Simple future
I. Formation
We generally form the simple future by doing:
- Affirmative form
S(I, we, they) + shall + V + C / S(he, she, it, you) + will+ V + C
$\textbf{Eg :}$
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- Moussa will come tomorrow.
- I shall clean the board.
- Negative form
S(I, we, they) + shall not + V + C / S(he, she, it, you)+ will not + V + C
$\textbf{Eg :}$
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- Moussa will not come tomorrow.
- I shall not clean the board.
- Intrrogative form
Shall/will + S + V + C + ?
$\textbf{Eg: }$
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- will Moussa clean the board?
- shall I come tomorrow?
$\textbf{NB: will can be used with all the persons.}$
$\textbf{Eg :}$
- I will clean the board.
- We will be there on time.
$\textbf{Remarque: the negative contracted form of :}$
$\textbf{"shall not"}$ is $\textbf{"shan't"}$ and the negative contracted form of $\textbf{"will not"}$ is $\textbf{"won't"}$.
II. Use
We use the simple future to talk about coming actions or events that have not arrived yet.
$\textbf{Eg :}$
- We shall sit for our examination in june.
- The teacher will come next week.
$\textbf{NB: Oher use of the simple future:}$
- We use shall with the pronoun $\textbf{"we and I"}$ to ask for permission or check a confirmation.
$\textbf{Eg :}$ Shall I clean the board?
- We use won't to express a refusal.
$\textbf{Eg :}$ I won't do that.