Forms
Basewill
Negativewill not
Contractedwon't
Past formwould
Past negativewould not
Past contractedwouldn't
Question patternWill I / you / he …?
Meanings & usage
- Future prediction: “It will rain tomorrow.” Confident forecast
- Spontaneous decision: “I'll get it!” Decision at the moment of speaking
- Willingness: “I will help you.” Agreeing to do something
- Promise: “I will call you back.” Future commitment
- Stubbornness: “He will keep interrupting.” Repeated, annoying behaviour
Tense patterns
How this modal combines with a base verb across time references. The modal itself doesn’t conjugate; the time meaning comes from what you attach.
Reference
Affirmative
Negative
Question
Future simple
I will work
I won't work
Will I work?
Future continuous
I will be working
I won't be working
Will I be working?
Future perfect
I will have worked
I won't have worked
Will I have worked?
Future perf. cont.
I will have been working
I won't have been working
Will I have been working?
Common mistakes
For arranged plans, prefer be going to or the present continuous: "I'm meeting Anna at 5" ✓ sounds more natural than "I will meet Anna at 5". Save will for predictions, promises, or spur-of-the-moment decisions.