TIEMPO FUTURO WILL

TIEMPO FUTURO

Future tense

Future simple - will

Form

 Affirmative: I will learn (I'll learn), He will learn (He'll learn)
 Negative statement: I will not learn (I won't learn), He will not learn (He won't learn)
Question: Will you learn?
 Neg. question: Will you not learn? (Won't you learn?)

We can also use shall in the first person singular and plural (I, we). But this form is quite formal in modern English and is not very common.

Podemos usar la forma SHALL en la primera persona singular y plural (we, I). pero esta forma es algo formal y no es muy usada en el ingles moderno.

I shall do it for you.

We shall come soon.

1. Will is used as a modal auxiliary verb to show a general intention.

Will es usado como verbo modal auxiliarpara mostrar una intencion general

He will change his job.

We'll travel abroad. (short form of will)

I will not need it.

They won't change the telephone number. (short form of will not)

Will you take the exam?

2. Will is used for predictions or opinions.  Sirve para predicciones y opiniones

It will snow in winter.

The horse will not win.

We can use following verbs or adverbs to express that we assume something, but we are not sure: think, be sure, hope, believe, suppose, perhaps, possibly, probably, surely.

Usamos los siguientes verbos para expresar que asumimos algo, pero no estamos seguros:
think, be sure, hope, believe, suppose, perhaps, possibly, probably, surely.

They'll probably study art.

I don't think she'll accept it.

3. Will is used to express a decision or offer made at the moment of speaking.

Will es usado para expresar una decision hecha al momento de hablar.

Can I walk you home? - No, thank you. I'll take a taxi.

Please, tell Peter about it. - O.K. I'll call him.

I will be sitting (I'll be sitting) Negative statement: I will not be sitting (I won't be sitting) Question: Will you be sitting? Neg. question: Will you not be sitting? (Won't you be sitting?)

Use

1. This tense is used for an action that will be in progress at a point of time in the future. It will start before that point of time and will continue after it. The point in time can be given by a time expression or by another action in the future simple (will). This usage is very similar to the past continuous in this aspect.

Son acciones que estaran en progreso en un punto del futuro. Inicia antes del punto del tiempo y continua despues de el. Para ellos se usan expresiones de tiempo u otra accion en el futuro. Se usa de manera similar al pasado continuo de alguna manera.

At 8 o'clock I will be travelling to Dorset.

This time tomorrow we'll be lying on the beach.

(In these two sentences the point of time that we refer to is given by a time expression.)

The shop will be closed. Will you be working?

I'll be sleeping when you come back.

(In these two sentences the point of time that we refer to is given by another activity.)

2. The future continuous describes the idea that something will happen in the normal course of events. It refers to a routine activity, not an intention, decision or plan.

I'll be writing to you again. (I always write to you, so I'll do it again, as usual.)

They'll be leaving on Friday. You can join them. (They normally leave on Fridays.)

Everybody will be working on a computer sooner or later. (If nothing special happens.)