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English for Communication and Information Rettrieval

D. Language Focus

Future Simple Tense – อนาคตกาล

There are common ways of expressing future time in English.
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We form the future simple: โครงสร้าง:

 Subject + will / shall + infinitive (v1)

1. Will and Shall
We use will make a prediction or express an opinion about the future.

 Children will learn English from the age of six.
 I think most people will need English for their job.

 I am sure everyone will speak some English.
We can use shall for the future, but only in the first person, after I or we.

 I will be/ I shall be on holiday in April.

 We will know/ We shall know the results soon.

I will and I shall have the same meaning here, but shall is a little formal. Both

I will and I shall can be used in the contracted form I’ll, which is pronounced /ail/.

2. The adverbs (กริยาวิเศษณ์)

The adverbs tomorrow, soon, next week, next month, next year, next
(Monday, Tuesday) are frequently used with the future tense.

 I will send the goods tomorrow.
 We shall learn this subject next week.

 They will fly to China next month.

3. Negatives (ประโยคปฏิเสธ)
Negatives: will not = won’t; shall not = shan’t

 I’ve tried to give her advice, but she won’t listen.

 The car won’t start. I wonder what is wrong with it.

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