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§ 5. The formation of the Future Indefinite.

                1. The Future Indefinite is formed by means of the auxiliary verbs shall and will and the infinitive without to of the notional verb.

Shall is used for the first person singular and plural. In British English prescriptive tradition forbids will as a future auxiliary with the first person singular and plural, but this tradition is old-fashioned and is nowadays widely ignored. It is recommended though to use shall, in preference to will, with the first person in formal style.

Will is used for the first, second and the third person singular and plural. In informal style the contracted form ‘ll is used for all the persons. In American English only will is used with all the persons.

            1. In the interrogative form the auxiliary verb is placed before the subject.

In the negative form the negative particle not is placed after the auxiliary verb. Shall is still used in British English in questions with the first person singular and plural.

What shall I wear to the party?

I'll drive, shall I?

Affirmative

Interrogative

Negative

I shall/will work

He will work

She will work

We shall/will work

You will work

They will work

Shall/Will I work?

Will he work?

Will she work?

Shall/Will we work?

Will you work?

Will they work?

I shall/will not work

He will not work

She will not work

We shall/will not work

You will not work

They will not work

    1. The contracted affirmative forms are:

I'll work

You'll work

The contracted negative forms are:

I shan't [ʃa:nt] work

He won't [wəunt] work

    1. The negative-interrogative forms are:

Shall we not work?

Shan't we work?

Will he not work?

Won't he work?

§ 6. The use of the Future Indefinite.

The Future Indefinite is used to denote a future action.

It will be much cooler up at Fiesole. (Voynich)

N o t e. To denote a future action the word combinations to be going + Infinitive, to be about + Infinitive, and to be on the point of + Gerund are often used.

To be going to, to be about to, to be on the point of denote an action which is expected to take place in the nearest future. To be going to is colloquial, to be on the point of is literary.

This is going to be a cheerful evening. (Shaw)

The runners are about to start.

The Future Indefinite is rendered in Russian by the future perfec­tive and imperfective.

I will read ten chapters tomorrow. — Завтра я прочту десять глав.

I will read the whole day tomorrow. — Завтра я буду читать целый день.

The Future Indefinite in the Past