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Complete the sentences using the simple future tense of the verbs.

O I ___________ a new car. (buy)

O Shruti ___________ a cake for you. (bake)

O It ___________ tomorrow. (rain)

O He ___________ a song in the assembly tomorrow. (sing)

O This film ___________ tomorrow. (release)

Let’s Learn Simple Future Tense

The simple future tense expresses actions that will take place in a future time. We use

shall and will as helping verbs in the simple future tense.

Read the following sentences.

I shall bring the book tomorrow.
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We shall go for a picnic.
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He will purchase new clothes next month.
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In the above sentences, the verbs shall bring, shall go and will purchase are in the

simple future tense. The helping verbs shall and will tell us about a future time.

Formation of the Simple Future Tense

We use the root form of the main verb after the helping verb shall/will.

subject + shall or will + root form of a main verb + ...

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