(L'any que ve Setmana Santa caurà al mes de març.)
We use different verb forms to refer to future time. We use will for events that are not affected by decisions, e.g.:
| Next year Easter will fall in March. (L'any que ve Setmana Santa caurà al mes de març.) |
| When will Tom be 21? (El Tom, quan complirà els 21 anys?) |
We also use will for personal events when (we assume) the subject wants the thing to happen, e.g.:
| Will your cousins come to the party? (Els teus cosins vindran a la festa?) |
| Jacky says she'll lend you her guitar if you need one. (La Jacky diu que us deixarà la guitarra si en necessiteu una.) |
You will sometimes find the future expressed with I shall and we shall, e.g.:
| I shall speak to the lawyer tomorrow. (Parlaré amb l'advocat demà.) |
| We shall all be in trouble if the crisis continues. (Tots tindrem problemes si la crisi continua.) |
However, it is possible to express the same meaning with will (or 'll), e.g.:
| I'll speak to the lawyer tomorrow. (Parlaré amb l'advocat demà.) |
| We will all be in trouble if the crisis continues. (Tots tindrem problemes si la crisi continua.) |
However, we use shall I and shall we in questions to ask for the other person to decide, e.g.:
| Shall I open the door for you? (Li obro la porta?) |
| What time shall we pick you up on Saturday? (A quina hora us recollirem dissabte?) |
In these cases shall cannot be replaced by will.
Will can also be used to "make a guess" about something in present time, e.g.:
| A: There's someone at the door. (Hi ha algú a la porta.) B: It'll be the plumber. I asked him to come this morning. (Deu ser el fontaner. Li vaig demanar que vingués aquest matí.) |
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See also irritating habits.
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