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Future indefinite

The Future Indefinite Tense is formed by means of the auxiliary verb will + infinitive of the notional verb without to.

He will help her. They will study better.

The Future Indefinite Tense is used:

1) to denote a pure future action (which is inevitable and out of anybody‘s control). Reference to the future is indicated by the adverbials of future time tomorrow, in a week, next year, etc. e.g. It will snow a lot in winter. She‘ll be 30 next Friday.

2) to denote decisions taken at the moment of speaking (an action which is not part of a plan). = a spontaneous decision. e.g. It is cold in here. I‘ll turn on the heating.

3) to denote actions or predictions (hopes, fears, threats, offers, promises, warnings, requests, comments, etc.) which may or may not happen in the future. = a probable future action. e.g. I think they will easily win the match. I‘m sure you‘ll enjoy your visit to the Zoo.

4) to denote things we are not yet sure about or we haven‘t decided yet. e.g. Maybe I‘ll buy a car.

5) in object clauses to denote future actions. e.g. She is anxious to know if they will manage to enter the hall before the performance begins.

6) to denote refusals, resistance, reluctance to do smth (with will in the negative form) and typical behaviour (in the affirmative sentences with will for all persons). e.g. The door won’t open. She‘ll sit for hours.

Note: Shall is used with I/we in questions for an instruction, recommendation, advice or to offer help. e.g. Shall we do it right now? Shall I send him a fax? Shall I help you? Shall we play tennis? but : Will you be quiet, please? Will you get me a paper?

The Future Indefinite Tense is not used: in adverbial clauses of time and condition introduced by when, till, until, as soon as, as long as, before, if, unless:

I shall go for a walk if the weather is fine.

We shall phone him as soon as he arrives in Moscow.

The construction There is is used in the Future Indefinite in the following way:

There will be a holiday party tomorrow.

There will not be any holiday party tomorrow.

There will be no holiday party tomorrow.

Will there be a holiday party tomorrow?

The construction to be going to is often used to express an intended future action:

I am going to take part in the concert on Sunday.

Exercises: the future simple tense

Eх. 1. Open the brackets to render future.

1.1 (to be) fourteen next year. 2. He (to come) to visit us on Tuesday. 3. You (to miss) your exam if you don't study hard. 4. John (to come) to our party tomor­row. 5. We (to be) back in several days. 6. My cousins (to buy) this picture on the exhibition on Sunday. 7. I (to go) to London the day after tomorrow. 8. You (to feel) better after this medicine. 9. Mother (to bake) the cake as soon as she is back from the shop. 10. She (to meet) him at the meeting next week.

Ex. 2. Put questions to the words in italic.

1. My mother will punish me for this. 2. You will recognize him at once. 3. Michel will book the tickets beforehand.4. I will get up tomorrow at 6 a.m. 5. They won't answer your questions. 6. There will be some of his new paintings on sale. 7 We won't be able to finish it before Monday. 8.You will learn about the time of her arrival later. 9. The plain will land on time. 10. This evening will be the best in your life. 11. Gill won't pass her examination. 12. You will find much Interesting in this lecture.

Ex. 3. Open the brackets and put the verb in the required tense.

Dreaming about future is a great pleasure and a kind of spending my free hours for me. I believe that our life (change) greatly and I hope not to worse. There (lie) no wars and diseases in the 21st century. People (become) healthier, stronger and more kind-hearted. They (care) each other more than themselves and (stop) polluting environment. Their looks (stay) the same, but the souls (be) more noble mid pure. People (get) also cleverer and (make) many great discoveries, which (turn) our life to the absolutely new way.

Besides we (face) great changes in technics and science. Supersonic planes (cut) the skу above our heads, super-powerful spaceships (fly) to the new planets and probably we (find) there human-like creatures and (start) relations with them. New technologies (help) our doctors to find medicine against all possible dis­eases and people (cease) suffering.

The climate (become) warmer and our planet (sink) in trees in blossom and flowers with beautiful fine scent. New types of birds and animals (appear).

I (change) too. I (grow) older and I hope wiser. I think I (feel) happy in my old years because I (can) see all these changes with my own eyes and probably to participate in some of them. But I'm absolutely sure that one thing (remain) the line for ever- love. My grandchildren (fall in love) as I did when I was young. They (have) all these magic feelings in their hearts, but I hope they (be) more talented than me and (turn) them into beautiful sonnets....

Ex. 4. Turn the text into the Future Simple tense;

One day Brother Fox invited some of the other creatures to us house. He asked Brother Bear, Brother Wolf and Bother Raccoon to come. But he didn't ask me, Brother Rabbit All the same, I learnt about this dinner-party and got offended. 1 decided to play a trick on Brother Fox and his guests. The creatures who re­ceived his invitation gathered at his house, sat down at the table and started eat­ing, laughing and talking. By-and by Brother Fox took out a bottle of wine and opened it.

And what do you think I was doing at that time, while they were entertaining themselves? I was preparing my tricks. I took my old drum with two sticks and marched to their house Then I started drumming so loudly that they could not hear anything. Poor creatures begged me to stop, but I didn't. I threatened to do it until they gave up and let me in. I made them sit me down at the table and treat with their tasty strawberry cake. Then I helped myself with a glass of wine and felt revenged at last, but I still kept my drum near-by in case they might ask me out. Don't you think, it was one of the most brilliant ideas that had ever came across my tricky mind? (Negro folk tales)

Ex. 5. You are a fortune teller.

A young and pretty girl comes to you to learn her future. Tell her the story using the following prompts to be op holidays, to visit a faraway country, to have s very good time, to enjoy exotic food and traditions, to miss home, to meet a very handsome young man, to fall in love, to become rich, to have many children, to make a career, to live long and happily.