Grammar reference and practice 6.4

 

6.4 ■ Expressing probability

We express levels of certainty about the future using the following expressions:

100%
(very likely)	(I)'ll definitely / certainly
50%	(I)'ll probably It's possible that (I)'ll Perhaps / Maybe (I)'ll (I) might / may (I) probably won't
(very unlikely)	(I) definitely / certainly won't
0%

Compare:

There probably won't be food shortages in twenty years' time. (= It is likely that there won't be.)

People might / may work from home more in five years' time. (= It is likely that they will.)

More and more people will probably work from home in five years' time. (= It is likely that they will.)

1Write sentences expressing probability. Use the key below. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task. You also need to use correct punctuation.

✘✘ = definitely won't

✘ = probably won't

✘✔ = might / maybe / it's possible that

✔ = will probably

✔✔ = will definitely

• 1Max / have a birthday party ✔

• 2I / go to / football practice / this lunchtime ✘

• 3this computer / work / with that cable ✘✘

• 4I / check my emails / later ✘✔

• 5we / spend / Christmas / at home / this year ✔✔

• 6it / rain / this afternoon ✘✔

• 7people / write letters by hand / in twenty years' time ✘

• 8I / visit / my friends / at my old school ✘✔

• 9Ben and Amy / get married / this year ✔

• 10my parents / travel to China / in July ✘✘

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