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Grammar Reference
TIME EXPRESSIONS • We use the Future will for predictions,
on-the-spot decisions and promises.
tomorrow / tonight
next month/year/week/Tuesday, etc. Tom draws beautifully! I think he will win the art
in an hour / a year, etc. contest.
soon There isn't any milk in the fridge. I'll go to the
supermarket.
• We use the Future be going to to express future I promise I'll always help you.
plans.
Ryan is going to visit his cousins in Spain next Comparative and Superlative Forms
month.
• We use the comparative form of adjectives when
note we compare two people, animals or things.
It isn’t necessary to say or write to go with the • We use the superlative form of adjectives when
Future be going to . we compare one person, animal or thing with
Brad's going (to go) swimming next weekend. several of the same kind.
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Present Progressive with future COMPARATIVE
meaning adjective + -er Erin is taller than her
• We can use the Present Progressive to talk about + than brother.
future arrangements. more + adjective Sur ing is more exciting
We are having a barbecue next Saturday. than waterskiing.
SUPERLATIVE
Future will
adjective + Fiona is the tallest
-est student in her class.
AFFIRMATIVE
the + + of/in Skydiving is the most
FULL FORMS SHORT FORMS most + exciting adventure sport
I will play I’ll play adjective of all.
You will play You’ll play
He will play He’ll play
She will play She’ll play • All one-syllable and most two-syllable adjectives
It will play It’ll play take -er/-est:
We will play We’ll play tall taller the tallest
You will play You’ll play clever cleverer the cleverest
They will play They’ll play • One-syllable adjectives ending in -e, take -r/-st:
nice nicer the nicest
NEGATIVE • One-syllable adjectives ending in one vowel +
FULL FORMS SHORT FORMS one consonant, double the consonant before the
I will not play I won’t play -er/-est:
You will not play You won’t play big bigger the biggest
He won’t play • Adjectives ending in a consonant + -y, drop the -y
She will not play She won’t play and take -ier/-iest:
It will not play It won’t play easy easier the easiest
We will not play We won’t play • Adjectives with three or more syllables and some
You will not play You won’t play two-syllable adjectives take more + adjective /
They will not play They won’t play most + adjective:
beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful
QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWERS careful more careful the most careful
Will I play? Yes, I will. No, I won’t.
Will you play? Yes, you will. No, you won’t.
Will he play? Yes, he will. No, he won’t. IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
Will she play? Yes, she will. No, she won’t. POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
Will it play? Yes, it will. No, it won’t. FORM FORM FORM
Will we play? Yes, we will. No, we won’t. good better the best
Will you play? Yes, you will. No, you won’t. bad worse the worst
Will they play? Yes, they will. No, they won’t. many / much more the most
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