Forming the Future Simple

Tense
To form the verb in the
Future Simple Tense you need
will and the base form of
the verb (infinitive without
to / V1).
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
Theywill /
llread a book next week.
watch TV
go to the cinema
play basketball
rain tomorrow.
Will or shall

We use 'will' with all persons.

With I and we we can use
'shall' instead of 'will'.
In modern English 'shall' is
seldom used with a future
reference. Here is an
example for the case when
we use it:
e.g.: Anne: Im thirsty.
Kim: Shall I bring you
something to drink? (Here
it is used as a polite request
or suggestion.)
Usage
To promise sy sg
e.g.: I will always take care of
you.
To predict what will happen
e.g.: They will win the election.
To
make
on-the-spot
decision
e.g.: * Im hot. * Ill open the
window.
To offer or request sg
e.g.: Will you help me, please?
To warn sy
e.g.: If youre late again, I
wont wait for you.
To suggest sg
e.g.: Shall we go to the
cinema?
After these expressions:
I think
I suppose
Im sure I promise
I expect
I hope, etce.g.: I think hell
miss the train.
After these adverbs:
possibly
surely
hopefullycertainly
perhaps, etce.g.: Hopefully
youll find him.
In conditional sentences in
the main sentence.

Task 1 - Write the correct form of the verbs in the brackets

on the lines.
E.g.: They to school. (to go) will go
1) I think he _____________________ to the party. (to come)
2) She _____________________ something for dinner. (to cook)
3) You _____________________ the eggs tomorrow. (to collect)
4) Next year they _____________________ on a holiday. (to go)
5) There _____________________ a football match on TV next
week. (to be)
6) We _____________________ our grandparents. (to visit)
7) The earth _____________________ out of sources. (to run)
8) You _____________________ a rich girl. (to marry)
9) This company _____________________ the project. (to win)
10) The people _____________________ to the Mars next
decade. (to travel)

Task 2 - Write the correct forms of the verbs on the line from this list.
to explainto maketo taketo missto helpto becometo callto beto closeto rain
1) * Im cold. * I _____________________ the window.
2) According to the weather forecast it _____________________ next
week.
3) I hope Sam _____________________ his exam.
4) Joe _____________________ you if you ask him to.
5) Hank cant find his keys. He _____________________ his mum.
6) More and more species _____________________ extinct.
7) She _______ never ______________ her old bag.
8) * Im thirsty. * I _____________________ some tea.
9) Mum _____________________ 40 next month.
10) * Megan doesnt understand the task. * I _____________________ it
to her.

Task 3 - Match the sentences to the usages from the left. Write the
correct number(s) on the line. There are sentences where more than one
answer is good.
E.g.: I suppose Tom will travel abroad next month. __ 2, 7 __
1) I hope the bus will be here in ten minutes. ___________
2) Im afraid they will have an accident. ___________
3) If you drive fast you will be fined. ___________
4) Perhaps Anne will run the fastest. ___________
5) I will love you till I die. ___________
6) Shall we buy some bread for dinner? ___________
7) Im sure David will marry Hannah. ___________
8) Dont panic. Ill give you a lift. ___________
9) * Im going to a party tonight. * Ill go with you. ___________
10) Mum will knit me a cap when she comes home. ___________
Susan V Toth

up.

Task
4

Rewrite
the Task 5 Write sentences using
sentences into Future Simple the given words and the verbs in
Tense. Use the expressions in Future Simple.
the bracket.
e.g.: maybe / visit /
e.g.: The boys are fighting in the schoolyard. (I
tomorrow / our / we /
know)
grandparents.
I know the boys will fight in the schoolyard.
Maybe we will visit our
grandparents tomorrow.
1) Jim plays basketball every week. (next week)
______________________________________ 1) mum / in / work / a / start / on / Monday / bank.
______________________________________ Mum ___________________________________
2) I was riding a bike in the park. (tomorrow _______________________________________
afternoon)
2) the / the / for / tomorrow / students / do /
______________________________________ homework.
______________________________________ The ____________________________________
3) You have already seen Romeo and Juliet in the _______________________________________
theatre. (next Friday)
3) dont / worry / . / teach / everything / I / you.
______________________________________ Dont worry. _____________________________
______________________________________ _______________________________________
4) Daisy is just washing up in the kitchen. (in 10 4) perhaps / to / we / Saturday / disco / on / go / a.
minutes)
Perhaps _________________________________
______________________________________ _______________________________________
______________________________________ 5) Sue / at / have / one / lunch.
5) We were driving home after the party. (on Sue ____________________________________
Saturday)
_______________________________________
______________________________________ 6) people / Mars / live / someday / on.
______________________________________ People __________________________________
6) The family watched TV yesterday. (tonight)
_______________________________________
______________________________________ 7) the / month / move / London / Lees / next / to.
______________________________________ The ____________________________________
7) Scientists have found the answer to this _______________________________________
problem. (next decade)
8) Im / sure / me / for / he / wait.
______________________________________ Im ____________________________________
______________________________________ _______________________________________
8) You are sitting in the bus stop now. (tomorrow)
9) I / holiday / on / have / my / a / rest.
______________________________________ I ______________________________________
______________________________________ _______________________________________
9) A dog bit my son last week. (if he goes there)
10) we / home / ten / arrive / pm / at.
______________________________________ We ____________________________________
______________________________________ _______________________________________
10) The students write a test at school. (on English 11) people / Moon / spaceship / to / by / the / a /
lesson tomorrow)
travel.
______________________________________ People __________________________________
______________________________________ _______________________________________
11) Dad finished work at 4 pm yesterday. (I hope)
12) I / open / this / am / expect / shop / nine / at.
______________________________________ I ______________________________________
______________________________________ _______________________________________
12) Peter took several photos about us. (I think)
13) Peter / of / a / money / earn / lot.
______________________________________ Peter __________________________________
______________________________________ _______________________________________

Susan V Toth

Forming the Future Simple

Tense
To form the verb in the
Future Simple Tense you need
will and the base form of
the verb (infinitive without
to / V1).
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
Theywill /
llread a book next week.
watch TV
go to the cinema
play basketball
rain tomorrow.
Will or shall

We use 'will' with all persons.

With I and we we can use
'shall' instead of 'will'.
In modern English 'shall' is
seldom used with a future
reference. Here is an
example for the case when
we use it:
e.g.: Anne: Im thirsty.
Kim: Shall I bring you
something to drink? (Here
it is used as a polite request
or suggestion.)
Usage
To promise sy sg
e.g.: I will always take care of
you.
To predict what will happen
e.g.: They will win the election.
To
make
on-the-spot
decision
e.g.: * Im hot. * Ill open the
window.
To offer or request sg
e.g.: Will you help me, please?
To warn sy
e.g.: If youre late again, I
wont wait for you.
To suggest sg
e.g.: Shall we go to the
cinema?
After these expressions:
I think
I suppose
Im sure I promise
I expect
I hope, etce.g.: I think hell
miss the train.
After these adverbs:
possibly
surely
hopefullycertainly
perhaps, etce.g.: Hopefully
youll find him.
In conditional sentences in
the main sentence.

Task 1 - Write the correct form of the verbs in the brackets

on the lines.
E.g.: They to school. (to go) will go
1) I think he _____________________ to the party. (to come)
2) She _____________________ something for dinner. (to cook)
3) You _____________________ the eggs tomorrow. (to collect)
4) Next year they _____________________ on a holiday. (to go)
5) There _____________________ a football match on TV next
week. (to be)
6) We _____________________ our grandparents. (to visit)
7) The earth _____________________ out of sources. (to run)
8) You _____________________ a rich girl. (to marry)
9) This company _____________________ the project. (to win)
10) The people _____________________ to the Mars next
decade. (to travel)

Task 2 - Write the correct forms of the verbs on the line from this list.
to explainto maketo taketo missto helpto becometo callto beto closeto rain
1) * Im cold. * I _____________________ the window.
2) According to the weather forecast it _____________________ next
week.
3) I hope Sam _____________________ his exam.
4) Joe _____________________ you if you ask him to.
5) Hank cant find his keys. He _____________________ his mum.
6) More and more species _____________________ extinct.
7) She _______ never ______________ her old bag.
8) * Im thirsty. * I _____________________ some tea.
9) Mum _____________________ 40 next month.
10) * Megan doesnt understand the task. * I _____________________ it
to her.

Task 3 - Match the sentences to the usages from the left. Write the
correct number(s) on the line. There are sentences where more than one
answer is good.
E.g.: I suppose Tom will travel abroad next month. __ 2, 7 __
1) I hope the bus will be here in ten minutes. ___________
2) Im afraid they will have an accident. ___________
3) If you drive fast you will be fined. ___________
4) Perhaps Anne will run the fastest. ___________
5) I will love you till I die. ___________
6) Shall we buy some bread for dinner? ___________
7) Im sure David will marry Hannah. ___________
8) Dont panic. Ill give you a lift. ___________
9) * Im going to a party tonight. * Ill go with you. ___________
10) Mum will knit me a cap when she comes home. ___________
Susan V Toth

up.

Task
4

Rewrite
the Task 5 Write sentences using
sentences into Future Simple the given words and the verbs in
Tense. Use the expressions in Future Simple.
the bracket.
e.g.: maybe / visit /
e.g.: The boys are fighting in the schoolyard. (I
tomorrow / our / we /
know)
grandparents.
I know the boys will fight in the schoolyard.
Maybe we will visit our
grandparents tomorrow.
1) Jim plays basketball every week. (next week)
______________________________________ 1) mum / in / work / a / start / on / Monday / bank.
______________________________________ Mum ___________________________________
2) I was riding a bike in the park. (tomorrow _______________________________________
afternoon)
2) the / the / for / tomorrow / students / do /
______________________________________ homework.
______________________________________ The ____________________________________
3) You have already seen Romeo and Juliet in the _______________________________________
theatre. (next Friday)
3) dont / worry / . / teach / everything / I / you.
______________________________________ Dont worry. _____________________________
______________________________________ _______________________________________
4) Daisy is just washing up in the kitchen. (in 10 4) perhaps / to / we / Saturday / disco / on / go / a.
minutes)
Perhaps _________________________________
______________________________________ _______________________________________
______________________________________ 5) Sue / at / have / one / lunch.
5) We were driving home after the party. (on Sue ____________________________________
Saturday)
_______________________________________
______________________________________ 6) people / Mars / live / someday / on.
______________________________________ People __________________________________
6) The family watched TV yesterday. (tonight)
_______________________________________
______________________________________ 7) the / month / move / London / Lees / next / to.
______________________________________ The ____________________________________
7) Scientists have found the answer to this _______________________________________
problem. (next decade)
8) Im / sure / me / for / he / wait.
______________________________________ Im ____________________________________
______________________________________ _______________________________________
8) You are sitting in the bus stop now. (tomorrow)
9) I / holiday / on / have / my / a / rest.
______________________________________ I ______________________________________
______________________________________ _______________________________________
9) A dog bit my son last week. (if he goes there)
10) we / home / ten / arrive / pm / at.
______________________________________ We ____________________________________
______________________________________ _______________________________________
10) The students write a test at school. (on English 11) people / Moon / spaceship / to / by / the / a /
lesson tomorrow)
travel.
______________________________________ People __________________________________
______________________________________ _______________________________________
11) Dad finished work at 4 pm yesterday. (I hope)
12) I / open / this / am / expect / shop / nine / at.
______________________________________ I ______________________________________
______________________________________ _______________________________________
12) Peter took several photos about us. (I think)
13) Peter / of / a / money / earn / lot.
______________________________________ Peter __________________________________
______________________________________ _______________________________________

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Key
Task 1
1) I think he will come to the party.
2) She will cook something for dinner.
3) You will collect the eggs tomorrow.
4) Next year they will go on a holiday.
5) There will be a football match on TV next week.
6) We will visit our grandparents.
7) The earth will run out of sources.
8) You will marry a rich girl.
9) This company will win the project.
10) The people will travel to the Mars next decade.
Task 2
1) * Im cold. * I will close the window.
2) According to the weather forecast it will rain next week.
3) I hope Sam will take his exam.
4) Joe will help you if you ask him to.
5) Hank cant find his keys. He will call his mum.
6) More and more species will become extinct.
7) She will never miss her old bag.
8) * Im thirsty. * I will make some tea.
9) Mum will be 40 next month.
10) * Megan doesnt understand the task. * I will explain it to her.
Task 3
1) I hope the bus will be here in ten minutes. 7
2) Im afraid they will have an accident. 2, 7
3) If you drive fast you will be fined. 2, 5, 9
4) Perhaps Anne will run the fastest. 2, 8
5) I will love you till I die. 1
6) Shall we buy some bread for dinner? 6
7) Im sure David will marry Hannah. 2, 7
8) Dont panic. Ill give you a lift. 4, 1
9) * Im going to a party tonight.
* Ill go with you. 3
10) Mum will knit me a cap when she comes home. 2Task 4
1) Jim will play basketball next week.
2) I will ride a bike in the park tomorrow afternoon.
3) You will see Romeo and Juliet in the theatre next Friday.
4) Daisy will wash up in the kitchen in 10 minutes.
5) We will drive home after the party on Saturday.
6) The family will watch TV tonight.
7) Scientists will find the answer to this problem next decade.
8) You will sit in the bus stop tomorrow
9) A dog will bite my son if he goes there.
10) The students will write a test at school on English lesson tomorrow.
11) I hope Dad will finish work at 4 pm.
12) I think Peter will take several photos about us.
Task 5
1) Mum will start work in a bank on Monday.
2) The students will do the homework for tomorrow.
3) Dont worry. I will teach you everything.
4) Perhaps we will go to a disco on Saturday.
5) Sue will have lunch at one.