The Future with Will
📌 Lesson Contents
🎯 Lesson goal
In this lesson you will learn to use will 📖 to talk about future actions. You will see when to use it 🧠, how to make positive sentences, negative sentences and questions ✍️, and you can practise for real with the test at the bottom of the page! 🚀
🌟 What does “Will” mean?
We use will for:
- Quick decisions ➔ decided at the exact moment we speak 🧠
- Promises and offers ➔ we want to help or promise something ✋
- General predictions ➔ opinions about the future, based on feelings or thoughts 🔮
🔍 How do we make the future with “Will”?
Basic formula:
Subject + will + base verb
Practical examples:
- I will call you later. ☎️
- She will help you. 🤝
- They will travel to Spain next month. ✈️
🔍 How do we make the negative?
Negative formula:
Subject + will not (won’t) + base verb
Practical examples:
- I won’t forget your birthday. 🎂
- He won’t come to the party. 🎉
🧩 Summary table – Will
| Form | Structure | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Affirmative | Subject + will + base verb | She will study tonight. 📚 |
| Negative | Subject + won’t + base verb | They won’t play football. ⚽ |
❓ Basic doubts cleared up
- Do we need “to be” with will?
❌ No! After will we use the base verb directly, without to or be (e.g. I will go). - Does will change with I, you, he, she…?
❌ No! Will is a modal verb and it is exactly the same for every subject (I will, he will, they will). - Can I use “won’t” instead of “will not”?
✔️ Yes! Won’t is the standard short form and it sounds the most natural when we speak.
🚫 Common mistakes to avoid
| Mistake ❌ | Correct ✅ |
|---|---|
| He will comes tomorrow. | He will come tomorrow. |
| I will to study. | I will study. |
| She will not goes. | She will not go. |
Gap Fill & Translation Exercises
Test yourself! In the first 15 sentences, complete with the correct form of ‘will + verb’ or ‘won’t + verb’. In the last 5, write the sentence in English from the clue.