Simple Future Tense: Definition and Useful Examples in English

The simple future tense in English and simple future examples. Learn the definition and how to form simple future tense with useful examples and ESL printable infographics.

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Simple Future Tense

Simple Future Definition

The Simple Future tense is used when we plan or make a decision to do something. Nothing is said about the time in the future.

Forming Simple Future Tense

Positive Statements | Simple Future

SUBJECT	WILL	VERB	REST OF THE SENTENCE
I	will	read	the story book tomorrow.
You	will	read	the story book tomorrow.
He	will	read	the story book tomorrow.
Tom	will	read	the story book tomorrow.
The boy	will	read	the story book tomorrow.
She	will	read	the story book tomorrow.
Anna	will	read	the story book tomorrow.
The girl	will	read	the story book tomorrow.
We	will	read	the story book tomorrow.
You	will	read	the story book tomorrow.
They	will	read	the story book tomorrow.
The children	will	read	the story book tomorrow.

SUBJECT	AM / IS / ARE GOING TO	VERB	REST OF THE SENTENCE
I	am going to	read	the story book tomorrow.
You	are going to	read	the story book tomorrow.
He	is going to	read	the story book tomorrow.
Tom	is going to	read	the story book tomorrow.
The boy	is going to	read	the story book tomorrow.
She	is going to	read	the story book tomorrow.
Anna	is going to	read	the story book tomorrow.
The girl	is going to	read	the story book tomorrow.
We	are going to	read	the story book tomorrow.
You	are going to	read	the story book tomorrow.
They	are going to	read	the story book tomorrow.
The children	are going to	read	the story book tomorrow.

Notice how we use ‘will’ or ‘going to’ and the verb in the base form for all subjects.

Negative Statements | Simple Future

SUBJECT	WILL NOT	VERB	REST OF THE SENTENCE
I	will not	play	football next week.
You	will not	play	football next week.
He	will not	play	football next week.
Tom	will not	play	football next week.
The boy	will not	play	football next week.
She	will not	play	football next week.
Anna	will not	play	football next week.
The girl	will not	play	football next week.
We	will not	play	football next week.
You	will not	play	football next week.
They	will not	play	football next week.
The children	will not	play	football next week.

SUBJECT	AM / IS / ARE NOT GOING TO	VERB	REST OF THE SENTENCE
I	am not going to	play	football next week.
You	are not going to	play	football next week.
He	is not going to	play	football next week.
Tom	is not going to	play	football next week.
The boy	is not going to	play	football next week.
She	is not going to	play	football next week.
Anna	is not going to	play	football next week.
The girl	is not going to	play	football next week.
We	are not going to	play	football next week.
You	are not going to	play	football next week.
They	are not going to	play	football next week.
The children	are not going to	play	football next week.

Notice how we use ‘will not’ or ‘not going to’ and the verb in the base form for all subjects.

Interrogative Statements / Questions | Simple Future

WILL	SUBJECT	VERB	REST OF THE SENTENCE
Will	I	go	to Paris next month?
Will	you	go	to Paris next month?
Will	he	go	to Paris next month?
Will	Tom	go	to Paris next month?
Will	the boy	go	to Paris next month?
Will	she	go	to Paris next month?
Will	Anna	go	to Paris next month?
Will	the girl	go	to Paris next month?
Will	we	go	to Paris next month?
Will	you	go	to Paris next month?
Will	they	go	to Paris next month?
Will	the children	go	to Paris next month?

AM / IS / ARE	SUBJECT	GOING TO	VERB	REST OF THE SENTENCE
Am	I	going to	go	to Paris next month?
Are	you	going to	go	to Paris next month?
Is	he	going to	go	to Paris next month?
Is	Tom	going to	go	to Paris next month?
Is	the boy	going to	go	to Paris next month?
Is	she	going to	go	to Paris next month?
Is	Anna	going to	go	to Paris next month?
Is	the girl	going to	go	to Paris next month?
Are	we	going to	go	to Paris next month?
Are	you	going to	go	to Paris next month?
Are	they	going to	go	to Paris next month?
Are	the children	going to	go	to Paris next month?

Simple Future Tense Chart

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Bzhh

4 years ago

Idiot

Abdulla

3 years ago

Please notice the verb be in the negative statements sheet,

Last edited 3 years ago by Abdulla

Deb

In Simple Tense Chart #3, the listed verb is “play.” It seems to me that either the verb should be changed to something travel-related, such as “go” or “fly,” or if the verb stays as it is, the rest of the sentence should be “in Paris next month.”

In Simple Tense chart #2, the plural subjects’ “am/is/are not going to” column is incorrect. Your charts seem to be well-organized, and I was hoping to use them with an ESL student. But because of the errors, they’re unusable.