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LESSON 2
SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

In English grammar, simple future tense is the tense that is used for an action or event that has not yet begun and they will be done or will happen surely or probably. As illustrated below, the simple future tense is also used to make a prediction or to show ability, intention, or determination.

The following is the formula for simple future tense

PRONOUN + AUXILIARY + VERB(Base Form)

Whereby

Pronoun = I, we, you, she, he, it, they

AUXILIARY = Will and Shall

VERB(Base Form) is like cook, drink, eat, speak, go, give, and so on

Consider the following illustration to see how will and shall can be used to compose a sentence in simple future tense.

Pronoun/Subject	Will / Shall	Verb(Base Form)
I	Shall/will	go
You	will	eat
He	will	write
They	will	paint
We	Shall/will	dance
It	will	jump

For example

1. I will go(I am not sure)

2. I shall go(I am sure)

3. She will come

4. They will take

5. We shall take

6. We will take

NEGATIVE SENTENCE

Don’t forget tha all the time when we want to have a negative sentence we must add the word “not” in front of the auxiliary as

Will – will not or won’t

Shall – shall not or shan’t

For example

1. I will go(positive)

I will not go or I won’t go(negative)

2. They will go

They will not go

They won’t go

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE(QUESTION)

Generally, when you want ask a question you must start with an auxiliary and this is not only in simple future tense, this is for all tenses that auxiliary must be started.

Formula

AUXILIARY + PRONOUN + VERB(BF)?

For example

1. Will you go?. (positive)

Won’t you go?. (negative)

2. Will they go ?.

Won’t they go ?.

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