Simple Future Tense

The Simple Future is a very common tense in English. You should understand it, and know it well.

What's next?

1. Read and understand the following explanations and examples

2. Read and understand the Rules

3. Practice, practice, practice with the Exercises

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How do We Use the this Tense?

Here are the different usages of this tense:

• Future actions or future states (not plans)

• Promises or intentions

Note: we don't usually use "will" to talk about future plans.
To talk about future plans we use "going to" or the Present Progressive.

For example:

• Tomorrow morning we are going to visit grandma.

or

• Tomorrow morning we are visiting grandma.

For more data on the different ways you can express the future tense in English read the Using the Future Tense in English article.

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Examples of Typical Time Expressions

Future actions or future states
(not plans) 

(The verbs are in bold)

Next week she will be five years old.

The drink will chill soon.

I hope they will have a happy family.

He will probably hit that ball.

He will not survive in space without air.

She will not finish soon.

Promises or intentions

I will clean my room later.

I will win this game!

Yes, I will come!

Sure, I will help you.

Will you go out with me?

He will not do it.

Examples of
Typical Time Expressions

• Tomorrow
• Next week
• Soon
• Later
• In the future

Practice reading, writing and speaking in the Simple Future Tense. Download the English Grammar Stories and Exercises Series.

What's Next?

1. If you want, you can REREAD the previous explanations and examples

2. Read and understand the Rules

3. Practice, practice, practice with the Exercises
   

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