FUTURE INDEFINITE TENSE

 

A. Affirmative: Subject + will/shall + 1st form of Verb + object. B. Negative: Subject + will/shall + not + 1st form of Verb + object. C. Interrogative: Will/Shall + subject + 1st form of Verb + object?

Conditions involving this tense:-

1.  It indicates an event that is yet to happen:

a.  I shall see you tomorrow.

b.  The guests will soon be here. 

2.  To denote actions concerned with adverb or adverbial phrase of future:

a.  I shall be thirty next birthday.

b.  He will finish his homework at six o’clock.

Use of Shall:

1. In assertive sentences, ‘shall’ in first person is used to indicate simple future tense; as:-

a.  I shall go to Samrala tomorrow.              

b.  We shall play football.                    

2.  In assertive sentences, ‘shall’ in second and third person is used to indicate a promise, a command, a threat, a determination or a compulsion; as:-

a.  You shall stay with me.                            

b.  He shall be fined for this mischief.           

3.  In interrogative sentences, ‘shall’ in first and second person is used to indicate simple future tense; as:-

a.  Shall I help you?                   

b.  Shall you read this book?     

4.  In interrogative sentences, ‘shall’ in first and third person is used to indicate desire or liking of the person spoken to; as:-

a.  Shall I join this college?                           

b.  Shall he not marry her?                           

5.  In interrogative sentences, ‘shall’ in second person is used in line with the expected reply; as:

a.  Shall you attend the meeting? Yes, I shall.

b.  Shall you go there? No, I shall not.

Use of Will:

1.  In assertive sentences, ‘will’ in second and third person is used in simple future tense; as:-

a.  You will go there to deliver this message.

b.  Mohan will finish the remaining work.             

2.  In assertive sentences, ‘will’ in first person is used to indicate a promise, a threat, a determination, a wish or willingness; as:-

a.  I will carry out your orders.           

b.  We will either win or die.                

3.  In interrogative sentences, ‘will’ in first person is never used. 

4.  In interrogative sentences, ‘will’ in second person is used to indicate desire or liking of the person spoken to; as:-

a.  Will you go to Delhi today?           

b.  Will you leave this job?                            

5.  In interrogative sentences, ‘will’ in second person is used according to the expected reply; as:

a.  Will you accompany me to the market? Yes, I will.

b.  Will you be back by 10 o’clock? No, I will not.