# 16 Future tense: will

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Gebruik van 'will' in de toekomstige tijd:

A VORM:

bevestigende zinnen | will + hele werkwoord | I will call you tomorrow. Barack Obama will be President till the end of 2016. We will help you with your homework.
ontkennende zinnen | won't + hele werkwoord | I won't call you tomorrow. Barack Obama won't be President till the end of 2016. We won't help you with your homework.
vraagzinnen | will vooraan de zin zetten Will ........? | Will you call me tomorrow? Will Barack Obama be President till the end of 2016? Will they help you with your homework?

B GEBRUIK:

Gebruik: | Voorbeelden:
1 Neutral way of expressing the future (als iets zo is, als iets in de toekomst gaat gebeuren. Het drukt niet uit dat je iets van plan bent of een voornemen hebt). | I will turn eighteen next month. Boys will be boys. The spacecraft will come down in the Pacific Ocean tomorrow morning. We will know the results tomorrow.
2 Instant decision (beslissing op dat moment) | I am thirsty. I will make some tea. We will have the tuna salad, please. A: You left the computer on. B: Thanks, I will switch it off.
3 Predictions (voorspellingen, waarvan de uitkomst onzeker is) | The west will have rain tomorrow. The world will end in the year 2056. We will all drive automatic cars in the future. Why not come over this weekend? The children will enjoy seeing you.
4 Asking someone, offer, agree or refuse doing something (iets aanbieden, om iets vragen, verzoek, weigeren iets te doen) | A: Can I have the book, which I lent you, back? B: Of course, I will brink it back this afternoon. That bag looks heavy. I will help you with it. Will you please be quite? I am trying to concentrate. The car won't start. I wonder what's wrong with it.
5 Invitation (uitnodiging) | Will you come to my party tomorrow? They will invite Professor Blackberry to speak at the scientific conference. Will you have lunch with us next Sunday?
6 Promise (belofte) | Thanks for leding me the money. I will pay you back next Friday. We won't tell anyone what happened. We promise! I promise I will pick Tommy up from school this afternoon.
WILL wordt vaak gebruikt met: probably, sure, think, don't think, guess, suppose, doubt and wonder | He will probably come home late tonight. Don't worry about the exam. I'm sure you will pass. We don't think the President will be assassinated next month. I guess your parents will be tired after the long journey. I doubt you will need a rain coat in Las Vegas.

Veel mensen beginnen het nieuwe jaar met goede voornemens. Doordat niet te voorspelling is of iemand zijn/haar goede voornemen volhoudt, gebruik je 'will' bij het maken van voornemens: