SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

FUNCIONES DEL "SIMPLE FUTURE

El "simple future" se refiere a un tiempo posterior al actual y expresa hechos o certezas. En este caso, no hay lugar para la actitud.

El "simple future" se emplea:

• Para predecir un evento futuro:
  It will rain tomorrow.
• Con "I" o "we", para expresar una decisión espontánea:
  I'll pay for the tickets by credit card.
• Para expresar voluntad o disposición de hacer algo: I'll do the washing-up.
  He'll carry your bag for you.
• En forma negativa, para expresar rechazo o falta de disposición para hacer algo:
  The baby won't eat his soup.
  I won't leave until I've seen the manager!
• En forma interrogativa con "shall" y "I", para formular un ofrecimiento:
  Shall I open the window?
• En forma interrogativa con "shall" y "we", para formular una sugerencia:
  Shall we go to the cinema tonight?
• En forma interrogativa con "shall" y "I", para solicitar consejo o instrucciones:
  What shall I tell the boss about this money?
• Con "you", para dar órdenes:
  You will do exactly as I say.
• En forma interrogativa con "you", para formular una invitación:
  Will you come to the dance with me?
  Will you marry me?

Nota:en el inglés actual, will tiene un uso preferente frente a shall. "Shall" se utiliza fundamentalmente con las primeras personas, I y we, para ofrecer o sugerir algo, o para pedir consejo (ver los ejemplos anteriores). Con el resto de las personas (you, he, she, they) "shall" se emplea únicamente en construcciones poéticas o literarias, e.g. "With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes, She shall have music wherever she goes."

FORMACIÓN DEL "SIMPLE FUTURE"

El "simple future" está compuesto por dos partes: will / shall + infinitivo sin to

Sujeto	will	infinitivo sin to
Afirmativa
I	will	go
I	shall	go
Negativa
They	will not	see
They	won't	see
Interrogativa
Will	she	ask?
Interrogativa negativa
Won't	they	try?

CONTRACCIONES

I will = I'll
We will = we'll
You will = you'll
He will = he'll
She will = she'll
They will = they'll
Will not = won't

La forma "it will" no suele contraerse.

TO SEE: "SIMPLE FUTURE"

Afirmativa	Negativa	Interrogativa	Interrogativa Negativa
I will see	I won't see	Will I see?	Won't I see?
*I shall see		*Shall I see?
You will see	You won't see	Will you see?	Won't you see?
He will see	He won't see	Will he see?	Won't he see?
We will see	We won't see	Will we see?	Won't we see?
*We shall see		*Shall we see?
They will see	They won't see	Will they see?	Won't they see?

 EXERCISES: 

EXERCISE 1 - AFFIRMATIVE FORM:

1. Tomorrow it  in the north-west. (to rain)
2. My friend  12 next Monday. (to be)
3. Hey John! Wait a minute. I  a word with you. (to have)
4. She  her boss next week. (to contact)
5. I think you  this job. (to get)
6. They  at about 6 pm. (to arrive)
7. The teacher  this exercise. (to explain)
8. He  the bottle of water. (to drop)
9. Lots of accidents  in that weather. (to happen)
10. She  if you show her the spider. (to scream)

EXERCISE 2  - NEGATIVE FORM:

1. Tim  the teacher. (not/to tell)
2. I hope I  the train to Manchester. (not/to miss)
3. She  her hair green. (not/to dye)
4. He  breakfast tomorrow morning. (not/to prepare)
5. The manager  trees in front of the office building. (not/to plant)
6. Melissa  jeans at her party. (not/to wear)
7. My friends  in a city. (not/to live)
8. We  about the bad weather. (not/to worry)
9. I  in this lake. (not/to swim)
10. You  the vase on the shelf. (not/to reach)

EXERCISE 3 - INTERROGATIVE FORM:

1.  our team  the match? (to win)
2. When  you  in Scotland? (to arrive)
3.  it  tomorrow? (to rain)
4.  you  for a moment? (to come in)
5. Where  she  in 2030? (to live)
6. How old  your mother  in July? (to be)
7.  you  me the salt, please? (to pass)
8.  Rupert  breakfast? (to make)
9.  the teacher  her parents? (to phone)
10.  Frank  16 this year? (to turn)

EXERCISE 4 - INTERROGATIVE FORM:

1.  me £50? (you/to lend)
2. When  to the country? (they/to move)
3.  the exam in French? (Laura/to do)
4. When  us the file? (Kim/to send)
5.  a mile in 5 minutes? (John/to run)
6.  the garden bench? (your father/to paint)
7. How many days  in Rome? (she/to stay)
8.  the Grand Canyon National Park? (we/to visit)
9.  it in Brazil? (William/to like)

EXERCISE 5 - COMPLETE WITH THE VERBS IN BRACKET:

1. They  back by 6:30 pm. (to be)
2.  you  me? (to help)
3. When  I  you again? (to see)
4. His parents  him for being late. (not/to punish)
5.  they  the contract tonight? (to sign)
6. It  us three hours to get there. (to take)
7.  this concert  money for our school club? (to raise)
8. This van  with 8 people in it. (not/to break down)
9. The meeting  before tomorrow morning. (not/to close)
10. When  she  me a copy of her essay? (to send)

EXERCISE 6 - COMPLETE WITH THE VERBS IN BRACKETS:

1. The meeting  at 4:30 pm. (to close)
2. Prices . (to increase)
3. Phillip  to come. (not/to forget)
4. Why  me this book? (he/not/to lend)
5. , please? I don't like driving on icy roads. (you/to drive)
6. Emily was very rude to me. I  her again. (not/to visit)
7. Henry  his father about the accident. (not/to tell)
8. I  to answer your questions. (to attempt)
9. Where is the waiter? The guests  any minute. (to arrive)
10. While the cat's away, the mice . (to play)