Future Simple – Verb Form

This post will show you how to form the Future Simple. To see how to use the Future Simple, click here.

The FOUR future forms are: Be Going To, Present Progressive (also called the Present Continuous), Will, and the Present Simple.

THE FUTURE WITH BE GOING TO

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Affirmative Statements

Subject	Be	Going To	Base Verb
I	am	going to	help	later.
You	are	going to	work	tomorrow.
She/He/It	is	going to	rain	again.
We	are	going to	have	so much fun!
They/You (plural)	are	going to	send	her a package.

Negative Statements

Subject	Be	Not	Going To	Base Verb
I	am	not	going to	finish	in time.
You	are	not	going to	go	away this weekend.
She/He/It	is	not	going to	see	the doctor.
We	are	not	going to	cook	dinner
They/You (plural)	are	not	going to	buy	a new car.

Yes/No Questions

Be	Subject	Going To	Base Verb
Am	I	going to	be	okay?
Are	you	going to	clean	the house?
Is	she/he/it	going to	study	next semester?
Are	we	going to	stick	to the plan?
Are	they/you (plural)	going to	live	in New Zealand?

Short Answers

Yes	Subject	Be	No	Subject + Be + Not
Yes,	I	am.	No,	I’m not.
Yes,	he	is.	No,	he’s not.
Yes,	they	are.	No,	they’re not.

Information Questions

WH- Word	Be	Subject	Going To	Base Verb
Who	are	you	going to	call	later?
What	is	she	going to	do	tomorrow?
When	are	they	going to	study	at the library?
Who (subject)	is		going to	win	the election?
What (subject)	is		going to	happen	next?

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THE FUTURE WITH THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS/PROGRESSIVE

Affirmative Statements

Subject +Be	Verb + ing
I’m	helping	later.
You ‘re	moving	next week.
She’s/He’s/It’s	coming	tomorrow.
We’re	cooking	dinner tonight.
They’re/You’re	changing	schools next month.

Negative Statements

Subject + Be

Not

Verb + ing

I’m

not

leaving

yet.

You’re

not

taking

an exam tomorrow.

She’s/He’s/It’s

not

playing

soccer next Saturday.

We’re

not

staying

with relatives.

They’re/You’re

not

graduating

this semester.

Yes/No Questions

Be	Subject	Verb + ing
Am	I	going	to work tomorrow?
Are	you	moving	to Japan?
Is	she/he/it	going	to Europe next summer?
Are	we	doing	anything for Valentine’s Day?
Are	they/you (plural)	coming	to the party this weekend?

Short Answers

Yes	Subject	Be	No	Subject + Be + Not
Yes,	I	am.	No,	I’m not.
Yes,	he	is.	No,	he’s not.
Yes,	they	are.	No,	they’re not.

Information Questions

WH- Word	Be	Subject	Verb + ing
Who	are	you	calling	later?
What	is	she	doing	tomorrow?
When	are	they	studying	at the library?
Who (subject)	is		going	to head office?
What (subject)	is		happening	next?

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THE FUTURE WITH WILL + BASE VERB

Affirmative Statements

Subject + Will	Adverb	Base Verb
I’ll		study	much harder, I promise.
You’ll		be	cold without a jacket.
She’ll/He’ll/It’ll	most likely	have	a good time at the party.
We’ll	hopefully	see	piranhas in the Amazon.
They’ll/You’ll (plural)	probably	do	their homework in the morning.

Negative Statements

Subject	Adverb	Will + Not (won’t)	Base Verb
I	probably	won’t	exercise	tomorrow.
You		won’t	be	happy about this.
She/He/It		won’t	spend	the summer in Hollywood.
We	most likely	won’t	live	on Mars in the future.
They/You (plural)	probably	won’t	like	the weather in Wisconsin.

Yes/No Questions

Will	Subject	Base Verb
Will	I	see	you next week?
Will	you	do	me a favor?
Will	she/he/it	finish	this soon?
Will	we	work	full-time?
Will	they/you (plural)	be	on time for class tomorrow?

Short Answers

Yes	Subject	Will	No	Subject + Will + Not
Yes,	I	will.	No,	I won’t.
Yes,	he	will.	No,	he won’t.
Yes,	they	will.	No,	they won’t.

Information Questions

WH- Word	Will	Subject	Base Verb
Who	will	you	call	later?
What	will	she	do	tomorrow?
When	will	they	study	at the library?
Who (subject)	will		go	to head office?
What (subject)	will		happen	next?

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FURURE WITH PRESENT SIMPLE

Affirmative Statements

Subject	Present Simple
I	leave	on a 6:00 am flight.
You	arrive	tomorrow night.
She/He/It	starts	next fall.
We	open	the store at 9:00 am.
They/You (plural)	close	at 5:00 pm.

Negative Statements

Subject	Do Not (don’t), Does Not (doesn’t)	Present Simple
I	don’t	leave	on a 6:00 am flight.
You	don’t	arrive	tomorrow night.
She/He/It	doesn’t	start	next fall.
We	don’t	open	at 9:00 am.
They	don’t	close	at 5:00 pm.

Yes/No Questions

Do/Does	Subject	Present Simple
Do	I	work	early tomorrow?
Do	you	arrive	next week?
Does	she/he/it	start	on time?
Do	we	leave	after breakfast?
Do	they/you (plural)	go	to the airport this Sunday?

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Information Questions

WH- Word	Do/Does	Subject	Base Verb
Who	do	I	call	if I have a problem?
What	does	she	do	to register?
When	do	they	arrive	in Kenya?
Who (subject)			goes	to head office tomorrow?
What (subject)			happens	next?