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explain things that will happen as a regular or as a habitual occurrence. For example:

The milkman will come in the morning.
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explain the result of an action. For example:

Stay cautious while riding, or you will hurt yourself.
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Formation of Simple Future Tense

To form the simple future tense, we use the helping verb will/shall before the root form of
a verb. For example:
They will come here tomorrow. I shall buy you a car.
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Making Negative and Interrogative Sentences in Simple Future Tense

To form the negative in simple future tense, we use not after the helping verb. For example:

I will not run. She will not come to the party.
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To form the interrogative in simple future tense, we place the helping verb and the subject
before the root form of the verb. For example:

Shall we dance tonight? Will you play cricket tomorrow?
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Rememberemember
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We use shall to make a suggestion or an offer.
• Shall we go to the circus? • Shall we play outside?

Practice Time 3

A. Fill in the blanks with the simple future form of the verbs given in brackets.
1. I ___________ you at the airport tomorrow. (meet)
2. He ___________ for the job. (apply)

3. Plants ___________ without water. (die) Simple Tenses: Present, Past, Future
4. We ___________ in the evening. (play)
5. She ___________ to school tomorrow. (go)
6. They ___________ together in the competition. (sing)

B. Rewrite the following sentences in their negative forms.
1. I shall travel tomorrow.
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2. He will retire next year.
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3. I think Australia will win the match.
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4. Suresh will be back for dinner.

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