Simple Future Tense

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DEFINITION OF SIMPLE FUTURE

Simple future tense is used to express the action that is going to happen in the future or things that have not happened yet. You can use simple future tense to talk about an action or condition that will begin and end in the future.

OBSERVING

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GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURE OF SIMPLE FUTURE

There are two future forms used in most conversations: the future with "will" and the future with "going to." The main difference between the two forms is that "going to" is used for plans and intentions made before the moment of speaking, and the "will" to speak about the future at the moment of speaking. Learn these basic forms and then use the referenced resources to practice these forms.

⏩ The Future with "Will"

The first future tense is the future with "will." Use the future with will to talk about an event in the future that you have just decided to do, for predictions and for promises. The future modal "will" is used with the base form of the verb.

For example, if someone invited you to go to a party next Friday, you could answer, “Sure, I’ll go.” Will + base verb is generally considered to be more formal than be going to + base verb.

In the simple future tense formula you can use Will + Verb 1 for verbal sentences while Will be + Adjective/Adverb/Noun for non-verbal or nominal sentences. Look at the following formulas.

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Note: "shall" is used specifically for the subject "I and we", while "will" is used for the subject you, they, he, she, it. But nowadays generally "will" tends to be used for all subjects. Shall is mainly used with "I and we" to make an offer or suggestion, or to ask for advice.

Example for verbal sentences:

👉 Positive: Subject + will + verb1

Bob will go to the library tomorrow.

👉 Negative: Subject + will + not (won't) + verb1

We won't watch a movie in this Cineplex on next Friday.

👉 Questions: Will + subject + verb1?

Shall I open the window?

⏩ The Future with "Be Going To"

The future with "going to" is used to express events you have already planned in the future and your intentions for the future. If you want to make a sentence Be Going To, adjust Be (Is/Am/Are) with the subject. For example: We are going to, They are going to, I am going to, She is going to, Rick is going to. Look at the following formulas.

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Examples:

👉 Positive: Subject + to be + going to + verb 1

Angga is going to play football next week.

👉Negative: Subject + to be + not going to + verb 1

Angga is not going to play football next week.

👉 Questions: Will + subject + to be + going to + verb 1?

Is Angga going to play football next week?

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To make a Simple Future Tense sentence, it will be more complete if you add an adverb of time. Simple future tense is used to tell things that will happen in the future such as later, soon, tonight, tomorrow, next week, etc. It happened after the past or after the present. Look at this following picture.

The adverb of time or time signals that are usually used in the simple future tense include:

Adverb of Time
Tomorrow	Besok
Tomorrow morning	Besok pagi
Tomorrow night	Besok malam
Next time	Lain kali
Next week	Pekan depan
Next month	Bulan depan
Next year	Tahun depan
Tonight	Malam ini
Soon	Segera
Later	Nanti
Two days later	Dua hari lagi
The day after tomorrow	Besok lusa
This afternoon	Sore ini, nanti sore
While	Ketika
When	Ketika
Before	Sebelum
After	Setelah
Until	Hingga

👉'll is the short form of will. You can say either:

I will go, or
I'll go.

👉We can use contractions (e.g., I'm, he's) by combining the subject pronoun (e.g., I, he) with the verb "be". We can also add "not" in front of "going to" to form the negative.

Here are some examples to make sure this is clear:

It's late so I don't think he's going to do his homework tonight.
I'm afraid they're not going to read the whole text.

The following video can help you understand more about simple future tense.

THE FUNCTION OF SIMPLE FUTURE

The simple future is used:

⏩ To predict a future event:

It will rain tomorrow.

⏩ With I or We, to express a spontaneous decision:

I'll pay for the tickets by credit card.

⏩ To express willingness:

I'll do the washing-up.
He'll carry your bag for you.

⏩ In the negative form, to express unwillingness:

The baby won't eat his soup.
I won't leave until I've seen the manager!

⏩ With I in the interrogative form using "shall", to make an offer:

Shall I open the window?

⏩ With we in the interrogative form using "shall", to make a suggestion:

Shall we go to the cinema tonight?

⏩ With I in the interrogative form using "shall", to ask for advice or instructions:

What shall I tell my mother about this money?

⏩ With you, to give orders:

You will do exactly as I say.

⏩ With you in the interrogative form, to give an invitation:

Will you come to the dance with me?
Will you come to my birthday party?

⏩ Offer something to others

I will lend you money.

LIST OF BASE FORM VERB (V1)

⏩ Regular Verbs

Base form	Translation
accept	menerima
act	bertindak
achieve	meraih
add	menambahkan
admire	mengagumi
admit	mengakui
adopt	mengambil
advise	menasihati
agree	setuju
allow	mengizinkan
announce	mengumumkan
appreciate	menghargai
approve	menyetujui
argue	membantah
arrive	tiba
ask	bertanya
assist	membantu
attack	menyerang
bake	memanggang
beg	meminta
behave	berperilaku baik
boil	mendidihkan
borrow	meminjam
brush	menyikat
bury	mengubur
call	panggilan
challenge	tantangan
change	mengubah
chase	mengejar
cheat	curang
cheer	bersorak
chew	mengunyah
clap	tepuk
clean	membersihkan
collect	mengumpulkan
compare	membandingkan
complain	mengeluh
confess	mengakui
construct	membangun
control	kontrol
copy	menyalin
count	menghitung
create	membuat
cry	menangis
cycle	siklus
damage	merusak
dance	menari
deliver	mengirim
destroy	menghancurkan
divide	membagi
drag	menyeret
earn	menghasilkan
employ	mempekerjakan
encourage	mendorong
enjoy	menikmati
establish	mendirikan
estimate	memperkirakan
exercise	latihan
expand	mengembangkan
explain	menjelaskan
fry	menggoreng
gather	mengumpulkan
greet	menyapa
guess	menebak
harass	mengganggu
hate	membenci
help	membantu
hope	harapan
identify	mengenali
interrupt	mengganggu
introduce	memperkenalkan
irritate	mengganggu
joke	bergurau
jump	melompat
kick	menendang
kill	membunuh
laugh	tertawa
lie	berbohong
like	suka
listen	mendengarkan
love	menyayangi
marry	menikah
measure	mengukur
move	bergerak
murder	pembunuhan
need	membutuhkan
obey	mematuhi
offend	menyinggung
offer	menawarkan
open	membuka
paint	melukis, mengecat
park	memarkir
phone	menelepon
pick	memilih
play	bermain
pray	berdoa
print	mencetak
pull	menarik
punch	memukul
punish	menghukum
purchase	membeli
push	mendorong
question	menanyai
race	balapan
relax	bersantai
remember	mengingat
reply	membalas
retire	pensiun
return	kembali
rub	menggosok
scold	memarahi
select	memilih
smoke	merokok
snore	mendengkur
stare	menatap
start	memulai
study	belajar
talk	bicara
thank	berterima kasih
travel	bepergian
trouble	masalah
type	mengetik
use	menggunakan
visit	mengunjungi
wait	menunggu
walk	berjalan
want	mau
warn	memperingatkan
wink	mengedip
worry	khawatir
yell	berteriak

⏩ Irregular Verbs

Base form	Translation
arise	bangun
awake	menyadari
be	ada
bear	melahirkan
beat	memukul
become	menjadi
begin	mulai
bend	membengkokkan
bet	bertaruh
bite	menggigit
bleed	berdarah
blow	meniup
break	merusak
bring	membawa
build	membangun
buy	membeli
burn	membakar
catch	menangkap
choose	memilih
come	datang
cost	seharga
cut	memotong
dig	menggali
do	melakukan
draw	menggambar
dream	mimpi
drink	minum
drive	menyetir
eat	makan
fall	jatuh
feed	memberi makan
feel	merasa
fight	berkelahi
find	menemukan
fly	terbang
forbid	melarang
forget	lupa
forgive	memaafkan
freeze	membeku
get	mendapat
give	memberi
go	pergi
grow	tumbuh
have	memiliki
hang	menggantung
hear	mendengar
hide	bersembunyi
hit	memukul
hold	memegang
hurt	melukai
keep	menyimpan
know	tahu
lay	meletakkan
leave	meninggalkan
lead	memimpin
learn	belajar
leave	meninggalkan
lend	meminjami
let	membiarkan
lie	berbohong
lose	kehilangan
make	membuat
mean	bermaksud, berarti
meet	bertemu
pay	membayar
put	menaruh
read	membaca
ride	mengendarai
ring	berdering
run	lari
say	mengatakan
see	melihat
sell	menjual
send	mengirim
shoot	menembak
show	menunjukkan
shut	menutup
sing	menyanyi
set	menata, mengatur
sit	duduk
sleep	tidur
speak	berbicara
spend	membelanjakan
stand	berdiri
steal	mencuri
swim	berenang
sweep	menyapu
take	mengambil
teach	mengajar
tear	merobek
tell	memberi tahu
think	berpikir
throw	melempar
understand	memahami
wake	bangun
wear	memakai
win	menang
write	menulis

EXAMPLE OF FUTURE TENSE SENTENCES

The following are examples of sentences using the simple past.

📌 simple future tense positive:

👉 It will rain tomorrow. (Besok akan hujan.)

👉Raffi will take online course today. (Raffi akan mengambil kursus online hari ini.)

👉We shall invite Mike to the party. (Kami akan mengundang Mike ke pesta.)

👉We will go shopping in that market this Monday. (Kami akan pergi berbelanja di pasar itu Senin ini.)

👉 I will help him to do the task. (Saya akan membantunya untuk melakukan tugas itu.)

👉 I am going to talk to him. (Aku akan berbicara dengannya.)

👉 Septi is going to finish her homework tomorrow. (Septi akan menyelesaikan pekerjaan rumahnya besok.)

👉 He is going to tell his father about it. (Dia akan memberitahu ayahnya tentang hal itu.)

👉She is going to spend holiday in her hometown. (Dia akan menghabiskan liburan di kampung halamannya.)

👉We are going to attend the meeting. (Kita akan menghadiri pertemuan tersebut.)

📌 simple future tense negative:

👉It will not rain tomorrow. (Besok tidak akan hujan.)

👉Raffi will not take online course today. (Raffi tidak akan mengambil kursus online hari ini.)

👉We shall not invite Mike to the party. (Kami tidak akan mengundang Mike ke pesta.)

👉We will not go shopping in that market this Monday. (Kami tidak akan pergi berbelanja di pasar itu Senin ini.)

👉I will not help him to do the task. (Saya tidak akan membantunya untuk melakukan tugas itu.)

👉I am not going to talk to him. (Aku tidak akan berbicara dengannya.)

👉Septi is not going to finish her homework tomorrow. (Septi tidak akan menyelesaikan pekerjaan rumahnya besok.)

👉He is not going to tell his father about it. (Dia tidak akan memberitahu ayahnya tentang hal itu.)

👉She is going to spend holiday in her hometown. (Dia tidak akan menghabiskan liburan di kampung halamannya.)

👉We are not going to attend the meeting. (Kita tidak akan menghadiri pertemuan tersebut.)

📌 simple future tense interrogative

👉Will it rain tomorrow? (Akankah besok hujan?)

👉Will Raffi take online course today? (Raffi akan mengambil kursus online hari ini.)

👉Shall we invite Mike to the party? (Akankah Raffi akan mengambil kursus online hari ini?)

👉Will we go shopping in that market this Monday? (Akankah kita pergi berbelanja di pasar itu hari Senin ini?)

👉Will I help him to do the task? (Apakah saya akan membantunya mengerjakan tugas?)

👉Am I going to talk to him? (Apakah saya akan berbicara dengannya?)

👉Is going Septi to finish her homework tomorrow? (Apakah Septi akan menyelesaikan pekerjaan rumahnya besok?)

👉Is going he to tell his father about it? (Apakah dia akan memberitahu ayahnya tentang hal itu?)

👉Is going she to spend holiday in her hometown? (Apakah dia akan menghabiskan liburan di kampung halamannya?)

👉Are we going to attend the meeting? (Apakah kita akan menghadiri pertemuan itu?)

Watch the following video and you can practice through the pattern chants in the video.

Do you like watching movies and cartoons? Well, you can also learn the use of the simple future tense through cutscenes from the following films and cartoons.

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References:

Frodesen, J. & Eyring, J. (2000). Grammar Dimensions 4: Form, Meaning, and Use. Boston: Hainle & Hainle.
Thewlis, Stephen H. (2000). Grammar Dimensions 3: Form, Meaning, and Use. Boston: Hainle & Hainle.

Beare, Kenneth. (2021, February 16). Expressing the Future With 'Will' and 'Going to'. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/guide-to-future-1211192

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