PRESENT FUTURE TENSE

A.  We often use will in this situation:

             1.    Offering to do something:

                        That bag looks heavy. I’ll help with it.

             2.    Agreeing and refusing to do something:

 I’ve asked john to help me but he won’t

            3.    Promising to do something.

I will come to your house tonight. I promise.

            4.    Asking someone to do something.

Will you close the window, please!

B.   The positive pattern of Present Future tense is as follows:

S + will/shall + Verb 1…………………………………… Tomorrow

S + akan + 1 …………………….

Example:

1. John will run a restaurant in Jakarta Next month.

2. Mrs.Maria Eva will play badminton tomorrow

C.   The negative pattern of Present Future tense is as follows:

S + won’t/shan’t + Verb 1…………………… ………… Tomorrow

S + tidak akan + 1 ………………………………..

Example:

1. John won’t run a restaurant in Jakarta Next month.

2. Mrs.Maria Eva won’t play badminton tomorrow

D.   The Interrogative pattern of Present Future tense is as follows

Will/Shall + S + Verb 1………………………………….. Tomorrow?

Apakah + S + akan + 1…………………………..?

1. will John run a restaurant in Jakarta Next month? Yes, He will/No,he won’t.

2. will Mrs.Maria Eva play badminton tomorrow? Yes, She will/No, she won’t

E.  The QW pattern of Present Future tense is as follows

QW + will/shall + S + Verb 1…………………….………Tomorrow?

QW + yang + S + akan + 1……………………….?

1. when will John run a restaurant in Jakarta? Next month

2. who will run a restaurant in Jakarta Next month? John will

3. where will John run a restaurant Next month? Next month

4. what will John do in Jakarta Next month? Running a restaurant

We often use will to be going to when we say what we have already decided to do,

what we intend to do in the future.

                 A:There’s a film on television tonight. Are you going to watch it?

B: No, I am too tired. I am going to have an early night.

The pattern :

S + am/is/are + going to + Verb 1……………………………………

S +am/is/are + not + going to + Verb 1…………………… …………

Am/is/are + S + going to + Verb 1………………………………….. .?

QW + am/is/are + S + going to + verb 1…………………………… ..?