The Complete Guide to English Tenses with Infographics
The tenses (different grammar for time) in English can be a little difficult to understand. Here is a complete guide to all 12 major verb tenses in the English language, and conditional sentences. Each verb tense has Infographics and examples to help you understand how the verbs are changed in that tense, and which time each tense is for. There are also examples of the different ways that tense can be used.
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When Do I Use the Future Simple Tense?
1. When you want to predict the future. This can be used to describe definite facts, or uncertain predictions.
It will be sunny tomorrow (this is a certain statement).
I don’t think Carol will eat all the chocolate biscuits. We should have enough (this is an uncertain statement).
Will Egypt win the world cup this year?
2. When you make a promise to do something, offer to do something, or refuse to do something. It can also be used to ask for help.
I will buy you an ice cream if you want one (offer/promise).
I won’t (will not) go and see that film! It is terrible! (refusal).
Will you help me with this heavy box please? (asking for help).
Special Uses of the Future Simple Tense.
People use “going to” in the same way as the future simple to talk about predictions for the future. With the “going to” future, use the auxiliary verb “to be” and replace “will” with “going to”.
I am going to eat a lot when we go out for sushi! (I will eat a lot when I go out for sushi).
Tom isn’t (is not) going to like the new office (Tom will not like the new office).
Are you going to join us at the pub later? (Will you join us at the pub later?).
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