Future Simple Usage 5: To give orders

We can use Future Simple to give orders. Normally, we use pronoun YOU in this situation. We can also use imperative sentence, or imperative mood for that. More on that here Introduction to Tenses: Imperative Sentence.

You will do what I say!

Giving orders can be done not only using Future Simple. We can use just the verb to give an order. In this case it’s imperative mood and not the Future Simple construction.

Do what I say!

However, we have other uses of Future Simple Tense:

• Future Simple Tense
  • Future Simple Introduction: usage overview
  • Future Simple Usage 1: to express spontaneous decisions
  • Future Simple Usage 2: to make predictions
  • Future Simple Usage 3: to make suggestions
  • Future Simple Usage 4: to offer to do something
  • Future Simple Usage 5: to give orders
  • Future Simple Usage 6: to ask someone to do something
  • Future Simple Usage 7: to point out malfunctions, refusals to do something
  • Future Simple Usage 8: after verb “think”
  • Future Simple Usage 9: after verb “hope”
  • Future Simple Additional Rule: after: if / when / after / before / as soon as / unless / until

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