Monday, November 17, 2008

Will

The modal verb "will" is used to make the future tense. It's often used with contractions. The sentences below show how to make contractions with pronouns.

Maria will go to work tomorrow. She'll go to work tomorrow.

Bob will look at some new cars today. He'll look at some new cars today.

The weather will be cold this evening. It'll be cold this evening.

John and Sarah will be there. They'll be there.

To make a question, put the verb "will" before the subject:

Will I need to wear a heavy coat today?

Will you go with me?

One other use for "will" that you must know about is that it's used when someone volunteers to help. In this case, using the "going to" future (which we will look at tomorrow) isn't a good choice.

Do you need help with that heavy box? I'll help you.

We'll bring some pop to the party.

I'll get the phone.

She'll answer the door. �

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