Future (Prediction) (Classroom)

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Future (Prediction)

Will Future Be going to Future May/might.

Will

Predictions Based on Experience or Opinion (No Evidence) Examples: • The sun will rise at 6.30 tomorrow. • Lunch break today will be 10 minutes longer than usual. • In the year 2050 all students will have their own computers in school. • Do you think she will come soon? • I know my parents won't let me go to the party.

To be + Going to

B. Predictions Based on Evidence The Future Tense Form BE GOING TO + INFINITIVE is used to make predictions based on evidence. It’s NOT an opinion. It’s form is as follows: Examples: • Look at the clouds!* It’s going to rain. • The little girl is playing and her shoelaces are undone*. She’s going to fall. *Evidence that the speaker must provide.

To be + Going to +verb

MAY

is used to refer to future possibility or probability in the future. (to express what is possible, factual.) For example: • He may lose his job. • We may go on vacation. • I may have dessert after dinner. Note: Interrogative forms are not used with MAY or MIGHT as main verbs. If you want to ask a question with MIGHT / MAY, use an indirect question:

Subject + May/May not + Verb

MIGHT

is used to refer to future possibility or probability in the future. (to express what is hypothetical or remotely possible..) For example: • If you hurry, you might get there on time. • If I win the lottery, I might buy a Ferrari. Note: Interrogative forms are not used with MAY or MIGHT as main verbs. If you want to ask a question with MIGHT / MAY, use an indirect question:

Subject + Might/Might not + Verb

Future(Prediction)

Will

To be + Going to

MAY

MIGHT

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