Future Tenses

We use 'will' ...

• to make a prediction about the future that we don't feel sure about.

• to make a prediction about the future that we are sure about.

• to make a prediction about the future based on what we can see now.

We use 'be going to' ...

• to make a prediction about the future that we don't feel sure about.

• to make a prediction about the future that we feel sure about.

• to make a prediction about the future based on what we can see now.

We use may or might ...

• to make a prediction about the future based on what we can see now.

• to make a prediction about the future that we don't feel sure about.

• to make a prediction about the future that we feel sure about.

Look! Those cats ... a fight.

• will have

• are going to have

• might have

• have

Tom ... come to the cinema. He isn't very sure.

• might

• will

• is going to

• is

I'm absolutely sure that Emma ... win first prize in the competition.

• is going to

• might

• will

• is

Look at that tiny boy running so close to the pool! He ... fall in.

• will

• might

• is being

• is going to

- How do I know that she loves me?

- I don't know. She ... change her mind.

• may

• will

• is going to

• has

We use ... to talk about future plans and intentions.

• the present continuous.

• be going to

• the present simple

We can use ... to talk about fixed arrangements with a fixed date or time in the future.

• the present continuous

• be going to

• the present simple