Future Indefinite Tense Structures and Rules With Examples
Future Indefinite Tense Structures and Rules With Examples : Hello friends ! In the previous notes, we have done a detailed study about Present and Past Tense. Today we are going to discuss about Future Indefinite Tense and its Type of Sentences. We will also try to understand its Structures and Rules with examples. So let’s know :
What is Future Indefinite Tense | Simple Future Tense
Future Indefinite Tense : When an action is completed in the coming time, that is, when an action is perceived to be in the future, then it is called Future Indefinite Tense.
It is also called a Simple Future Tense due to any general work done in future.To understand this, let us look at some examples :
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| He will read book. | I shall purchase a car. |
| She will speak Hindi. | We shall write a book. |
| Ram will sing a song. | They will finish their work. |
Friends! After reading these examples carefully, you observe the following points :
- You find that the 1st form of the verb is being used in all these sentences.
- In these sentences, You see two types of helping verb : Will / Shall
— It is clear from both the above points that the “Will / shall” is used as a Helping Verb in the Future Indefinite Tense and the verb always has the first form. But which structures and rules have to be kept in mind in this tense? Let’s study in detail about it :
Important Rules of Future Indefinite Tense :
Friends! Keeping some important rules in mind, you can easily understand the future indefinite tense :
- One thing you have to keep in mind in this tense is that there is always a use of the Helping Verb — “Shall ” with “I and We” only, while the Helping Verb — “Will ” is used with all the singular and plural subjects.
- The 1st form of the verb is always used in this tense.
— Understand these rules better through the table below :
| Helping Verb : | Will, Shall |
| Main Verb : | 1st Form of Verb |
| Subjects | Helping Verb | |
|---|---|---|
| For Singular | He, She, It and Single Names | Will |
| For Plural | You, They and Plural Names. | Will |
| For Plural | I, We | Shall |
While observing these rules, pay attention to the structures of the Future Indefinite Tense :
Types of future indefinite sentence structures :
Friends! Like Present and Past Tense, there are four types of sentences in future indefinite whose structure is going to be explained in detail :
- Affirmative or Simple Sentence
- Negative sentence
- Interrogative Sentence
- Interrogative Negative Sentence
Affirmative Sentences | Simple Sentence :
Understand the structure of simple sentence of future indefinite tense :
| For Plural (I, We) : | Subject + | shall + | 1st Form of Verb + | Object + | Others. |
| For all other Subjects : | Subject + | will + | 1st Form of Verb + | Object + | Others. |
For Example :
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| He will read book. | I shall purchase a car. |
| She will speak Hindi. | We shall write a book. |
| It will run away. | You will go to Jaipur tomorrow. |
| Ram will sing a song. | They will finish their work. |
| – | Radha and Krishna will drink milk. |
Negative Sentence :
In Negative Sentence, “not” is always used after the helping verb. Understand the structure of Negative sentence of future indefinite tense :
| For Plural (I, We) : | Subject + | shall + | not + | 1st Form of Verb + | Object + | Others. |
| For all other Subjects : | Subject + | will + | not + | 1st Form of Verb + | Object + | Others. |
For Example :
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| He will not read book. | I shall not purchase a car. |
| She will not speak Hindi. | We shall not write a book. |
| It will not run away. | You will not go to Jaipur tomorrow. |
| Ram will not sing a song. | They will not finish their work. |
| – | Radha and Krishna will not drink milk. |
Interrogative Sentence :
The interrogative sentence always starts with a helping verb and at the end comes a question mark. Understand the structure of Interrogative Sentence of future indefinite tense :
| For Plural (I, We) : | Shall + | Subject + | 1st Form of Verb + | Object + | Others ? |
| For all other Subjects : | Will + | Subject + | 1st Form of Verb + | Object + | Others ? |
For Example :
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| Will He read book ? | Shall I purchase a car ? |
| Will She speak Hindi ? | Shall We write a book ? |
| Will It run away ? | Will You go to Jaipur tomorrow ? |
| Will Ram sing a song ? | Will They finish their work ? |
| – | Will Radha and Krishna drink milk ? |
Interrogative Negative Sentence :
It is very similar to Interrogative sentence. You have to add the “not” immediately after the subject. Understand the structure of Interrogative Negative Sentence of future indefinite tense :
| For Plural (I, We) : | Shall + | Subject + | not + | 1st Form of Verb + | Object + | Others ? |
| For all other Subjects : | Will + | Subject + | not + | 1st Form of Verb + | Object + | Others ? |
For Example :
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| Will He not read book ? | Shall I not purchase a car ? |
| Will She not speak Hindi ? | Shall We not write a book ? |
| Will It not run away ? | Will You not go to Jaipur tomorrow ? |
| Will Ram not sing a song ? | Will They not finish their work ? |
| – | Will Radha and Krishna not drink milk ? |
Golden Structure For Future Indefinite Tense :
Friends! Keep this golden structure in mind for it to be easy to remember :
- Golden Structure For Future Indefinite Tense :
| Subject + | H.V. (will/shall) | M.V. (1st Form) | Object + | Others. |
Friends! Today you went into detail about Future Indefinite Tense. You must also have a good idea about its structures and rules. In the coming notes, we will study the remaining three types of future tense. Until then, practice it well.
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