My English Corner for 4th ESO: May 2024

Tuesday, 14 May 2024

Future Simple

Will and shall are two modal verbs used to show the future tense .

Shall is used to indicate a promise or a threat , while will can be used for making promises or threats.
Both help in talking about present, as well.

Future simple with “ Will “

The most basic and common form used to express the future is ‘will’. The structure of ‘will’ is easy because it is the same for all subjects and you don’t need to change anything about the verb.

Future simple with “ shall”

We can also use “shall” to create the future simple tense . However, we typically only use “shall” with the “I” and “we” forms. We rarely use shall with “you,” “he,” “she,” “it,” and “they .” The structure of ‘shall’ is the same like ‘will’, you don’t need to change anything about the verb.

Examples :

• I shall be there soon.

• We shall not arrive before noon.

• What shall we do today ?

• Shall we take the bus or drive?

• It’s cold. Shall I close the window?

ATTENTION:

In Simple Future Tense, we do not add any suffixes like –s, ed, etc. at the end of the verbs. We use will/shall as an auxiliary verb with first forms of the verbs after the subjects. (For “will” and “shall” without separating the subjects as singular or plural – the rule applies to all subjects in the same way)

CONTRACTIONS:

For “WILL”;

will –> ‘ll Ex: I‘ll come back.

will not –> won’t Ex: I won’t study.

For “SHALL”

shall not –> shan’t Ex: We shan’t make any agreement.

FUTURE TENSE WITH “SHALL”

The use of shall as an auxiliary verb has been greatly reduced in recent times. We see it only in formal writings. However, we can use or see “shall” as stated below.

“Shall” is mainly used to make an offer and a suggestion or to ask for advice with subjects “I“ and “We”in questions.

Examples: