Introduction
The future is the tense used to express future events. We use the future simple structure to introduce predictions, beliefs or intentions about the future.
When expressed in its negative form, the verb denies something about the subject.
Form
The future simple, in its negative form, has this structure:
Subject + will + not + verb + …
| Subject | will + not | Verb |
|---|---|---|
| I/You/He/She/It | will not | work |
| We/You/They | will not | work |
Short version of the negative form is: I’ll not/I won’t – you’ll not/you won’t – he’ll not/he won’t…
Example
- I won’t go there, I promise!
We won’t tell anyone. - It’s raining, I won’t walk home.
We won’t go to the party tonight. - I hope you won’t leave me.
I think she won’t pay with cash. - Water won’t boil at 0ºC.
The dog won’t bite you if you leave him alone.
Use
We use future simple, in its negative form to:
- make promises;
- make spontaneous decisions;
- express hopes, opinions or predictions.
- to express facts that always happen.
Summary
We use the future simple, in the negative form, to deny predictions, beliefs, intentions or facts about the future.
When we use future simple in its negative form, we start with the subject, followed by will not and the verb in its base form.
For example:
— “We will not work on important projects next month.” = The sentence is in the future simple negative, so we use will not followed by the base form of the verb to work (will not work).
♦ “We don’t work on important projects.” = The sentence is in the present simple negatve, so we use do not followed by the base form of the verb to work (do not work).
Let’s revise this content within the {Form} section. Take a look at the {Example} section that shows its use within a context.