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Will: positive sentences
450 fill-in-the-gap exercises, 45 tests of ten
Will, then the plain verb. Same for every subject.
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The pattern
Two words and nothing else changes:
I will finish it. He will finish it. They will finish it.
In speech the short form ’ll is normal after a pronoun: I’ll, you’ll, he’ll, we’ll, they’ll. After a noun it is less common in writing: Anna will call, rather than Anna’ll call.
shall
Shall survives in two places in modern English:
- offers and suggestions with I and we: Shall I open the window? / Shall we go?
- formal rules and contracts: The tenant shall maintain the property.
Everywhere else, will is the ordinary choice.
Probably, certainly, I think
Because will is often a guess, it usually arrives with a word that shows how sure you are:
It’ll probably be late. I think they’ll agree. She’ll definitely come.
Note where probably goes: after will, before the verb.
Promises and offers
The first person is where will does its most characteristic work:
I*’ll** pay you back on Friday. I**’ll** carry that for you.*
Neither of these was planned before the sentence began — which is exactly why going to would sound wrong.
All forms
| Subject | Full form | Short form |
|---|---|---|
| I | I will go | I'll go |
| you | you will go | you'll go |
| he, she, it | she will go | she'll go |
| we | we will go | we'll go |
| they | they will go | they'll go |
Examples
Taken from the 450 sentences in this drill. The answer is highlighted.
- They will have a big celebration for their anniversary.
- He will buy her a present for her birthday.
- The neighbors will take the recycling on Tuesday.
- Tom will visit his best friend next week.
- The team will win the championship this season.
- They will go to the amusement park tomorrow.
- I will watch the new episode of my favorite show.
- I will do my best to finish the project on time.
- You will finish with your project before the deadline.
- I will meet my brother at the airport tomorrow.
- Mary will attend her graduation ceremony in June.
- We will celebrate our anniversary at a fancy restaurant.
Mistakes to avoid
Wrong: I will to help you. correct: I will help you.
No to after will.
Wrong: Tomorrow it will raining. correct: Tomorrow it will rain.
Will takes the plain verb. For an action in progress you would need will be raining.