Will : forms

Affirmative :

- 'Will' + infinitive without to for all persons- 'Shall' can be used for the 1st person sing. & pl.

Full forms Short forms Examples I (shall) You {He {She will {It We (shall) You They

come

I'll You'll {He {She 'll {It We'll You'll They'll

come

- I'll be late tomorrow.- You'll be tired.- Next year he'll be 25.- She'll be there at 7.- It'll take much time.- We'll be in Paris next week.- You'll probably have fun.- They'll have problems.

Negative :

- 'Will' + not + infinitive without to for all persons- 'Shall' + not can be used for the 1st person sing. & plural

Full forms Short forms Examples I (shall not) You {He {She will not {It We (shall not) You They

come

I (shan't) You {He {She won't {It We (shan't) You They

come

- I won't/shan't see you.- You won't be tired.- Next year he won't come.- She won't help me.- It won't do any good.- We won't/shan't pass.- You won't be late.- They won't have books.

Interrogative :

- 'Will' + subject + infinitive without to for all persons- 'Shall' + subject can be used for the 1st person sing. & pl.

(Shall) Will (Shall)

I you {he {she it we you they

come ?

- Will (shall) I see you next week ?- Where will you be tomorrow ?- Will he do that job ?- Do you think Mary will phone us tonight ?- Will it rain ?- Where will (shall) we go ?- Will you be at home this evening ?- Will they agree with this idea ?

Short answers :

When we answer 'yes/no' questions in English, we have to usea subject (you, he, she) + the AUXILIARY VERB used in the question

If the question has the auxiliary verb (will, shall), we willuse it in the short answer.

- Will you be at home this evening ? Yes, I will (shall) - Will you phone me tomorrow ? No, I won't (shan't). - Will you forget me ? No, I won't (shan't).

N.B. Remember that it's wrong to use the short form in the affirmative but that it's most frequent to use it in the negative.