SIMPLE FUTURE
Dec 19, 2015
SIMPLE FUTURE
SIMPLE FUTURE
USING AUXILIARY: WILL BE GOING TO
MAIN VERB: VERB 1
FORMULA (WILL)
POSITIVE SENTENCE
S + will + V-1 + Complement
For examples: The doctor will palpate the woman’s stomach later Nurse Mary will help the paralyzed patient walk
again. The patients will have a surgery tomorrow.
FORMULA
• NEGATIVE SENTENCE
S + will + not + V-1 + Complement
For examples: The doctor will not palpate the woman’s stomach
later Nurse Mary won’t help the paralyzed patient
walk again. The patients won’t have a surgery tomorrow.
FORMULA
• INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE
Will + S + V-1 + Complement
For examples: Will the doctor palpate the woman’s stomach
later Will nurse Mary help the paralyzed patient walk
again. Will the patients have a surgery tomorrow.
FORMULA (BE GOING TO)
• POSITIVE SENTENCE
S + is/am/are + going to + V-1 + Complement
For examples: The doctor is going to palpate the woman’s
stomach later I am going to help the paralyzed patient walk
again. The patients are going to have a surgery
tomorrow.
FORMULA
• NEGATIVE SENTENCE
S + is/am/are + not + going to + V-1 + Complement
• For examples:• The doctor is not going to palpate the woman’s
stomach later• I am not going to help the paralyzed patient walk
again.• The patients aren’t going to have a surgery
tomorrow.
FORMULA
• INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE
• Is/am/are + S + going to + V-1 + Complement
For examples:• Is the doctor going to palpate the woman’s
stomach later?• Am I going to help the paralyzed patient walk
again?• Are the patients are going to have a surgery
tomorrow?
FUNCTIONS
In general, the simple future is used to express something that will happen/occur in the future.
I will go abroad to continue my study next year. She will have a medical treatment in Singapore
next month. The doctor won’t do the procedure unless the
patient signs the informed consent.
FUNCTIONS
1. PREDICTION : Something that someone believes to happen in the future.
Use ‘will’ or ‘be going to’ I guess the man will survive. The rain will fall tonight. Manchester City will win the championship this
season.
FUNCTIONS2. PRIOR PLAN : A pre-conceived plan in
which someone has made some preparations in the past to do the plan.
After thinking about having a surgery for two days, the woman decided to sign the informed consent.
She is going to have the surgery tomorrow morning.
She has made an appointment with Dr. Connors. She is going to meet her doctor this afternoon.
FUNCTIONS
3. WILLINGNESS : Someone is willing to do something for someone else.
Someone is knocking at the door.– I’ll get it
The phone is ringing.– I’ll get it
4. PROMISE :– I’ll do my best.
5. SPONTANEOUS IDEA:– I’ll visit you tonight.
RULES
• Predicate form : Verb-1• Auxiliary:
1. Will = for all subjects 2. Be going to:
- is going to = for single subjects- am going to = for I- are going to = for plural subjects and
you• The auxiliaries (will and be going to) are needed
in all kinds of sentences.
RULES
• Time expressions:
tomorrow, next week, next month, next decade, tomorrow night.
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