Welcome to Part 2 of the lesson!
Let's have a look at the following:
Rule 1. We do not use 'will' to say what somebody has already arranged or decided to do:
Examples:
- Lisa is working next week. (not Lisa will work)
- Are you going to watch TV this evening? (not will you watch)
We use will to say what we know or believe about the future (not what someone has already decided). Let's look at the examples below:
- They’ve been away a long time. When they return, they’ll find a lot of changes here.
- ‘Where will you be this time next year?’ ‘I’ll be in Japan.’
- That plate is hot. If you touch it, you’ll burn yourself.
- Anna looks completely different now. You won’t recognise her.
- When will you get your exam results?
Compare these two sentences:
I think James is going to the party on Friday. (= I think he has already decided to go)
I think James will go to the party on Friday. (= I think he will decide to go)
Rule 2. We often use will (’ll) with:
probably I’m sure
I think
I don’t think I wonder
Let's look at the following examples:
- I’ll probably be home late tonight.
- Don’t worry about the exam. I’m sure you’ll pass.
- Do you think Sarah will like the present we bought her?
- I don’t think the exam will be very difficult.
- I wonder what will happen.
After I hope, we generally use the present:
- I hope Kate passes the driving test.
- I hope it doesn’t rain tomorrow.
Rule 3. Generally, we use will to talk about the future, but sometimes we use will to talk about now:
- Example: Don’t phone Amy now. She’ll be busy. (= she’ll be busy now)
Rule 4. Normally, we use shall only with I and we. You can say: I shall or I will (I’ll) we shall or we will (we’ll)
Examples:
- I shall be late this evening. (or I will be)
- We shall probably go to France in June. (or We will probably go)
In spoken English we normally use I’ll and we’ll:
We’ll probably go to France.
The negative of shall is shall not or shan’t:
Example: I shan’t be here tomorrow. (or I won’t be)
We do not normally use shall with he/she/it/you/they:
She will be very angry. (not She shall be)
Try this exercise to test your grammar.
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A1-A2 Grammar : Will and Shall (Part 2)
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