What is the future simple?

There are 3 main ways to talk about actions in the future in English:

• will
• going to
• present continuous with a future time reference

will:

• to talk about actions in the future without a plan.

Positive: subject + will + verb

Example:  I‘ll get my coat.

Negative: subject + will + not + verb

Example:  I will not get my coat.
Example:  I won’t get my coat.

Question: will + subject + verb

Example:  Will you get your coat?

be going to:

• To talk about planned actions in the future.

Positive: subject + be + going to + verb

Example:  I‘m going to go to Turkey.

Negative: subject + be + not + going to + verb

Example:  I‘m not going to go to Turkey.

Question: be + subject + verb + ing

Example:  Are you going to go to Turkey?

present continuous:

• Used with a time reference for planned actions in the future.

Positive: subject + be + verb + ing

Example:  I‘m playing football on Saturday.

Negative: subject + be + not + verb + ing

Example:  I‘m not playing football on Saturday.

Question: be + subject + verb + ing

Example:  Are you playing football on Saturday?