Simple Future (Indefinite) Tense with Example Sentences

Tenses work as the heart of English grammar, without which there is no soul in it. It’s not very difficult to form a meaningful sentence. One just have to know the rules, person’s role and the tense.

When to Use Simple Future Tense

The simple future refers to an action or event that has not yet begun, and expresses facts or certainty. Simple future refers to a specific time in the future, refers to a time later than now.

We use simple future tense to talk about:

To predict a future event
To express a spontaneous decision
To express willingness
To make an offer
To make a suggestion
To ask for advice or instructions
To give orders
To give an invitation

Examples of Simple Future Sentences

Following are sentences examples of simple future tense.

I shall write.
We shall write.
Kylie will bring her luggage.
I shall study hard for quiz.
You will write.
She shall write novels.
We shall sleep late on Sundays.
He will write.
She will write.
Will he go to work?
Novels will be written by her.
It will write.
Will you come?
We shall run on Mondays.
Will he watch a movie?
They will write.
Shall I go to work everyday?
They will not cook.
Will it rain?
They will cook on Sundays.
Zey will book the tickets.

Let’s now discuss the sentence formation in simple future tense.

Formula for Simple Future Sentence Structure

The simple future tense is composed of two parts: will / shall + the infinitive without to.

Following are simple future structure rules:

Positive form – I/ We/You/They/He/She + shall/will + verb (1st form)+ object (optional)
Negative Form – I/ We/You/They + shall/will + verb (1st form)+ object (optional)
Interrogative Form – Shall/Will + They/You/I/ We + verb (1st form)+ object (optional)?
Negative Interrogative Form – Shall/Will + I/ You/We/They + not + verb (1st form)+ object (optional)?

With the help of these formulas you can easily form the following sentences.

Positive	Negative	Interrogative	Negative Interrogative
I will meet	I will not meet	Will I meet?	Won’t I meet?
You will come	You will not come	Will you come?	Won’t you come?
It will rain	It will not rain	Will it rain?	Won’t it rain?
He will help	He will not help	Will he help?	Won’t he help?
They will cook	They will not cook	Will they cook?	Won’t they cook?

Contractions for Future Tense

‘ll is short form, and is almost always used when speaking. It’s really more natural to say ‘I’ll’ instead of ‘I will’.

I will = I’ll
We will = we’ll
You will = you’ll
He will = he’ll
She will = she’ll
They will = they’ll
Will not = won’t

Explore the list of contractions used in English to write faster.

Now, let’s see how simple future tense works with ACTIVE and PASSIVE voices.

Active Form of Simple Future

Formula for active form of simple indefinite sentences: (Subject + will / shall + present tense of the verb + object)

EXAMPLES

I shall teach English
She shall write novels
He will read stories
Shawn will make the breakfast
Kylie will bring her luggage
Zedd will book the tickets.

Passive Voice Form of Simple Future

Formula for passive form of Simple indefinite sentences: (Object as subject + will be / shall be + past participle of the verb + by + subject as object)