一般将来时（Simple Future Tense）
一般将来时的定义
一般将来时用来表述一个晚于此刻的时间发生的动作。它一般用于表述客观事实或能够确定的事情，在这种情况下，通常不包含说话者的主观态度。
一般将来时有以下用法：
- 预测未来的事件:
It will rain tomorrow. - 与I或We连用，表达一个自发的决定:
I’ll pay for the tickets by credit card. - 表达愿意做某事:
I’ll do the washing-up.
He’ll carry your bag for you. - 用于否定句式，表达不愿意做某事:
The baby won’t eat his soup.
I won’t leave until I’ve seen the manager! - I作主语的疑问句中，使用”shall”, 来提出一个请求:
Shall I open the window? - We作主语的疑问句中，使用 “shall”,来作出一个提议:
Shall we go to the cinema tonight? - I作主语的疑问句中，使用”shall”, 来寻求建议或指示:
What shall I tell the boss about this money? - 与you连用,来下达命令:
You will do exactly as I say. - You作主语的疑问句中, 来发出邀请:
Will you come to the dance with me?
Will you marry me?
一般将来时的构成
一般将来时由两个部分构成：*will、 shall+ 不带to的动词不定式。
| 主语 | will | 不带to的动词不定式 |
|---|---|---|
| 肯定句 | ||
| I | will | go |
| I | shall | go |
| 否定句 | ||
| They | will not | see |
| They | won’t | see |
| 疑问句 | ||
| Will | she | ask? |
| 反义疑问句 | ||
| Won’t | they | try? |
缩写说明 I will = I’ll
We will = we’ll
You will = you’ll
He will = he’ll
She will = she’ll
They will = they’ll
Will not = won’t
It will 通常不缩写
用see的一般将来时造句
| 肯定句 | 否定句 | 疑问句 | 反义疑问句 |
|---|---|---|---|
| I will see | I won’t see | Will I see? | Won’t I see? |
| *I shall see | *Shall I see? | ||
| You will see | You won’t see | Will you see? | Won’t you see? |
| He will see | He won’t see | Will he see? | Won’t he see? |
| We will see | We won’t see | Will we see? | Won’t we see? |
| *We shall see | *Shall we see? | ||
| They will see | They won’t see | Will they see? | Won’t they see? |
Note:在现代英语中，shall通常只和I、We连用，以提供意见或建议。老派的绅士们也会用I shall来代替I will用于肯定句，年轻人这样遣词就显得过时了。
但是在诗歌中，为了韵律美，各种人称都是可以使用shall的。如：“With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes, She shall have music wherever she goes.”