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English 21 Public

future tenses

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I don't think they ______ (to spend) their holidays by the sea again.

will spend

I've already decided. I ______ (to buy) a new car

am going to buy

Why are you wearing your best suit? I ______ (to have) lunch with my biggest customer.

am going to have

What are your plans for next week? I ______ (to fly) to New York on business. Probably on Tuesday but I haven't bought my ticket yet.

am going to fly

Which tense/structure is best to use when predicting the future based on opinions and beliefs (without evidence)?

will (future simple)

Which tense/structure is best to use for uncertain predictions (when we are less sure)?

may / might

Which tense/structure is best to use for predicting the future based evidence?

to be going to

Summer ______ definitely _________ (to get) hotter.

will definitely get

In this area we _____ (have) more floods (50%)

might/may

I am sure the population of the Earth ________ (to go up).

will go up

The problem_____ (to disappear) (50%)

might disappear

She definitely ______ (to run) tommorow because she has broken a leg

won’t run

I suppose there ________ an economic crisis soon (to be).

will be

Our class ________ to an excursion on October 23rd (to go).

is going to go

I think next year ________ (to bebe) better

will be

On Christmas they ____ (fly) to NY. They have already bought the tickets.

are flying