In this lesson the future tense is used in a question and a declarative sentence:

QUESTION: Will you be having lunch?

STATEMENT: I'll just have a salad.

It is easy to use the future. Just add will (or shall,* which can be used after I or we) as an auxiliary and use the base form of the verb (the unconjugated form of the verb found in the dictionary):

–He gets you something to drink.
–>He'll (he will) get you something...

–We have a salad.
–>We'll (we will) have a salad.

*NOTE: In American usage, shall is used less often than will

Examples of The Future Tense

• The room will be on your right. A bellman will bring up your bags.
• Of course. I'll be back in a moment.
• I think I'll just have a salad, bread, and a glass of white wine.