2. Simple Future
Used to actions that will happen in the
future.
There are two patterns in making a
sentence in simple future.
Will
be going to
3. Simple past and its usage:
Will and be going to is used to express future time
and often have essentially the same meaning.
Prediction:
According to the weather report,it will be cloudy
tomorrow.
According to the weather report,it is going to be
cloudy tomorrow.
Prior Plan:
Why did you buy this paint?
I’m going to paint my bedroom tomorrow.
Willingness:
The phone’s ringing.
I will get it.
4. Affirmative Statement
To make an Affirmative simple future tense
statement using will, simply follow this pattern:
Subject+will+ verb in base form
Jack will finish his homework tomorrow.
Anna will come tomorrow around 5:00.
5. Negative statement
To make a negative simple future statement, simply
follow the following pattern:
Subject+will not/won’t+main verb in base form
Jack will finish his homework tomorrow.
homework tomorrow.
Jack won’t finish his
Anna will come tomorrow around 5:00.
tomorrow around 5:00.
Anna won’t come
6. Question
To make a question in the simple future, simply follow
the following pattern:
will+subject+main verb in base form
Jack will finish his homework tomorrow.
homework tomorrow?
Anna will come tomorrow around 5:00.
tomorrow around 5:00?
Will Jack finish his
Will Anna come
7. Affirmative Statement
To make an Affirmative simple future tense statement
using be going to, simply follow this pattern:
Subject+am/is/are+going to+verb in base form
•Jack is going to finish his homework tomorrow.
•Anna is going to come tomorrow around 5:00.
8. Negative statement
To make a negative simple future statement, simply follow
the following pattern:
Subject+am/is/are not/going to+main verb in base form
• Jack is going to finish his homework tomorrow.
• Jack is not going to finish his homework tomorrow.
• Anna is going to come tomorrow around 5:00.
• Anna is not going to come tomorrow around 5:00.
9. Question
To make a question in the simple future, simply
follow the following pattern:
Am/is/are+subject+going to+main verb in base
form
•Jack is going to finish his homework tomorrow.
•Is Jack going to finish his homework tomorrow?
•Anna is going to come tomorrow around 5:00.
•Is Anna going to come tomorrow around 5:00?
10. Exercise:
Make affirmative, negative statements and questions
in
simple present tense.
Affirmative
The children are
going to have a trip
Negative
Question
Andrew is not
going to study
piano
They won’t go for
jogging tomorrow
I’m going to eat a lot
will you visit my
office soon?
