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Future: will — English tenses
A promise, an offer, or a decision made at this moment.
The shape
will + plain verb
Promise, offer and decide on the spot.
In Hindi
वादा, पेशकश, या अभी लिया गया फ़ैसला।
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The mistake to fix first
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
I will to call you. | I will call you. After "will" the verb never takes "to". |
Future: will examples
Easiest first. Every sentence is authored, with the Hindi it comes from.
I will come tomorrow.
मैं कल आ{ऊँगा|ऊँगी}।
also correct: I'll come tomorrow.
I will call you.
मैं तुम्हें फोन कर{ूँगा|ूँगी}।
also correct: I'll call you.
I will help you.
मैं तुम्हारी मदद कर{ूँगा|ूँगी}।
I will study in the evening.
मैं शाम को पढ़{ूँगा|ूँगी}।
I will eat later.
मैं बाद में खाना खा{ऊँगा|ऊँगी}।
I will go to the market tomorrow.
मैं कल बाजार जा{ऊँगा|ऊँगी}।
I will finish this work.
मैं यह काम पूरा कर{ूँगा|ूँगी}।
I will come back in the evening.
मैं शाम को वापस आ{ऊँगा|ऊँगी}।
I will get up early tomorrow.
मैं कल जल्दी उठ{ूँगा|ूँगी}।
I will go to Delhi next month.
मैं अगले महीने दिल्ली जा{ऊँगा|ऊँगी}।
Easy to confuse with
Close enough to be mixed up with this one. Knowing the difference is most of knowing either.
- Future: going toA2Talk about plans you have already made
- When I arrive, I will callB1Talk about two future things without saying "will" twice
Questions people ask
- What is the future: will used for?
- A promise, an offer, or a decision made at this moment. In practice: promise, offer and decide on the spot.
- How do you form the future: will?
- will + plain verb.
- What is the most common mistake with the future: will?
- Saying “I will to call you.” instead of “I will call you.”. After "will" the verb never takes "to".
Where future: will fits
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
Future: will is a CEFR A2 structure — the everyday band — and it belongs to tenses. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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