Future Simple Affirmative: use

We use future simple, in its affirmative and negative form to:

• Make promises;
• Make spontaneous decisions;
• Express hopes, opinions or predictions.

We use future simple, in its interrogative form, to ask for information about the future:

• Making yes/no questions about people’s intentions;
• Making wh-questions about people’s intentions.

In affirmative and negative

Promises

• I will be there, I promise!
  I won’t go there, I promise!
• She promises she will wear a bikini.
  She promises she won’t wear a bikini.
• We will tell you if he shows up.
  We won’t tell you if he shows up.

Spontaneous decisions

• I’m cold, I will put my gloves on!
  I’m not cold, I won’t put my gloves on.
• Sure, he’ll come tonight.
  Sure, he won’t come tonight.
• No worries, they’ll call you back.
  No worries, they won’t call you back!

Hopes/opinions/predictions

• I hope you will leave soon.
  I hope you won’t leave soon.
• I think she will pay with cash.
  I think she won’t pay with cash.
• In my opinion, they will buy this business.
  In my opinion, they won’t buy this business.

In interrogative

Yes/no questions

• Will you bring your student card?
• Will she wear her dress?
• Will they leave a tip?

Wh-questions

• What will you wear tonight?
• Where will the poor sit?
• When will we finish these cheques?