| Structure of future simple | ||
| statement | negative | question |
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I will (I'll) be there tomorrow. You will (you'll) be there. He/she/it will (he'll) be there. We will (we'll) be there. They will (they'll) be there. |
I won't (will not) be there. You won't be there. He/she/it won't be there. We won't be there. They won't be there. |
Will I be there tomorrow? Will you be there? Will he/she/it be there? Will we be there? Will they be there? |
| Future simple - common mistakes | ||
| Common mistakes | Correct version | Why? |
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- The phone's ringing. - |
Ok - I'll answer it. | If the action is decided at the moment of speaking, we use will / will not (won't). |
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I'm sure he will help you. | When we say what we think or expect, we use will (won't). |
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I promise I'll help. | After promise we usually use will. |
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I'll call you when I come to my office. | When we refer to the future in adverbial clauses, we normally use present simple (after when, as soon as, until). |
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If you give me your address, I'll send you a postcard. | When we refer to the future in conditional clauses, we normally use the present simple. |
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I can't see you next week. I am returning/am going to return to Paris. | To show that the decision was made in the past, we use the present continuous or the 'going to' future. |
