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I'd prefer (noun) ("I'd prefer some money for the new house.")
I'd prefer it if you (simple past) ("I'd prefer it if you gave some money to charity.")
.. would be more suitable / would be better
If I had a choice, I would go for
If it's all the same to you, . ("If it's all the same to you, I'd like some book tokens.")
Setting a time
"What sort of time would suit you?"
"Is 3pm a good time for you?"
"If possible, I'd like to meet in the morning."
"How does 2pm sound to you?"
Changing the arrangement
"You know we were going to meet next Friday? Well, I'm very sorry, but something urgent has come up."
"I'm afraid that I'm not going to be able to meet you after all. Can we fix another time?"
"Something has just cropped up and I won't be able to meet you this afternoon. Can we make another
time?"
We can make predictions based on what we can see now. To do this, we use going to and the
verb (not will).
For example:
"Watch out! You're going to hit that car in front."
"It's going to be a lovely day today not a cloud in the sky."
Have a nice day !!!
Probable
bound to = certain: "They are bound to succeed!"
Sure to = certain: "He is sure to win the championship."
Likely to = probable: "We are likely to win the contract."
Definite = sure: "He's a definite frontrunner for the job!"
Probable: "It's probable that we will be on holiday around then."
Likely: "An election is likely next year."
will definitely happen: "There will definitely be a storm later."
will probably happen: "They will probably take on more staff."
Possible
may: "We may be able to help you."
might: "There might be a holiday next month I'm not sure."
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