The Simple Future tense is used when we plan or make a decision to do something. Nothing is said about the time in the future. POSITIVE STATEMENTS SUBJECT | WILL | VERB | REST OF THE SENTENCE | I | will | read | the story book tomorrow. | You | will | read | the story book tomorrow. | He | will | read | the story book tomorrow. | Mohan | will | read | the story book tomorrow. | The boy | will | read | the story book tomorrow. | She | will | read | the story book tomorrow. | Pooja | will | read | the story book tomorrow. | The girl | will | read | the story book tomorrow. | We | will | read | the story book tomorrow. | You | will | read | the story book tomorrow. | They | will | read | the story book tomorrow. | The children | will | read | the story book tomorrow. |
SUBJECT | AM / IS / ARE GOING TO | VERB | REST OF THE SENTENCE | I | am going to | read | the story book tomorrow. | You | are going to | read | the story book tomorrow. | He | is going to | read | the story book tomorrow. | Mohan | is going to | read | the story book tomorrow. | The boy | is going to | read | the story book tomorrow. | She | is going to | read | the story book tomorrow. | Pooja | is going to | read | the story book tomorrow. | The girl | is going to | read | the story book tomorrow. | We | are going to | read | the story book tomorrow. | You | are going to | read | the story book tomorrow. | They | are going to | read | the story book tomorrow. | The children | are going to | read | the story book tomorrow. |
Notice how we use ‘will’ or ‘going to’ and the verb in the base form for all subjects. NEGATIVE STATEMENTS SUBJECT | WILL NOT | VERB | REST OF THE SENTENCE | I | will not | play | football next week. | You | will not | play | football next week. | He | will not | play | football next week. | Mohan | will not | play | football next week. | The boy | will not | play | football next week. | She | will not | play | football next week. | Pooja | will not | play | football next week. | The girl | will not | play | football next week. | We | will not | play | football next week. | You | will not | play | football next week. | They | will not | play | football next week. | The children | will not | play | football next week. |
SUBJECT | AM / IS / ARE NOT GOING TO | VERB | REST OF THE SENTENCE | I | am not going to | play | football next week. | You | are not going to | play | football next week. | He | is not going to | play | football next week. | Mohan | is not going to | play | football next week. | The boy | is not going to | play | football next week. | She | is not going to | play | football next week. | Pooja | is not going to | play | football next week. | The girl | is not going to | play | football next week. | We | are not going to | play | football next week. | You | are not going to | play | football next week. | They | are not going to | play | football next week. | The children | are not going to | play | football next week. |
Notice how we use ‘will not’ or ‘not going to’ and the verb in the base form for all subjects. INTERROGATIVE STATEMENTS / QUESTIONS WILL | SUBJECT | VERB | REST OF THE SENTENCE | Will | I | go | to Mumbai next month? | Will | you | go | to Mumbai next month? | Will | he | go | to Mumbai next month? | Will | Mohan | go | to Mumbai next month? | Will | the boy | go | to Mumbai next month? | Will | she | go | to Mumbai next month? | Will | Pooja | go | to Mumbai next month? | Will | the girl | go | to Mumbai next month? | Will | we | go | to Mumbai next month? | Will | you | go | to Mumbai next month? | Will | they | go | to Mumbai next month? | Will | the children | go | to Mumbai next month? |
AM / IS / ARE | SUBJECT | GOING TO | VERB | REST OF THE SENTENCE | Am | I | going to | go | to Mumbai next month? | Are | you | going to | go | to Mumbai next month? | Is | he | going to | go | to Mumbai next month? | Is | Mohan | going to | go | to Mumbai next month? | Is | the boy | going to | go | to Mumbai next month? | Is | she | going to | go | to Mumbai next month? | Is | Pooja | going to | go | to Mumbai next month? | Is | the girl | going to | go | to Mumbai next month? | Are | we | going to | go | to Mumbai next month? | Are | you | going to | go | to Mumbai next month? | Are | they | going to | go | to Mumbai next month? | Are | the children | going to | go | to Mumbai next month? |
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