Future Simple

• Form:   I/we                        /  shall / will play

                           He/she/it/you/they     will play

                         I                         am going to play

                         You/we /they    are going to play

                          He/she/it           is going to play

• Use

• The future simple is used in the following cases:

• To talk about future Action.

        e.g. I will visit my parents soon.

       He will meet us in the cafe at 3 O’clock.

• To express a voluntary action.

e.g. I will help you with this heavy bag.

       I will send you all information you want.

       I will open the door.

• To ask for something.

e.g. Will you please turn off the TV

        Will you please open the door.

• We use Shall for the future when we want to give a suggestion.

       e.g. Shall we go to the stadium?

• We use shall or will to express promise when used with the first persons.

      e.g.  We shall (will) provide you with all the assistance that you will need.

• We use Shall with you, he, she, they to express a threat.

     e.g. You shall pay for all your errors.

       The shall regret their acts.

• We use “be going to” to express intentions and decisions and prediction.

      e.g. I’m going to quite the job.

      I have too much work. I’m going to recruit some assistants.

       She is pregnant. She is going to have a baby.

      I can see the dark clouds gathering. I’m sure there is going to be a storm.

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