English Profile

will · modal verb

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will (FUTURE)

A2 used to talk about what is going to happen in the future, especially things that you are certain about

Dictionary examples:

Ben will be five years old next month.

The train leaves at 8.58, so we'll be in Scotland by lunchtime.

I'll see him on Saturday.

Will Susie be there?

It won't be easy to find another secretary.

Learner example:

I will arrive at 8 o'clock. (Key English Test; A2; Turkish)

will (ABLE/WILLING)

A1 used to talk about what someone or something is able or willing to do

Dictionary examples:

I'll give you a lift.

I've asked her but she won't come.

The car won't start.

Learner example:

I'll cook for you. (Skills for Life (Entry 2); A2; Italian)

will (ASK)

A2 used to ask someone to do something

Dictionary examples:

Will you give me her address?

Will you give that to Tony when you see him, please?

Will you join us for a drink, Evie?

Learner example:

Will you help me to [paint] my bedroom? (Key English Test; A2; Bengali)

will (IF)

A2 used in conditional sentences that start with 'if' and use the present tense

Dictionary examples:

If he's late again, I'll be very angry.

I won't be surprised if she cancels the holiday.

Learner example:

If you want [me] to, I'll bring you some of my CDs. (Key English Test; A2; Swiss German)

will have

B2 used to form the future perfect tense

Dictionary examples:

Next month, Gary will have been working here for 10 years.

He'll have reached Berlin by tonight.

Learner example:

First of all, if you go to work by bicycle every day, at the end of the month you will have saved more money because you won't have spent it buying petrol. (First Certificate in English; B2; Catalan)

will · noun

/wɪl/

will (MENTAL POWER)

B2 C or U the mental power used to control and direct your thoughts and actions, or a determination to do something, despite any difficulties or opposition

Dictionary examples:

From an early age she had a very strong will.

After six months in hospital she began to lose the will to live.

Learner example:

How would you find the will to look for another job? (First Certificate in English; B2; French)

will (WHAT SOMEONE WANTS)

C1 U what someone wants to happen

Dictionary examples:

Against their will, they were forced to hold a meeting.

The government has failed to impose its will upon regional communities.

Learner example:

But if you go [and] learn a language against your will, then it's better not to go at all. (Certificate in Advanced English; C1; Portuguese)

will (DOCUMENT)

C2 C an official statement of what a person has decided should be done with their money and property after their death

Dictionary examples:

Have you made a will yet?

She left me some money in her will.

Learner example:

This uncle of mine, rich as he was, decided to make a will some years before his death. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Greek)