5.5 Will en Shall

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5.5 Will en Shall

The Future Simple

De simpele toekomstige tijd

Wanneer?

* Toekomstige feiten

You will grow older

* Spontane beslissingen

Don't worry, I will open the door for you

* Menen, hopen, denken of iets aannemen over de toekomst

I think it will rain tomorrow.

Vervoegingen 

Will + hele werkwoord

I will do this

He will be 40 this year

Will not + hele werkwoord /  Won't + hele werkwoord

No, I will not help you later

I think we won't see him anymore.

Shall + I/we + hele werkwoord (Alleen bij een voorstel maken)

Shall I help you with that?

Shall we go to the cinema later?

Exercise 1

Put the verbs in the future simple

Type the whole sentence

8 sentences

1. Jack……………… to the cinema. (go)

2. Sandy……………… a novel. (write)

3. I………………… a famous singer. (become)

4. My friends……………… an exam next week. (have)

5. Jane……………….to school tomorrow. (go)

6. In 2100 robots…………… the housework. (do)

7. Dad……………home at 4 o’clock. (be)

8. ........... I ......... you later? (help)

Exercise 2

Change the sentences from positive to negative

Type the whole sentence

do NOT use the contraction (won't)

8 sentences

1. We will travel to Mars.

2. Bob will have lunch with me tomorrow.

3. I will play football with you.

4. Mr Green will work in a library.

5. They will have a party next week.

6. Sam will go to the disco tonight.

7. I’ll travel to Antarctica.

8. The party will start at 7.30.

Exercise 3

Put the words in the correct order

Type the whole sentence

8 sentences

1. go out / will / you / tonight ?

2. Ben / tomorrow /go dancing / will ?

3. homework / we / our / now / do / Shall / ?

4. next week / will not / it / be cold .

5. by car / she / travel / will ?

6. live / on Mars / will not / people .

7. Gary / move / will / to New York .

8. London/ to/ go/ Joe / will/ when?

Exercise 4

Answer the questions

Write a full sentence as response

v.b. --> Will you help me? :-( = No, I will not help you.

8 sentences

1. Will John be famous? :-)

2. Will you go to the disco? :-(

3. Will Jenny do the washing-up? :-)

4. Will your friends come tonight? :-(

5. Will it snow tomorrow? :-(

6. Will you have a party this Friday? :-)

7. Will we have English tomorrow? :-(

8. Will Peter travel to Rome? :-)

Exercise 5

Extra practice

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Exercise 6

Extra challenge

Write a short story in which you use the Future Simple at least 5 times.

Give the story to your teacher for feedback.