The Future Indefinite Tense, also known as the Simple Future Tense, is used to express actions that have not yet occurred but will occur at some point in the future. This tense is commonly formed using the auxiliary verbs ‘will’ or ‘shall’ followed by the base form of the main verb.
Structural Formula:
Subject + will/shall + base form of the verb + object.
- Affirmative: Sub. + will/shall + V1+ Ob.
- Negative: Sub. + (will/shall) not + V1 + Ob
- Interrogative: will/shall + Sub. + V1 + Ob. + ?
Examples:
- She will visit the museum tomorrow.
- I will cook dinner tonight.
- They will start the project next week.
- He will write an email to his colleague.
- We will go to the beach this weekend.
Exercises of Future Indefinite Tense
1) He ________ to school. (will go, shall go)
2) Sarah ________ to school. (will go, shall go)
3) She ________ to school at 9 am tomorrow. (shall go)
4) I ________ to bed early tonight because I’m tired after work. (will go, shall go)
5) My mother ________ me a chocolate cake for my birthday. (will bake, shall bake)
6) He ________ the letter in an hour. (will write, shall write)
7) I ________ my friend a birthday card in the post. (will send, shall send)
8) That man ________ to be very dangerous. (shall seem, will seem)
9) We ________ to the cinema tomorrow evening. (are going to go, are going to shall go)
10) We ________ there early because we don’t want to miss the beginning of the film. (shall go, will go)
11) My friend ________ me at my house next Friday. (will visit, will visit, shall visit)
12) I ________ the money in my bank account tomorrow. (will transfer, shall transfer)
13) It’s time to go home. She _______. (shall leave, will leave)
14) Arlette isn’t feeling well so she ________ to bed soon. (will go, shall go)
15) They ________ about the price of a new car for a long time. (are going to discuss, are going to shall discuss)
16) My friend ________ me on Facebook this afternoon. (will send, shall send)
17) Peter and Linda ________ their wedding in June 2017 after they get married next month. (shall have, will have)
18) We ________ to the supermarket every day. (are going to go, are going to shall go)
19) I ________ before my brother does because he gets up early every morning. (will wake up, shall wake up)
20) She ________ a cup of tea now because she’s tired and thirsty. (will make, shall make)
Answers
1) He will go to school.
2) Sarah will go to school.
3) She shall go to school at 9 am tomorrow.
4) I will go to bed early tonight because I’m tired after work.
5) My mother will bake me a chocolate cake for my birthday.
6) He will write the letter in an hour.
7) I will send my friend a birthday card in the post.
8) That man will seem very dangerous.
9) We are going to go to the cinema tomorrow evening.
10) We are going to go there early because we don’t want to miss the beginning of the film.
11) My friend is going to visit me at my house next Friday.
12) I shall transfer the money to my bank account tomorrow.
13) It’s time to go home, she is going to leave.
14) Arlette isn’t feeling well so she will go to bed soon.
15) They are going to shall discuss the price of a new car for a long time.
16) My friend is going to send me on Facebook this afternoon.
17) Peter and Linda are going to have their wedding in June 2017 after they get married next month.
18) We are going to shall go to the supermarket every day.
19) I will wake up before my brother does because he gets up early every morning.
20) She is going to make a cup of tea now because she’s tired and thirsty.
Explore More:
Structures of All Tenses with Examples (Download Pdf)
Example Sentences of Future Indefinite Tense
Worksheets of Future Indefinite Tense
