The future with the auxiliary verb will is formed with the pattern:
subject + will + base form of the verb (infinitive without “to”).

Basic structure

  • Affirmative: Subject + will + verb (base form)
    • I will work tomorrow.
  • Negative: Subject + will not (won’t) + verb
    • She will not come. / She won’t come.
  • Yes/no question: Will + subject + verb?
    • Will they help?
  • Wh-question: Wh-word + will + subject + verb?
    • When will you arrive?

“Will” does not change with the person (I/you/he/she/it/we/they all use **will

  • verb**).

HTML table: forms with “will”

html

<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Form</th>
      <th>Example</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>Affirmative</td>
      <td>Subject + will + base verb</td>
      <td>I will speak. [web:5]</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Negative</td>
      <td>Subject + will not (won’t) + base verb</td>
      <td>I will not speak. / I won’t speak. [web:5]</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Yes/No question</td>
      <td>Will + subject + base verb?</td>
      <td>Will it work? [web:2][web:4]</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Wh-question</td>
      <td>Wh-word + will + subject + base verb?</td>
      <td>When will she go? [web:6]</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

When “will” is used

Common uses of the simple future with will include:

  • Spontaneous decisions at the moment of speaking
    • “Okay, I’ll help you.”
  • Predictions or assumptions about the future
    • “It will rain tomorrow.”
  • Promises, offers, refusals
    • “I will call you later.”
  • Future events that cannot be changed (in some explanations)
    • “The sun will rise at 6 a.m.”

All of these still follow the same formation rule: will + base verb , with negatives formed by adding not after “will” and questions by moving “will” before the subject.

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