Future Forms
Will
We use will and the infinitive for predictions, promises and decisions at the time of speaking:
Subject | will | Infinitive | |
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I | will | help | you tomorrow. |
I | will | call | you back later. |
You | will | pass | the test. |
He | will | win | the game tomorrow. |
She | will | finish | early. |
It | will | rain | later. |
We | will | find | it easy.. |
They | will | lose | tomorrow.. |
We contract will into 'll:
Subject + 'll | Infinitive | |
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I'll | help | you tomorrow. |
I'll | call | you back later. |
You'll | pass | the test. |
He'll | win | the game tomorrow. |
She'll | finish | early. |
It'll | rain | later. |
We'll | find | it easy.. |
They'll | lose | tomorrow.. |
We often use think in the present simple tense with will for predictions:
Subject | THINK | Subject 2 + 'll | Infinitive | |
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I | think | it'll | rain | later. |
He | thinks | he'll | win | the game tomorrow. |
She | thinks | she'll | finish | early. |
We | think | we'll | be | there before 6. |
They | think | they'll | lose | tomorrow. |
The negative (-) of will is won't:
will (-) | Contraction (-) |
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will not | won't |
Subject | won't | Infinitive | |
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I | won't | call | you later. |
You | won't | pass | the test. |
He | won't | win | the game tomorrow. |
She | won't | finish | early. |
It | won't | rain | later. |
We | won't | find | it easy. |
They | won't | lose | tomorrow. |
Questions - Will
Will comes before the subject for questions:
Will | Subject | | | Yes/No | Subject | will/won't |
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Will | you | help tomorrow? | ⇒ | Yes, | I | will. |
Will | it | rain tomorrow? | ⇒ | No, | it | won't. |
Short Answers - Will
For closed questions (yes and no answers):
Positive (+) | Negative (-) |
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Yes, I will. | No, I won't. |
Will | Subject | | | Yes/No | Subject | WILL |
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Will | you | help tomorrow? | ⇒ | Yes, | I | will. |
Will | it | rain tomorrow? | ⇒ | No, | it | won't. |
Might
We use might when we are not sure:
Subject | might | Infinitive | |
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I | might | go | tomorrow. |
You | might | pass | the test. |
He | might | win | the game tomorrow. |
She | might | finish | early. |
It | might | rain | later. |
We | might | find | it easy.. |
They | might | lose | tomorrow.. |
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