VII. The formation of the Future Indefinite in the Past

VI. The use of the Future Indefinite.

Affirmative Interrogative Negative

I shall (will) work Shall I work? I shall not work

He will work Will he work? He will not work

She will work Will she work? She will not work

We shall work Shall we work? We shall not worn

You will work Will you work? You will not work

They will work Will they work? They will not work

3. The contracted affirmative forms are:

I'll work.

You'll work.

The contracted negative forms are:

I shan't [∫ant] work

He won't [wount] work

4. The negative-interrogative forms are:

Shall we not work?

Will he not work?

Shan't we work?

Won't he work?

The Future Indefinite is used to denote a future action.

I am tired. I shall go and have a nap before dinner. (Qalsworthy) It will be much cooler up at Fiesole. (Voynich)

Note: To denote a future action the word combinations to be going + Infin­itive, to be about+ Infinitive, and to be on the potnt+ Gerund are often used.

To be going to, to be about to, to be on the point of denote an action which is expected to take place in the nearest future. To be going to is colloquial, to be on the point of is literary.

This is going to be a cheerful evening. (Sham)

The runners are about to start.

The Future Indefinite is rendered in Russian by the future perfective and imperfective.

I shall read ten chapters tomorrow Завтра я прочту десять глав. I shall read the whole day tomorrow. Завтра я буду читать целый день.

In general the Future Indefinite Tense is seldom used in Mod­ern English. The tendency is to denote a future action either by means of the Present Continuous Tense or, which is most common, by means of the Future Continuous Tense, or by means of the word combination to be going+ Infinitive.

THE FUTURE INDEFINITE IN THE PAST

1. The Future Indefinite in the Past is formed by means of the auxiliary verbs should and would and the infinitive without to of the notional verb.

Should is used for the first person singular and plural.

Would is used for the second and the third persons singular and plural. However, the tendency is to use would for all persons in all the Future Tenses in the Past.

I should work. We should work. You (he, she, it, they) would work.

2. In the interrogative form the auxiliary verb is placed before the subject.

Should I work? Should we work? Would you (he, she, it, they) work?

In the negative form the negative particle not is placed after the auxiliary verb.

I should not work. We should not work. You (he, she, it, they) would not work.

3. The contracted affirmative and negative forms are:
I'd work I shouldn't work

He'd work He wouldn't work

4. The negative-interrogative forms are:

Should I not work? Would he not work?

Shouldn't I work? Wouldn't he work?

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