Simple future

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Funciones del "simple future"

El "simple future" se refiere a un tiempo posterior al actual y expresa hechos o certezas. En este caso, no hay lugar para la actitud.

El "simple future" se emplea:

  • Para predecir un evento futuro:
    It will rain tomorrow.
  • Con "I" o "we", para expresar una decisión espontánea:
    I'll pay for the tickets by credit card.
  • Para expresar voluntad o disposición de hacer algo: I'll do the washing-up.
    He'll carry your bag for you.
  • En forma negativa, para expresar rechazo o falta de disposición para hacer algo:
    The baby won't eat his soup.
    I won't leave until I've seen the manager!
  • En forma interrogativa con "shall" y "I", para formular un ofrecimiento:
    Shall I open the window?
  • En forma interrogativa con "shall" y "we", para formular una sugerencia:
    Shall we go to the cinema tonight?
  • En forma interrogativa con "shall" y "I", para solicitar consejo o instrucciones:
    What shall I tell the boss about this money?
  • Con "you", para dar órdenes:
    You will do exactly as I say.
  • En forma interrogativa con "you", para formular una invitación:
    Will you come to the dance with me?
    Will you marry me?

Nota:en el inglés actual, will tiene un uso preferente frente a shall. "Shall" se utiliza fundamentalmente con las primeras personas, I y we, para ofrecer o sugerir algo, o para pedir consejo (ver los ejemplos anteriores). Con el resto de las personas (you, he, she, they) "shall" se emplea únicamente en construcciones poéticas o literarias, e.g. "With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes, She shall have music wherever she goes."

Formación del "simple future"

El "simple future" está compuesto por dos partes: will / shall + infinitivo sin to

Sujeto will infinitivo sin to
Afirmativa
I will go
I shall go
Negativa
They will not see
They won't see
Interrogativa
Will she ask?
Interrogativa negativa
Won't they try?
Contracciones

I will = I'll
We will = we'll
You will = you'll
He will = he'll
She will = she'll
They will = they'll
Will not = won't

La forma "it will" no suele contraerse.

To see: "simple future"

Afirmativa Negativa Interrogativa Interrogativa Negativa
I will see I won't see Will I see? Won't I see?
*I shall see   *Shall I see?  
You will see You won't see Will you see? Won't you see?
He will see He won't see Will he see? Won't he see?
We will see We won't see Will we see? Won't we see?
*We shall see   *Shall we see?  
They will see They won't see Will they see? Won't they see?

*"Shall" está en desuso pero se emplea normalmente en lugar de "will" con construcciones afirmativas e interrogativas en primera persona (I y we) en determinados casos (ver más arriba).

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