English tenses

1. FUTURE SIMPLE
Formation

2. Affirmative
will + V1
You will go to school.
I’ll post the letters tomorrow
morning.

3. Negative
will not / won’t + V1
She will not go to work.
She won’t go to work.

4. Interrogative
Will V1
Will you sing tonight?
What will you do tomorrow
morning?

5. Use:
For future actions which may or may not
happen.
We will visit Disney World
one day.

6. For threats or warnings.
Stop or I will shoot.

7. I left the door open. I will close it
right now.
What would you like to drink?
I will have a cup of coffee,
please.
Did you call Sue?
No, I forgot it.
I will call her tonight.
On the spot decisions

8. Don’t worry. I’ll help you with
your homework.
I will love you forever.
You will be rich.
Prediction
Offer
Promise

9. I am hungry.
I think I’ll have a sandwich.
He will probably stay at
home.
• With the verbs: hope, think, believe, expect …
• The expressions: I’m sure, I’m afraid…
• The adverbs: probably, perhaps etc.

10. Time expressions: tomorrow, the day after
tomorrow, next week, next year, tonight,
soon, in a week/year etc.
I’ll drive my new motorbike next week.
I will phone my best friend tonight.
I’ll read a novel soon.

12. Prediction , offer, warning,
promise, threat, request, on
the spot decision, fear
on the spot decision

13. Prediction , offer, warning,
promise, threat, request, on
the spot decision, fear
promise
request

14. Prediction , offer, warning,
promise, threat, request, on
the spot decision, fear
threat Prediction

15. Prediction , offer, warning,
promise, threat, request, on
the spot decision, fear
promise
warning

16.  prediction
 offer
 warning,
 promise,
 threat,
 request,
 on the spot decision
 fear