Grammar -Tenses -Simple Future Tense
Simple Future Tense
usually expresses
Simple
Predictions
What is a prediction?
A prediction is a
guess
you make
about something
that might happen
in the
future
Kurulu
will join us again to continue our discussions on Grammar on Simple Future Tense
Let’s
begin
As we
all know Kurulu goes to the beach every weekend. Will she be at
the week end next weekend? Yes, she will go to
the beach next Sunday too. She will not go
there alone. She will visit the beach with
her family. Many tourists will be at the
beach. When she will be at the beach the sun
will shine brightly in the sky. The weather will be ideal for an outing. They all will love to enjoy at the beach on a sunny day.
Vihanga, her elder brother will fly kites.
He will enjoy it very much. His little
brother Pavan will ride a pony. Her father will walk beside him. Pavan will enjoy the ride happily. Her friends also will join them in that visit as usual. Her friends
Smanali and Sepalika will build sand castles.
Kokila and Pavan will play with a ball.
Kokila will throw the ball and Pavan will catch.
Sandaras will collect sea shells because it
is his hobby. After building sand castles Samanali and Seplaika will bathe in the sea.
Will they be happy? Yes, they will be very happy. What
will Kurulu do when she is at the
beach? Kurulu will sit and watch the rolling waves in the sea first as usual
and then she will collect seashells on the
beach. They won’t idle a single moment. What will their
mother do? Will mother join them to make sand castles? No their mother will sit on a rock, watching them at play as she
usually does. An ice-cream seller will sell ice
cream. He will sell different kinds of
ice-cream next Sunday too. Will the Kadala
vendor be there on that day? The Kadala
vendor will also be
at the beach. Children will run to buy ice-cream
and kadala. By the time the sun sets they
all will go back home. It will be an enjoyable weekend once again.
When
you read this story you find that Kurulu and others at the beach do some
actions as usual.
They are
the actions that they will do when they visit the beach next weekend.
We use
Simple Future Tense
to talk
about
a single act
in future time
The
above story also tells us about how Kurulu, her family and her friends will
spend their next week end.
Here we
predict what they might do next week end which has not yet come
Look at
the following sentences again paying attention to the highlighted verbs
Many
tourists will be at the beach.
Will she be at the
week end next weekend?
She will go to the beach next Sunday too.
She will not go there alone.
She will visit the beach with her family.
When she will be
at the beach the sun will shine brightly
in the sky.
The
weather will be ideal for an outing
They all will love
to enjoy at the beach on a sunny day.
Vihanga, her elder brother will fly kites.
He will enjoy it very much.
His
little brother Pavan will ride a pony.
Her father will
walk beside him.
Pavan will enjoy the ride happily.
Her friends also will
join them in that visit as usual.
Her
friends Smanali and Sepalika will build sand
castles.
Kokila and Pavan will
play with a ball.
Kokila will throw
the ball and Pavan
will catch.
Sandaras will
collect sea shells because it is his hobby.
After building sand castles Samanali and
Seplaika will bathe in the sea.
Will they be happy?
Yes, they
will be very happy
What will Kurulu do
when she is at the beach?
Kurulu will sit and watch the
rolling waves in the sea first as usual.
She will collect seashells on the beach.
They won’t idle a single moment.
What will their
mother do?
Will mother join
them to make sand castles?
No their
mother will sit on a rock, watching them at
play.
An
ice-cream seller will sell ice cream.
He will sell different
kinds of ice-cream next Sunday too.
Will the Kadala vendor be
there on that day?
The
Kadala vendor will also be at the beach.
Children
will run to buy ice-cream and kadala.
By the time the sun sets
they all will go back home.
It will be an enjoyable weekend once again.
All these sentences talk about
Actions that will happen
She will go to the beach next Sunday too.
She will visit the beach with her family.
Actions will not happen
She will not go there alone.
They won’t idle a single moment.
We can also ask
Questions about actions happen
What will Kurulu do
when she is at the beach?
What will their
mother do?
Will mother join
them to make sand castles?
Will the Kadala vendor be there on that day?
Remember!
Not only the
actions
we can also say and ask
something about someone or something
being
The weather
will be ideal for an outing
They will be very happy
Will she be at the
week end next weekend?
What will Kurulu do
when she is at the beach?
What will their
mother do?
Will they be happy?
Do you notice any difference in the use of the
verb?
Yes,
there is a difference.
The
verbs are in their infinitive form
with the future indicator will
Kokila
and Pavan will play with a ball.
She will collect seashells on the beach.
And in some will not before the infinitive verb.
She will not go there alone.
They will not
idle a
single moment.
And in
some will be
&
will not be is there.
The
weather will
be ideal for an outing
So we need to learn the reason for that
difference
Next we
are going to learn the reason.
For
that we need to learn how the simple present sentences are formed.
Let’s
learn that
Let’s look at how Simple Future Tense
sentences are formed.
When talking about actions happen we use
Subject + will / shall + Verb + Object / Adverbial
But
If the subject is singular or plural, or if
we talk about one person or more than one person we use
Subject + will + Verb + Object / Adverbial
(infinitive)
She will visit the beach with her family.
 |
| Vihanga will fly kites at the beach. |
 |
| Her brother will play with a ball. |
 |
| Ice cram seller will sell ice cream. |
They all will love to
enjoy at the beach on a sunny day.
Kurulu will collect seashells on the beach.
Remember!
When the
subject is either the pronoun I or we the future
indicator shall is used
I shall visit the beach next
Week.
We shall have fun.
More Examples
When we say
something about someone or something or expressing
we use
will be & shall be
Subject + will be + compliment
/ Adverbial
The weather will be ideal
for an outing
More examples
The Kadala vendor will be at the beach.
The children will be very happy.
When the
subject is either the pronoun I or we the future
indicator shall be is used
Subject + shall be + compliment
/ Adverbial
I shall be happy to
be there
I shall be at the beach next
week.
We shall be tired.
Do
the following activities
Activity
1
Fill
the blanks with the future simple form of the verb. Use the verb stems in the
brackets.
- Some
tourists ……… …………
along the beach. (run)
- Kurulu’s father …… ………..beside the pony.(walk)
- The
children ……… ………… ice-cream.(eat)
- The
boats ……… …….. on the sea.(sail)
- Kurulu’s
younger brother ……… …………… a pony .(ride)
- We
………… ……………. at the beach.(enjoy)
- Pavans’
father …… ………. with him (come)
- The ice cream seller ………
………. ice-cream to the children(give)
- The boys
……… ……kites.(make)
- I …………… ……….. my car towards the beach.(drive)
- Kurulu’s
mother……… ….…………… on a rock. (sit)
- Some tourists …… ………. in the sea now. (swim
Activity
2
Fill
the blanks with the future simple form
of the verb. Use the verb stems in the brackets.
- 1 Kurulu’s mother …………………… rolling waves.(watch)
- The
birds …………………. in the sky.(fly)
- Kurulu’s father ……..…...
her brother to fly the kite.( teach)
- The child……………….
for ice-cream.(cry)
- Kurulu …….……… to collect beautiful seashells.
- The ice-cream seller …………………………tasty ice-creams.(sell)
- The fisherman ……………..their boats towards the sea (push)
- The waves ………………………….towards the shore (roll)
- Samanmali ……………………… a beautiful kite (buy)
When talking about actions do not happen
(negative form) we use
will not & shall not
Subject + will not /shall not + Verb + Object /Adverbial
If the subject is
singular or plural, or if we talk about one person or more than one person we
use
Subject + will not + Verb + Object / Adverbial
(infinitive)
They will not idle a single moment.
|
| Vihanga will not ride a pony the beach. |
The ice cream seller will not sell cool drinks.
When the
subject is either the pronoun I or we the future
indicator shall not is used
I shall not visit the beach next Week.
We shall not bathe in the sea.
Change the following sentences in to negative form.
1. The birds will fly in the sky.
2. Kurulu’s mother will make sand castles.
3. Kurulu will collect sea shells.
4. The ice-cream seller will sell cool drinks at the beach.
5. Vihanga will buy kites.
6. You will build the sand castles well.
7. I will come to the beach by my car.
8. They will enjoy the day at the beach.
When we say
something about someone or something we use or expressing
we use
will not be & shall not be
Subject + will not be / shall not be + compliment / Adverbial
The weather will not be ideal for an out
I shall not be bored.
More Examples
Do
the following activities
Activity
4
Change the following sentences
in to negative form.
1. The
boys will be at the beach.
2. Kurulu’s
mother will be happy to make sand castles with the children.
3. Kurulu
will be excited to collect sea the beautiful shells.
4. The
ice-cream seller will be under the big
tree near the beach.
5. Vihanga
will be a good swimmer in the future.
6. There
will be beautiful sand castles on the shore.
7. I
will be late to come to the beach next week.
8. My
brother will be a strict teacher.
When asking about actions happen (interrogative
form) we use
Will & Shall
We form ‘yes, no’ questions in
the present simple by adding the auxiliary
Will or Shall before
the subject of the verb.
What
are ‘yes, no’ questions?
They
are the questions which get either yes or no as the answer.
If the subject is
singular or Plural or if we ask about
one person or more than one we use
Will + Subject +
Verb + Object / Adverbial
(infinitive)
Will she go
to the beach next week end?
Yes, she will.
Will she go
to the beach on weekdays?
No , she will not.
More
examples
Will mother join
them to make sand castles?
Yes, she will.
When we ask
something about someone or something or expressing
we use
Will +
Subject + be + compliment / Adverbial?
Will she be happy?
 |
Will they be happy. Yes, they will be happy. Will Vihanga be sad. No, he will not be not sad. |
Will the Kadala vendor be there on that day?
Yes, he will be there.
Do
the following activities
Activity 5
Make
questions to get the following as the answers.
- Yes, the birds will fly in the sky.
- No, kurulu’s mother will not make sand castles.
- Yes, Kurulu will collect sea shells.
- No, the ice-cream seller will not sell cool drinks.
- Yes, Vihanga will fly a kite.
- Yes, you will build the sand castles well.
- No, I will not come to the beach on weekends.
- No, the children will not sun bathe.
We form ‘information’ questions in
the present simple by adding a question word before the
auxiliary do
or does before the subject of the verb.
What
are ‘information’ questions?
They
are the questions which get certain information as the answer.
If the subject is
singular or plural or if we ask about one person or more than one person we use
Question word+will /shall + Subject + Verb + Object / Adverbial
Where will she go next week end?
She will go to the beach next weekend.
More
examples
What will she collect
at the beach?
She will collect seashells at the beach.
What will Kurulu make at the beach?
She will make sand castles at the beach.
|
Where will mother sit at the beach?
She will sit on a rock.
What will Pavan ride?
Pavan will ride a pony.
What will Vihanga fly?
Pavan will fly a kite.
When we ask
Something about
someone or something we use
Question + will
+ Subject + be + compliment / Adverbial?
word
Why Will they be happy?
They will be happy because the weather will be good.
More
examples
Do
the following activities
Activity 6
Make
questions to get the highlighted word or phrase as the answers.
1.
The birds
will fly in the sky.
2.
Kurulu’s mother will not make sand castles.
3.
Kurulu will
collect sea shells.
4.
The
ice-cream seller will sell ice-cream at
the beach.
5.
Vihanga
will buys two kites.
6.
You will
build the sand castles well.
7.
I will come
to the beach by my car.
8.
They
enjoy a lot because it will be a sunny
day.
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