Understanding the Future Simple Tense in English

Posted on Jan 29, 2025 in Nursing

Understanding the Future Simple Tense

Positive Form

Subject + will + verb (infinitive) + complement

  • You will buy milk.

Negative Form

Subject + will not + verb (infinitive) + complement

  • You will not buy milk.

Interrogative Form

Will + subject + verb (infinitive) + complement?

  • Will you buy milk?

WH- Questions

WH- word + will + subject + verb (infinitive) + complement?

  • When will you buy milk?

Assumptions

  • Maybe: quizás
  • Perhaps: tal vez
  • Sure: seguro
  • Doubt: duda
  • Wonder: me pregunto
  • Think: pienso
  • Believe: creo
  • Hope: espero

Subjects

I, you, he, she, it, we, they

Uses of the Future Simple Tense

  • Conditional sentences (if-clauses)
  • To express a state of being
  • To express personal opinions
  • To make assumptions
  • To make predictions without clear evidence
  • To make promises
  • To express decisions made at the moment of speaking
  • To make offers