Present Future Tense

PRESENT FUTURE TENSE

The Present Future Tense:

       A.    Form

                     B.     Function

                     C.    Adverb of time

                     D.    Will Vs Shall

A. Form

1. Affirmative (I Shall)

We usually use affirmative for the positive sentences

Example: I shall buy the book tomorrow

2. Negative (I shall not)

Example: I shall not buy the book tomorrow

3. Interrogative (Shall I?)

Example: Shall I buy the book tomorrow?

B. Function

1. An actions, events, ideas happening in future which haven’t taken place yet

Example: She will hold the wedding party next week

2. Polite request that use to asking a polite question

Example: Will you open the window, please?

3. The present future simple tense can be change with “tobe going to” if the meaning (I am decided to do something or plan and the situation now make us believe that or happened)

Example: She is going to the cinema

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

4. Present future tense can be use in nominal sentence

(S + Shall/will + Be )

Example: I Shall be here tomorrow

C. Adverb of time

If	Soon
Later	The Day After Tomorrow
Next	Tomorrow
Next Week	Tomorrow Morning
Next Mounth	Tomorrow Afternoon
Next Year	Tonight

D. Shall Vs Will

You can also use “Shall” to express future in future simple because it’s more formal than “will” and usually appears in formal speeches, agreements. And will be use in promises, offers, predictions

ATTENTION!!

1. Present future always use by verb I 2. How to make the negative sentences, must be add “not” after “shall/will” 3. Will just use by all of subject while shall just use by subject I and We 4. Will not can be write “Won’t” and Shall not can be “Shan’t” 5. How to make interrogative sentences, put will or shall in front of the subject