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FUNCTIONS OF THE SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

The simple future refers to a time later than now, an e!presses fa"ts or "ertaint#$ In this "ase there is no

%attitue%$

The simple future is used:

To prei"t a future e&ent'

It will rain tomorrow$

(ith I or (e, to e!press a spontaneous e"ision'

I'll pay for the ti")ets *# "reit "ar$

To e!press willin+ness' I'll do the washin+up$

He'll carry #our *a+ for #ou$

In the ne+ati&e form, to e!press unwillin+ness'

The *a*# won't eat his soup$

I won't leave until I%&e seen the mana+er-

(ith I in the interro+ati&e form usin+ .shall., to ma)e an offer'

Shall I open the winow/

(ith we in the interro+ati&e form usin+ .shall., to ma)e a su++estion'

Shall we go to the "inema toni+ht/

(ith I in the interro+ati&e form usin+ .shall., to as) for a&i"e or instru"tions'

(hat shall I tell the *oss a*out this mone#/

(ith #ou, to +i&e orers'

0ou will do e!a"tl# as I sa#$

(ith #ou in the interro+ati&e form, to +i&e an in&itation'

Will you come to the an"e with me/

Will you marry me/

Note:In moern En+lish will is preferre to shall$ Shall is mainl# use with I an we to ma)e an offer orsu++estion, or to as) for a&i"e 1see e!amples a*o&e2$ (ith the other persons 1#ou, he, she, the#2 shall is

onl# use in literar# or poeti" situations, e$+$ "With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes, She shall

have music wherever she goes." 

1. …………. we have breakfast now?

2. Are you sure it ……………… be easy?

3. ……………. she have sugar in her tea?

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4. Do you think he …………….. do it for me?

5. When …………. we know the resut?

!. "ow ong ……………. they stay?

#. What …………… we do now? We are ost.

$. % ho&e they …………… be ready by 1'.

(. …………….. % wait for you ? )e me.1'. *he ……………. turn 1! ne+t ,une.