ENGLISH LECTURE 7

SIMPLE FUTURE
I. Functions:
A. To show condition, profession, or position in the future.
B. To show activities in the future.

II. Time Signals in Simple Future:

1. tonight = nanti malam
2. tomorrow = besok
3. later = nanti
4. next Saturday = Sabtu depan
5. next week = minggu depan
6. next month = bulan depan
7. next year = tahun depan
8. two days later = 2 hari lagi
9. four months later = 4 bulan lagi
10. two years later = 2 tahun lagi

III. Using “shall/will”

A. Nominal Sentences:

1. Positive sentences:
I/We shall
be complement
Subjects will
Examples:
1. I shall be a professional civil engineer in the future.
 Aku akan menjadi seorang insinyur sipil profesional di masa yang
akan datang.
2. Civil engineering will be very important in the development of our
country.
 Teknik sipil akan sangat penting dalam pembangunan negara kita.

2. Negative sentences:
I/We shall not/shan’t
be complement
Subjects will not/won’t
Examples:
1. We shall not be disappointed to choose civil engineer as a profession.
 Kita tidak akan kecewa memilih insinyur sipil sebagai sebuah profesi.
2. You will not be a good civil engineer without honesty, discipline,
responsibility, and hard work.
 Kamu tidak akan menjadi seorang insinyur sipil yang bagus tanpa
kejujuran, kedisiplinan, tanggung jawab, dan kerja keras.

3. Interrogative sentences:
Shall I/we
be complement?
Will subjects

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 Examples:
1. Shall we be guest speakers at the seminar about construction designs?
 Apakah kita akan menjadi pembicara tamu pada seminar tentang
desain bangunan tersebut?
2. Will the senior engineers be on the building site tomorrow?
 Apakah para insinyur senior akan berada di lokasi bangunan besok?

B. Verbal Sentences:

1. Positive sentences:
I/We shall
verb 1 object
Subjects will
Examples:
1. We shall build a new dam on the slope of the mountain.
 Kami akan membangun bendungan baru di lereng gunung.
2. Civil engineering will cover all aspects in the construction of public
facilities.
 Teknik sipil akan mencakup semua aspek dalam pembangunan
fasilitas – fasilitas umum.

2. Negative sentences:
I/We shall not/shan’t
verb 1 object
Subjects will not/won’t
Examples:
1. I shan’t design a usual skyscraper for my next project.
 Aku tidak akan merancang sebuah pencakar langit biasa untuk
proyekku berikutnya.
2. Professional civil engineers will not devastate the existence of natural
environment around the construction sites.
 Para insinyur sipil profesional tidak akan merusak keberadaan
lingkungan alam di sekitar lokasi pembangunan.

3. Interrogative sentences:
Shall I/we
verb 1 object?
Will subjects
Examples:
1. Shall we join the auction of the undersea pipeline construction?
 Apakah kita akan ikut lelang pembangunan jalur pipa bawah laut?
2. Will the civil engineers join to reconstruct the unprecedented impact of
hurricane Irma in USA?
 Apakah para insinyur sipil akan ikut memulihkan dampak dari badai
Irma yang belum pernah terjadi sebelumnya di Amerika Serikat?

IV. Using “going to”

A. Nominal Sentences:

1. Positive sentences:
I am
You/We/They/Plural are going to be complement
He/She/It/Singular is

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 Examples:
1. I am going to be an inventive civil engineer in the future.
 Aku akan menjadi seorang insinyur sipil berdaya cipta di masa yang
akan datang.
2. As one of civil engineering graduates, you are going to be responsible for
maintaining society’s infrastructure.
 Sebagai salah satu lulusan teknik sipil, kamu akan bertanggung jawab
untuk merawat prasarana milik masyarakat.

2. Negative sentences:
I am
You/We/They/Plural are not going to be complement
He/She/It/Singular is
Examples:
1. We are not going to be in the reservoir construction site tomorrow.
 Kita tidak akan berada di tempat pembangunan waduk besok.
2. You are not going to be qualified as a professional civil engineer without
a bachelor's degree from an accredited program.
 Kamu tidak akan memenuhi syarat sebagai seorang insinyur sipil
yang profesional tanpa gelar sarjana dari program yang terakreditasi.

3. Interrogative sentences:
Are you/we/they/plural
going to be complement?
Is he/she/it/singular
Examples:
1. Are you going to be at the seminar about construction designs?
 Apakah kita akan berada di seminar tentang desain bangunan
tersebut?
2. Is the the mastery of CAD programs going to be mandatory for all civil
engineering students next year?
 Apakah penguasaan program CAD akan bersifat wajib bagi seluruh
mahasiswa teknik sipil tahun depan?

B. Verbal Sentences:

1. Positive sentences:
I am
You/We/They/Plural are going to verb 1 object
He/She/It/Singular is
Examples:
1. I am going to dredge the slope of the mountain to construct a new road.
 Aku akan mengeruk lereng gunung untuk membangun jalan baru.
2. Our company is going to pay off all budget for the construction of public
facilities.
 Perusahaan kami akan melunasi semua anggaran untuk
pembangunan fasilitas – fasilitas umum.

2. Negative sentences:
I am
You/We/They/Plural are not going to verb 1 object
He/She/It/Singular is

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 Examples:
1. I am not going to sign a contract of an aqueduct construction for my next
project.
 Aku tidak akan menandatangani sebuah kontrak pembangunan
sebuah terowongan air untuk proyekku berikutnya.
2. They are not going to ignore the existence of local wisdom in conducting
the construction process.
 Mereka tidak akan mengabaikan keberadaan kearifan lokal dalam
menjalankan proses pembangunan.

3. Interrogative sentences:
Are you/we/they/plural
going to verb 1 object?
Is he/she/it/singular
Examples:
1. Is your manager going to propose an offer of the electric power
plantation construction?
 Apakah manajermu akan mengajukan penawaran pembangunan
pembangkit listrik?
2. Are the engineers going to examine the strength of the bridge
foundation?
 Apakah para insinyur akan menguji kekuatan dari pondasi jembatan?