Future Indefinite Tense

Introduction

The future indefinite tense denote actions or events that has not happened yet and is expected to happen in the future.

‘Shall’ or ‘will’ is the helping verb that is compulsorily used in sentences to highlight future actions.

Subject + Auxiliary verb(will) + Base form of the main verb + the rest of the sentence

Check out these formulas below to understand the sentence formation using future indefinite tense.

Sentence Type	Structure	Examples
Affirmative	Subject + Will + Base form of the verb + object	1. She will watch television. 2. Jack shall invite Joe to the party.
Negative	Subject + Will not/Won’t + Base form of the verb + object	1. She will not watch television. 2. Jack shall not invite Joe to the party.
Interrogative	Will + Subject + Base form of the verb + object + ?	1. Will she watch television? 2. Shall Jack invite Joe to the party?
Interrogative negative	Won’t + Subject + Base form of the verb + object + ?	1. Won’t she watch television? 2. Shall Jack not invite Joe to the party?

The future indefinite tense is majorly used in five scenarios. In the table below, each scenario is mentioned well with an example:

Scenarios	Examples
Anticipation about somebody or something in the future	1. My doctor said that I will feel better with medicines. 2. I guess India will win the match. 3. I feel she will not come to the event.
Mentioning something true happened in the past	1. As her flight is delayed, she will come home at 9 am in the morning tomorrow. 2. Voting is completed, the results will be announced in a week. 3. The company will release its balance sheet next month.
Interrogation about future	1. Will you be able to cook for 20 people? 2. Won’t she come to pick her daughter? 3. Will they understand this complex theory?
Giving orders or making commands	1. You will have to complete the research work for extra marks. 2. They shall verify the given details in the application form. 3. You will give this to Principal ma’am for final round.

Every type of statement has two mandatory things i.e. will + base form of the verb.
“Will” is used for assumptions, predictions, on-spot decisions, promises, and future actions.
“Shall” is majorly used while making formal suggestions or offers.
“Going to” is used to denote planned actions and conversational statements.
To state timings, time expressions like tomorrow, next week, etc. are often used.
Won’t can be an alternative of “will not” to make negative sentences.

Below are a few commonly made mistakes that are made in future indefinite tense:

For Example:

A. I make dinner for the guests tonight. (Incorrect)

B. I will make dinner for the guests tonight. (Correct)

For Example:

A. She travel to Jaipur next week. (Incorrect)

B. She will travel to Jaipur next week. (Correct)

For Example:

A. I will be going to work. (Incorrect)

B. I will go to work. (Correct)

For Example:

A. I will going to buy vegetables. (Incorrect)

B. I will buy vegetables. (Correct)

For Example:

A. I don’t will come. (Incorrect)

B. I won’t come. (Correct)