Future Simple Usage 6: To ask someone to do something

When we ask someone to do something, we can use Future Simple in the form of a question. Normally, we use pronoun YOU in this situation. Invitation is a form of asking too.

 Will you marry me? (I am asking you to marry me)

When we ask someone to do something in the form of invitation:

Will you please come with us? (I am asking you to come with us)

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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