We use _______________ for predictions based on what we already know for CERTAIN.
BE GOING TO I know you're going to love this jazz music. ( I know you love jazz)
We use ____________ to make predictions about actions and habits in progress in the future.
THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS I won't be doing an English exam tomorrow because it's Tuesday.
We use ____________to make predictions based on something we can see or already know.
BE GOING TO Look outside. It's going to rain.
How do we form the future continuous?
THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS (will/won’t + be + ing)
You can phone me at 7 pm. I _____________________ (not work) then.
won’t be working
Why don’t we get together after 7pm? I _____________________ (not study) then.
won’t be studying
How can you make a prediction sound more certain using may, might or could?
Use the word WELL. Fees may well go up at the English Academy next year.
We _____________________ (not do) PE at 11 am tomorrow because it’s Tuesday.
won’t be doing
My brother is passionate about writing. I’m sure he _____________________ (write) a bestseller soon.
’ll write / will write
If it snows later, I _____________________ (make) some hot chocolate.
’ll make / will make
You should see ‘Killers of the Flower Moon.’ It’s so moving that you _____________________ (cry).
’ll cry / will cry
We use _______________ for predictions about the future which we believe to be true but can’t prove.
WILL My parents will probably pay for me to go to university.
My sister loves learning Spanish. I’m sure she _____________________ (pass) the final exam.
’ll pass / will pass
This time next week, we _____________________ (chill out) on the beach in the Algarve.
’ll be chilling out / will be chilling out
We use ____________ to make general predictions about the future.
WILL I'll earn a good salary when I leave university.
That milk _____________________ (not go off) if you put it in the fridge.
won’t go off
If it rains later, I _____________________ (watch) Netflix.
’ll watch / will watch
We _____________________ (not do) the English exam tomorrow because the teacher is ill this week.
won’t be doing
When I get home tonight, I _____________________ (not have to) clean the kitchen because my husband has already done it!
won’t have to
We use _______________ for predictions based on physical evidence, usually what we can see as we speak.
BE GOING TO It looks like it's going to snow.
This time tomorrow, I _____________________ (check in) to a 5 star hotel in Madrid.
’ll be checking in / will be checking in
____________, ____________, and ____________ are used to express future possibility that is less certain than will or the future continuous.
MAY, MIGHT, COULD
That chicken soup _____________________ (not go off) if you put it in the fridge.
won’t go off
You should visit Porto. It’s so fascinating. You _____________________ (love) it.
’ll love / will love
Use BE GOING TO in a sentence for predictions based on physical evidence.
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Use WILL in a sentence for predictions about the future which we believe to be true but can’t prove.
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When I leave home, I _____________________ (not have to) share a room with my sisters.
won’t have to