‘Will’ and ‘shall’ – Future

Will and shall – Future

Exercise 2

Use the verbs in the box and will or won’t to complete these sentences. Use short forms of will when you can.

EXAMPLE: I won’t be at the office on time. There’s a lot of traffic.

1 Peter needs to study more or he the exam.

2 A: Shall we watch a film? B: Good idea! I the TV.

3 A: you at your office tomorrow morning? B: Yes, I'll be there all morning.

4 I'm not sure Sandra the job. They interviewed a lot of people for the same job.

5 He the election. Very few people will vote for him and he'll lose.

6 A: When I you again? B: I don't know. I hope you'll see me very soon.

7 I don't think he to the party. He doesn't like big parties.

8 I'm sorry but I you the money. I have no money.

9 Do you think they the match?

10 Perhaps I at home tonight. I want to relax and watch a movie.

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Will – Form

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Will is an auxiliary verb. This means that:

• We use will + infinitive: I‘ll be (or will be) at home next Saturday. 
• Will has a negative form: I won’t be (or will not be) at home next Saturday. 
• We put will before the subject in questions: Will you be at home next Saturday?
• We use will in short answers: Yes, I will. / No, I won’t (or No, I will not).

Will – Use

We use will to talk about things that we think will happen in the future.

• He will love your new coat. 
• They won’t win this match. 

Note that it’s common to use will with the expressions I think, I don’t think, I hope, etc., or also with I’m sure, I’m not sure, perhaps, etc.

• I hope they will arrive soon. 
• I don’t think they‘ll win.
• I’m sure you‘ll be fine. 
• Perhaps I‘ll be late. 

We use will for promises or refusals.

• I will lend her the money.
• I won’t help you. 

We use will when we make decisions at the moment of speaking (instant decisions).

• A: There’s no milk in the fridge. B: I’ll go to the shop to buy some more. 
• A: This box is very heavy. B: Don’t worry. I’ll help you. 

Shall I…? Shall we…?

We use Shall I…? or I’ll when we offer to do things for other people.

• Shall I make some coffee? (=Do you want me to make coffee?)
• I‘ll make some coffee.

We use Shall we…? to suggest doing something.

• Shall we go to the cinema? (=Do you want to go to the cinema?)

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