Future & 1st conditional unit 4

Future & First ConditionalUnit 4

Will, won't, may & might

We use will/won't to make predictions about the future.

• That dream will definetly come true for me tonight.
• I won't lose
• Who will the judges vote for?

We usually contract will to 'll in spoken English.

Will, won't, may & might

We use these adverbs with them to express degrees of certainty or uncertainty: We use may / might when we are not totally sure what will happen in the future.

• It might be me, it might not. She may win tonight

In spoken English, might is a bit more common than may

First Conditional

We use it to talk about things that are likely to happen and their possible consequences.

• If they win, they'll get a recording contract.
• I don't know what I'll do if I don't win.

First Conditional

Future plans & intentions

We use the present continuous to talk about future arrangements, especially when we say what time or who with.

• I'm studying English this summer in the UK

We use be going to for future predictions based on what we can see

• Watch out! That glass is going to fall over.

We use the present simple to talk about timetables and scheduled events

• The train for Paris leaves at 5.35am

Would like to

We use would like to for talking about wishes. We often shorten would to 'd in spoken English.

• I'd like to play for my country
• I would like to be famous

Use would/ wouldn't in short answers

• Would you like to study languages at university?

Yes, I would

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