Future Indefinite Tense or Simple Future Tense

Practical English Grammar

Future Indefinite Tense or Simple Future Tense is used to express an action that will happen in the future.


Ways to form the Future Indefinite Tense or Simple Future Tense



Affirmative Sentence

The formula for Future Indefinite Tense or Simple Future Tense Affirmative Sentence is as such:

Subject + shall / will + Verb (root form) + Object (optional)

Example:

I shall meet him.
He will go to park on Sunday.

Negative Sentence

The formula for Future Indefinite Tense or Simple Future Tense Negative Sentence is as such:

Subject + shall / will + not + Verb (root form) + Object (optional)

Example:

We will not play on Monday.
She will not go to movie.

Interrogative Sentence

The formula for Future Indefinite Tense or Simple Future Tense Interrogative Sentence is as such:

Shall / will + Subject + Verb (root form) + Object (optional)

Example:

Shall I meet you?
Will they bring the documents?

Negative Interrogative Sentence

The formula for Future Indefinite Tense or Simple Future Tense Negative Interrogative Sentence is as such:

Shall / will + Subject + not + Verb (root form) + Object (optional)

Example:

Shall I not play on Sunday?
Will he not go to work every day?

Uses of Future Indefinite Tense or Simple Future Tense

The Future Indefinite Tense or Simple Future Tense are mainly used as:

1. To talk about our believe about what will happen in the future

For example

She will meet me soon.
We will go to park tomorrow.

2. To talk about our guess regarding what we do not control

For example:

It will rain tomorrow.
It will be hot weather in the next month.