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Unit
2 7 will/ shall 1
Sarah goes to w o rk every day. She is always
there from 8.30 until 4.30.
It is 11 o'clock now. Sarah is at w ork.
A t 11 o'clock yesterday, she was at w o rk.
A t 11 o'clock tom orrow, she will be at w ork.
SA RA H
will + in fin it ive (will be / will w in / w ill com e etc.):
be
l/ w e/ you/ they will ('II) win
he/ she/ it will not (won't) eat
com e etc.
will
be?
l/ w e/ you/ they win?
he/ she/ it eat?
com e? etc.
I I = will: 111 (I w ill)/ y o u 'll/ sh e ll etc.
w on't = will not: I won't (= I will no t) / you won't / she w on't etc.
W e use will for t h efu t u r e (t o m o rro w / next week etc.):
O
Sue travels a lot. To day she is in M adrid . To m o rro w she'll be in Rom e. N ext week she'll be
in Tokyo.
O You can call m e this evening. I'll be at hom e.
O Leave the old bread in the garden. The birds w ill eat it.
O W e'll probably go o ut this evening.
O
W ill you be at hom e this evening?
o I won't be here tom orrow. (= I will not be here)
O Don't drink coffee before you go to bed. You won't sleep.
W e often say I think ... w ill...
O I think Kelly will pass the exam .
O I don't think it w ill rain this afternoon.
O Do you think the exam will be difficult?
W e do n o t use w ill for things we have already arranged or d ecided to do (—» Units 25- 26):
O W e're going to the cinem a on Saturday. Do you w ant to co m e w ith us? (n o t W e will go)
O I'm not w orking tom orrow. (n o t I won't w o rk)
O Are you going to do the exam ? (n o t W ill you d o)
shall
You can say I shall (= I w ill) and we shall (= w e w ill):
O I shall be late tom orrow, o r I w ill (I'll) be late tom orro w.
O I t hink we shall win. o r I t hink we will (we'll) win
But d o n o t use shall w ith you/ they/ he/ she/ it:
O Tom w ill be late. (n o t Tom shall be)
64 ( W hat are you doing tom orrow? -» Unit 25 I'm going to ... ^ Unit 26 will/ shall 2 ^ Unit 28