Unit 11: I will (future)

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I have a shower every day. This morning I had a shower. Tomorrow,

I will have a shower.

Positive/negative

I you he/she/it we they

will/won’t

be do have go …etc

Questions

Will

I you he she it we they

go? say? Do? be? ..etc.

Will is used for the future:

• Tomorrow, I will be in Manchester on business

• Don’t call tonight, I won’t be at home

• It will be a hard match, but I’m sure we’ll win

Will often shows we are not sure

• I think it will rain this afternoon

• I don’t know what to do – maybe I’ll ask Jan about it

Will can mean a spontaneous decision:

• The phone’s ringing – I’ll answer it

• If you don’t have a pen I’ll lend you one

Shall

Shall is the same as will when used with I and we:

• I shall be late / I will be late

• We shall buy some souvenirs / we will buy some souvenirs

• This is not an absolute rule! Native speakers sometimes say ‘he shall’, or ‘they shall’