simple future

[ sim-puhl fyoo-cher ]

noun

1. a verb construction used to express an action or state that is to happen at some time to come: in English, formed by combining the auxiliary verb will and the infinitive or basic form of the main verb, such as I will be there soon and We will start without you if you're late.

adjective

1. designating a verb construction used to express an action or state that is to happen at some time to come.

Word History and Origins

Origin of simple future¹

First recorded in 1730–40

Example Sentences

More importantly, that restorative Sunday meal became the creative springboard for weeks of simple future dinners I could vary based on what I had around or whatever flavor profiles I was obsessing over.

From Salon

Once upon a time, refined folk always used I shall or we shall to refer to the simple future, not I will or we will.

From Literature

This is by no means the first flag made for the Earth, but the mockups do a good job of depicting a simple future when such a flag might actually be used.

From The Verge

The rule is, to express simple future time, use shall in the first person, will in the second and third persons.

From Project Gutenberg

On the other hand, instead of letting things take their natural course as they do in the simple future, you may force them to take place.

From Project Gutenberg