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Predictions

The document discusses the use of will, won't, may, might, and related terms to make predictions. It provides examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative predictions and explanations of when to use will/won't versus may/might.

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Predictions

The document discusses the use of will, won't, may, might, and related terms to make predictions. It provides examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative predictions and explanations of when to use will/won't versus may/might.

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PREDICTION

S USE
WILL/WON’T We use WILL-WON’T to make predictions
/
TIME EXPRESSIONS
MAY/MIGHT tomorrow, soon, next year, later, when I am
older…, in 20 years…
AFFIRMATIVE
SUBJECT + WILL/MAY/MIGHT +VERB IN BASE FORM + COMP.

NEGATIVE
SUBJECT + WON´T/MAY NOT/MIGHTN´T +VERB IN BASE FORM + COMP.

INTERROGATIVE
WILL/MIGHT + SUBJECT + VERB IN BASE FORM + COMP?

FORMS
• It will rain in the aftrnoon.
• I may travel to a beach on
vacations

EXAMPL • He mightn´t save some money


during this year.

ES • They won´t go to the autocinema


because of the weather.
• Will you buy some sodas for the
party?
• Might we invite him to the trip?
USES
We use will or won´t for making
WILL confident predictions about
something

AND We use words such


Certainly
Probably
as: Definetely

WON´T
USES

MAY
We use may or might for
making LESS confident AND
predictions about
something
MIGHT
Predictions about abilities
will
won´t
may
• Subject + might+ be able to + verb + complement
mightn
´tmay
not
Example
The Enterprise might not be able to increase the salary
I Will be able to pass my English exam

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