It's funny--the stuff you think you know, and don't. I knew that "will" was an auxiliary verb, as well as a noun. The last will and testament, the will of God....
But "will" is used as an auxiliary verb for more than just the future tense. Here's thefreedictionary.com :
1. simple futurity: I will go.
2. likelihood or certainty: You will regret this.
3. willingness: Will you help me?
4. requirement or command: You will go!
5. intention: I will too!
6. habitual action: People will talk.
7. capacity or ability: He won't crack under pressure.
8. probability or expectation: That will be John....
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