Thursday, May 9, 2013

ENGLISH GRAMMAR - SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE


      1.   The form of simple future tense:
(+)
They/We/I/You
He/She/It
will
write
a letter
tomorrow


S
will
V1
O
time signal


(-)
They/We/I/You
He/She/It
will not
write
a letter
tomorrow


S
will not
V1
O
time signal


(?)
Will
They/We/I/You
He/She/It
write
a letter
tomorrow
?

Will
S
V1
O
time signal
?
      *note: time signal yang menandai simple present tense:
Tomorrow = besok
Next week = minggu depan
Next month = bulan depan
Next year = tahun depan
This morning = pagi ini
This evening = mala mini
Tonight = mala mini, nanti malam
Soon = segera
In a few weeks = dalam beberapa minggu
If = jika
When/ while = ketika
Before = sebelum
After = sesudah
As soon as = segera setelah
Till = hingga , sampai
Until = hingga, sampai

      2.   Function
            To show an action that will take place in the future
a)    She will buy a book tomorrow
b)   I/We shall meet him this afternoon
  Exercise!
A.  Change the verbs in the following sentence into the right form!
1.    We__________ (play) football the day after tomorrow.
2.    Perhaps we __________ (visit) Mumbai next week.
3.    Jack __________   (not, meet) Kim tomorrow afternoon.
4.    I __________ ( go) to the gym tomorrow.
5.    Maybe we __________ (stay) to watch television tonight.
B.  Change the sentences in part A into negative (number 1, 4, and 5) and interrogative form (number 4 and 5)!
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