Cvičení středně pokročilí: budoucí čas prostý – will, won’t
Cvičení anglické gramatiky pro mírně a středně pokročilé
V tomto cvičení si procvičíte slovosled a negativy v čase budoucím prostém.
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Změňte každou větu tak, aby v ní byl zápor. Používejte stažený tvar won’t.
| Structure of future simple | ||
| positive | negative | question |
| I will (I'll) be there tomorrow. | I won't (will not) be there. | Will you be there tomorrow? |
| you will, he will, she will, it will, we will, they will | you will not, he will not, she will not, it will not, we will not, they will not | will you?, will he?, will she?, will it?, will we?, will they? |
| Future simple – common mistakes | ||
| Common mistakes | Correct version | Why? |
| The phone's ringing. ~ OK, I'm going to answer it. |
Ok – I'll answer it. | If the action is decided at the moment of speaking, we mostly use will. |
| I'm sure he is going to help you. | I'm sure he will help you. | When we say what we think or expect, we use will. |
| I won't probably be there. | I probably won't be there. I'll probably be there. |
The adverbs definitely and probably come before won't, but after will. |
| I promise I'm going to help. | I promise I'll help. | After promise we usually use will, not the 'going to' future. |
| I'll call you when I'll get to my office. | I'll call you when I get to my office. | When we refer to the future in adverbial clauses, we normally use the present simple (after when, as soon as and until). |
| If you will give me your address, I'll send you a postcard. | If you give me your address, I'll send you a postcard. | When we refer to the future in conditional clauses, we usually use the present simple. |
| I can't see you next week – I will return to Paris. | I can't see you next week – I am returning / am going to return to Paris. | For decisions made in the past and for things we have arranged, we use the present continuous or the 'going to' future. |