| WILL FUTURE Positive form: Subject + will + verb1 (I will do.) Contraction: I will: I�ll / You will: You�ll ... (I�ll do.) Negative form: Subject + will not + verb1 (I will not do.) Contraction: will not: won�t (I won�t do.) Question form: Will + subject + verb1? (Will I do?) Short answers: Yes, I will. / No, I won�t. USAGE AND MEANING 1. We use �will� when we decide to do something at the time of speaking. - It�s too hot here in this room. I�ll open the window. - I�m cold. I�ll put on my jacket. - I feel a bit hungry. I�ll make myself a sandwich. - I�m too tired to walk home. I�ll get a taxi. - �We haven�t got any bread.� �I�ll go to the shop and get some.� - �What would you like to drink?� �I�ll have a lemonade, please.� 2. We say �I think I�ll ...� or �I don�t think I�ll ... when we decide to do something. I think I�ll go for a walk. I don�t think I�ll watch this film. I think I�ll go to my room and lie down for a while. I feel a bit ill today, so I don�t think I�ll play basketball with you. Note: If we are talking about something we decided or planned to do before, we use �going to�, not �will�. Hey, look! I�ve got a ticket. I�m going to go to the rock concert tomorrow. There�s a good film on TV tonight. I�m going to watch it. �Why are you filling that� bucket with water.� �I�m going to wash my car.� I�ve made up my mind about going to university. I�m going to study law. 3. We use �will� when we offer to do things. Don�t worry about money. I�ll lend you some. Your bags look heavy. I�ll carry one of them for you. You look confused. I�ll explain you the situation once again. You look tired. I�ll drive the car. 4. We use �will� to promise to do something. Thanks for lending me your bike. I�ll bring it back in the evening. I promise, mum. I won�t be late. I�ll be back home before 8 o�clock. Don�t worry. I�ll help you paint the house at the weekend. 5. We use �will� when we ask someone to do something. Will you shut the door, please? Will you be quite? I�m studying. Will you post this letter for me? Will you help me paint the house at the weekend? 6. We use �will� to make predictions about the future. You�ll pass the exam. You studied a lot yesterday. David won�t pass the examination. He didn�t study enough yesterday. When we predict the future, we use �will� with these words and expressions. Perhaps / Maybe / It�s possible that: Perhaps we�ll go out for dinner tonight. Maybe we�ll spend the weekend at the seaside. It�s possible that I�ll see Mary tomorrow. Probably: I�ll probably be in Paris next month. They�ll probably come back tomorrow. I�m sure: I�m sure I�ll pass the exam. I�m sure Andy will invite you to her party. I think: I think John will get the job. Do you think Luis will like my present? What do you think he�ll do? Where do you think she�ll go? I expect: I expect he�ll be here by the evening. I expect you�ll do a good job. I hope: I hope she�ll fogive me. I hope my father will let me go on a holiday with my friends. Note: If you make a strong prediction by looking at the present situation, use �going to� Look at those black clouds. It�s going to rain. Oh, I feel terrible. I think I�m going to be ill. It�s already 10 o�clock. We�re going to miss the bus. |