FUTURE SIMPLE (WILL)�APPLICATION
Mr. José Espinoza
IN CONTEXT
The SIMPLE FUTURE is a verb tense that’s used to talk about things that haven’t happened yet. It is very simple to express and recognize and it contains certain features that are easily recognizable.
USES
1. FOR FUTURE ACTIONS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE.
NEXT YEAR,
MY FAMILY AND I WILL VISIT DISNEY WORLD.
USES
2. FOR THREATS OR WARNINGS.
YOU WILL HAVE AN ACCIDENT!
YOU DON’T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE!
USES
3. FOR OFFERS, PROMISES OR PREDICTIONS.
DON’T WORRY… I WILL HELP YOU!
I WILL LOVE YOU FOREVER.
YOU WILL BE RICH.
IN CONTEXT
I WILL PROBABLY STUDY MORE THAN I DID LAST YEAR.
I WILL DEFINITELY START A NEW HOBBIE THIS YEAR.
USE THE WORDS DEFINITELY, PROBABLY, MAYBE AND RELATED FORMS
TO EXPRESS DEGREES OF CERTAINTY FUR FUTURE SITUATIONS.
DEGREES OF CERTAINTY
IN CONTEXT
SHE WON’T COME TODAY, BECAUSE SHE IS SICK.
PEOPLE WON’T STOP USING FACE-MASKS THIS YEAR.
USE WON’T TO EXPRESS A NEGATIVE STATEMENT IN FUTURE.
TIME EXPRESSIONS
tomorrow,
the day after tomorrow,
next week,
next year,
tonight,
soon,
in a week/year etc.
IN CONTEXT
I WILL GET MANY PRESENTS THIS CHRISTMAS
I WILL WIN THE GAME THIS TIME!
STRUCTURES
The Future Simple WILL follows a particular structure composed by a set of 4 main elements:
ELEMENT 1
ELEMENT 2
ELEMENT 3
THE SUBJECT OR THE PERSON WITHIN THE SENTENCE
THE AUXILIARY WILL
THE ACTION OR VERB IN ITS BARE INFINITIVE
(NO CHANGES)
ELEMENT 4
INFORMATION
TO UNDERSTAND
THE CONTEXT
AFFIRMATIVE FORM
You will go back to school in the next months.
My mother will send the letters tomorrow morning.
My Friends will help me with the homework.
ELEMENT 1
ELEMENT 2
ELEMENT 3
THE SUBJECT OR THE PERSON WITHIN THE SENTENCE
THE AUXILIARY WILL
THE ACTION OR VERB IN BARE INFINITIVE
(NO CHANGE)
ELEMENT 4
INFORMATION
TO UNDERSTAND
THE CONTEXT
NEGATIVE FORM
She is sick. She won’t go to her work this morning.
Mario won’t be back until 8pm.
My teammates won’t finish the homework today.
ELEMENT 1
ELEMENT 2
ELEMENT 3
THE SUBJECT OR THE PERSON WITHIN THE SENTENCE
THE AUXILIARY WILL + NOT
OR WON’T
THE ACTION OR VERB IN BARE
(NO CHANGE)
ELEMENT 4
INFORMATION
TO UNDERSTAND
THE CONTEXT
QUESTION FORM
Will you join us for the meeting?
Won’t you take the course again?
Will you take notes on today’s history class?
ELEMENT 1
ELEMENT 2
ELEMENT 3
THE AUXILIARY WILL OR WON’T
THE SUBJECT OR THE PERSON WITHIN THE SENTENCE
THE ACTION OR VERB IN BARE INFINITIVE
(NO CHANGE)
ELEMENT 4
INFORMATION
TO UNDERSTAND
THE CONTEXT + QUESTION MARK
GRAMMAR SPOT
GRAMMAR SPOT
ORAL WRAP-UP
TAKE THE HAND OF YOUR CLASSMATE
AND PROVIDE SOME RANDOM PREDICTIONS
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