FUTURE FORMS

WE USE ... FOR APPOINTMENTS AND ARRANGEMENTS

• PRESENT SIMPLE

• PRESENT CONTINUOUS

• WILL

• GOING TO

WE USE ... FOR SCHEDULES AND TIMETABLES

• WILL

• GOING TO

• PRESENT SIMPLE

• PRESENT CONTINUOUS

WE USE ... FOR PREDICTIONS

• GOING TO

• WILL

• PRESENT SIMPLE

• PRESENT CONTINUOUS

WE USE ... FOR PREDICTIONS BASED ON AN OPINION

• WILL

• GOING TO

• PRESENT SIMPLE

• PRESENT CONTINUOUS

WE USE ... FOR PREDICTIONS BASED ON SOMETHING THAT WE HEAR OR SEE

• WILL

• GOING TO

• PRESENT SIMPLE

• PRESENT CONTINUOUS

DO YOU THINK SARAH ... HER EXAM?

• WILL PASS

• IS GOING TO PASS

• PASSES

• IS PASSING

Answer explanation

I AM LOOKING FOR SOMEONE'S OPINION

LOOK AT THOSE CLOUDS. DO YOU THINK IT ... ?

• WILL RAIN

• IS GOING TO RAIN

• MAY RAIN

• IS RAINING

Answer explanation

EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE EVIDENCES, WHEN I ASK "DO YOU THINK...?" I AM LOOKING FOR THE OPINION OF SOMEONE

THE PRICES ... DEPENDING ON THE ECONOMY

• MAY RISE

• MIGHT RISE

• COULD RISE

• WILL RISE

Answer explanation

MAY, MIGHT AND COULD EXPRESS POSSIBILITY. HOWEVER, WILL IS ALSO USED TO PREDICT SOMETHING ABOUT THE FUTURE, AND YOU DON'T HAVE EVIDENCES, SO THAT'S YOUR OPINION

MARNIE LOOKS SICK, I DON'T THINK SHE ... TO THE PARTY LATER

• MAY

• MIGHT

• WILL

• COULD

Answer explanation

"I (DON'T) THINK" IS ALWAYS FOLLOWED BY "WILL" SINCE IT IS AN OPINION.

I ... TO NEW ZEALAND NEXT AUGUST. HERE I HAVE THE TICKETS

• AM GOING

• AM GOING TO GO

• WILL

• GO

Answer explanation

THAT IS AN ARRANGEMENT, I ALREADY HVE THE TICKETS SO IN A 99% I AM GOING TO NZ