Future Simple

Future Simple

1. The formula for the simple future is will + [root form of verb]. I will learn a new language. Jen will read that book.

   • NEgative: To make the simple future negative, the formula is will + not + [root form]. Jen will not quit before she reaches her goal.
   • Question: To ask a question in the simple future, the formula is will + [subject] + [root form]. Will Jen finish War and Peace over the summer?

2. There is another way to show that something will happen in the future. It follows the formula [am/is/are] + going to + [root form verb]. I am going to learn a new language. Jen is going to read that book.

   • Negative: Using the “going to” construction, the formula is [am/is/are] + not + going to + [root form]. Jen is not going to quit before she reaches her goal.
   • The formula for the “going to” construction is [am/is/are] + [subject] +going to + [root form]. Is Jen going to finish War and Peace over the summer?

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