Future simple (will)

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Future simple exercises (online):

Future simple exercises

Exercise 1: Choose positive or negative forms.
If you revise for the exam, you ___ pass it. (will pass, won't pass)

Exercise 2: Choose correct forms of positive and negative questions.
You must be tired after such a long walk. ___ a rest? (Will you not have, Will not you have)

Compare:

Future simple and continuous exercises
Practise the difference in a number of exercises.

Will + going to + present continuous
A multiple choice test.

Will + going to + present tenses
Correct mistakes.

Compare:

• Future simple + continuous worksheets PDF
  Five PDF exercises to practise the difference.

• Will + going to + present continuous worksheets PDF
  Worksheets to practise affirmative, negative and question forms.

• English grammar worksheets PDF
  All PDF exercises on e-grammar.org.

• English grammar tests PDF
  Marked tests on English tenses and verb forms.

Future simple PDF worksheets:

Future simple PDF 1 + Key with answers 1

Complete sentences and keep the same meaning.

Future simple PDF 2 + Key with answers 2

Complete sentences with the verbs in the box.

Future simple questions PDF 3 + Key with answers 3

Make questions with jumbled words.

Future simple questions PDF 4 + Key with answers 4

Write questions to respond to various situations.

Future simple negative PDF 5 + Key with answers 5

Choose correct forms.

Future simple negative PDF 6 + Key with answers 6

Match three parts to make sentences.

PDF grammar rules:

English tenses PDF Grammar rules on all English tenses.

English grammar All PDF rules on e-grammar.org.

Affirmative: I will read (I'll read), He will come (He'll come)
Negative: I will not read (I won't read), He will not come (He won't come)
Questions: Will you read?
Negative questions: Will you not come? (Won't you come?)
In the future tense we can also use shall in the first person singular and plural (I, we). But it is quite formal in modern English and not very common.
I shall do it for you. We shall come soon.

Use

The future simple tense is used:

1. For general intentions (to talk about things someone will probably do).

He will change his job.
We'll travel abroad.
I will not need it.
They won't change the telephone number.
Will you take the exam?
But: We are going to travel abroad.
Going to is used to talk about definite plans that we made beforehand.

2. For predictions or opinions (we suppose that something will or will not happen).

It will snow in winter.
The horse will not win.
It is typically used with verbs or adverbs such as think, be sure, hope, believe, suppose, perhaps, possibly, probably, surely.
They'll probably study at university.
I don't think she'll accept it.

3. For a decision or an offer made at the moment of speaking.

Can I walk you home? - No, thank you. I'll take a taxi.
Please, tell Peter about it. - O.K. I'll call him.
But: I am going to call Peter. Do you want me to say hello to him? (Going to shows our decision made before the moment of speaking.)