Simple Future

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Verb Tenses

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English Language Arts

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Simple Future— Common Uses

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For Advanced Users: Additional Simple Future Uses

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Simple Future Forms Reminder

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Simple Future—Common Uses

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The simple future verb tense is used to express actions or states that begin and end in the future.

It is formed with will or going to.

The simple future is used for:

Promises → using will
Spontaneous actions or decisions → using will
Future facts → using will
Predictions → using will or going to
Plans → using going to

For more information on using will and going to, visit Verb Tense vs. Verb Tense.

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Promises

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Benita will give a present to her best friend Sarah next week.

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Spontaneous actions or decisions

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As soon as Sarah sees it, she will jump with joy.

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Future facts

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Italy will host the 2026 Winter Olympic Games.

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Predictions

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They think Sarah will become a ski champion!

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Plans

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Benita and Sarah are going to try their new equipment in a few days.

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Many keywords can help you recognize the future.

A word	A word combination
A word	next...	in...	this...	within...
tomorrow tonight later shortly soon when after by	next year next month next week next meeting	in 2 days in 10 years in 6 months in a week in 2099 in spring in a while	this coming Friday this afternoon this year	within a week within a month within a year

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For Advanced Users: Additional Simple Future Uses

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For More Advanced Users: More Simple Present Uses

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The Simple Future for Possibilities & Consequences

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The simple future can also be used in conditional sentences. If a condition is met, the future action will happen.

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If Sarah trains well, she will make the national team.

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If Sarah is careful, she will ski down the slope without falling.

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She will only make it to the Olympics if she gets financial help.

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Using the Simple Present to Express the Future

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When an event is scheduled, the simple present can be used to express the future.

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"Don't be late, training starts at 4:15 p.m.!"

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Using the Present Continuous Tense to Express the Future

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When you plan an activity in advance, the present continuous can be used to express the future.

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Sarah is visiting Banff on Saturday.

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Simple Future Forms Reminder

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Simple Future Forms with Will

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Affirmative form with will
subject	will	+	verb base form

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Negative forms with will
subject	will not won't	+	verb base form

Negative forms with will

subject

will not

won't

+

verb
base
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Question Form with Will
will	subject	+	verb base form

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Simple Future Forms with Going To

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Affirmative forms with going to
I	am going to 'm going to	+	verb base form
he she it	is going to 's going to
we you they	are going to 're going to

Affirmative forms with going to

I

am going to

'm going to

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base
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he
she
it

is going to

's going to

we
you
they

are going to

're going to

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Negative forms with going to
I	am not going to 'm not going to	+	verb base form
he she it	is not going to 's not going to isn't going to
we you they	are not going to 're not going to aren't going to

Negative forms with going to

I

am not going to

'm not going to

+

verb
base
form

he
she
it

is not going to

's not going to

isn't going to

we
you
they

are not going to

're not going to

aren't going to

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Question forms with going to
am	I	going to	+	verb base form
is	he she it	going to
are	we you they	going to

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Exercice

Simple Future Exercise

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720

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