Friday, May 6, 2011

Future and Modals : Unit 22, Will


A.      Will + base form ( will be / will win / will come, etc.)
Positive and Negative

I/we/you/they
He/she/it


Will (“ll)
Will not (won’t)
be
win
come
eat

Questions

will

I/we/you/they
He/she/it

Be . . . ?
win . . . ?
come . . . ?
eat . . . ?

Will = ‘ll : I’ll ( = I will ) / you’ll / she’ll, etc.
Will not = won’t ( = I will not ) you won’t / it won’t, etc.
B.      We use will for the future (tommorow / next wekk, etc.) :
-          She travels a lot. Today she is in New York. Tommorow she’ll be in Los Angeles.
Next week she’ll be in Tokyo.
-          Phone me this evening. I’ll be home.
-          Throw the bread on the ground. The Birds will eat it.
-          We’ll probably go out this evening.
-          Will you be home this evening?
-          I won’t be here tommorow. (=I will not be there)
-          Don’t drink coffe before you go to bed. You won’t sleep.
We often say I think . . . will . . . :
-          I think Linda will pass the exam.
-          I don’t think it will rain this afternoon.
-          Do you think the exam will be difficult?
But do not use will for things you have already arranged to do or decided to do :
-          We’re going to the theater on Saturday. (not “we will go”)
-          Are you working tommorow? (not “will you work”)

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