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Future with Will for Promises and Predictions

Structure and Usage

Future with Will for Promises and Predictions
The future with 'will' is used to make future predictions and promises. Often the precise moment the action will occur is unknown or not defined.

This tense is often used with the following time expressions:

... soon
... next month / year / week

Basic Construction

Positive

Subject + will + verb + object(s) + time Expression

The government will increase taxes soon.

Negative

Subject + will not (won't) + verb + object(s) + time Expression

She won't help us much with the project.

Question

(Question Word) + will + subject + verb + object(s) + time Expression

Why will they reduce taxes?

Take this future forms quiz to check your understanding.

If you are a teacher, use this guide on how to teach future forms for more help.

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