
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I
will be going |
I
will not be going |
I won't be going |
Will I be going? |
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You
will be going |
You will
not be going |
You won't be going |
Will you be going? |
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He
will be going |
He will
not be going |
He won't be going |
Will
he be going? |
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We will be going |
We will
not be going |
We won't be going |
Will we be going? |
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You will be going |
You will
not be going |
You won't be going |
Will you be going? |
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They
will be going |
They will
not be going |
They won't be going |
Will they be going? |
◊ The Future Simple (I
will go) is used :
* for predictions : what you think will happen or what is certain to
happen :
You are going on a long flight. You can say: "I will be
tired after my long journey".
* for spontaneous decisions or offers (a decision made at the time of
speaking):
With a group of friends, the phone rings. You say:
"I'll answer it!"
◊ The Future Continuous
(I will be going) is used to refer to a future continuous action.
* You are going on a long flight. You can say, for example:
In two hours' time, I will be having lunch on the plane/ I will
be flying over London/
I will be reading a newspaper/ I will be sleeping/ I will be watching a
film, etc.
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