masterMind Level 2

Unit 2 Grammar 1

FUTURE PASSIVE
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1. Which speaker is using the future passive?

2. What tense is the other speaker using? simple future
3. Why do the speakers use different tenses?
B: Definitely. The contractors
assure me that the first phase
will be completed on schedule.

A: Will you be able

to finish the project
in time?
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Who will do the action in each sentence? How can we

find out about this?
1. Cell phones will soon be used as teaching aids in every
classroom.
2. Might future generations be inspired by what they can
do in video games today?
3. Bases could be set up by space agencies on the moon
within the next decade.
4. At least 50% of jobs in the U.K. will probably be done
by robots by 2035.
5. More than 70% of skilled jobs and almost 20% of
managerial jobs may be automated by 2035.
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Further examples of the future passive:

• Infrastructure will be developed to cover

communication requirements.

• The prototype could be developed before the

summer.

• The press conference won’t be called until

the launch date is set.

• The website may be activated before the

launch date.
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When the temperature reaches 100o Celsius,

the force field will be activated automatically.
1 2 3

The future passive is formed with

will/may/might/could past participle
be + ____________________________
___________________________________ + _______

1 2 3

TIP The future passive is used with will for future

facts, and could, may, or might for future
possibilities.
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Match the sentence to why the future passive is used.

1. It looks like this world record might remain unbroken for

another decade or so.

2. The suspect will be arrested when the plane lands.

3. Cell phones will be developed that can be implanted into

the user’s ear.

It’s obvious who will do the action.

We are emphasizing the action, not who or what will do it.
We don’t know who will do the action.
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Match the sentence halves (1–4 with a–d).

1. The tickets may be sold

2. The documentary will be filmed

3. The law could be passed

4. The meal will be cooked

a. before the election. c. by a world famous chef.

b. online only. d. in 3D.
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Complete the rewritten sentences in the future passive.

1. Small companies run by creative teams might challenge
the economic power of multinational companies.
The economic power of multinational companies
might be challenged by small companies run by
creative teams.
2. They won’t launch the new computer game before 2020.
The new computer game won’t be launched before 2020.
3. Our children will see space travel as nothing special.
Space travel will be seen as nothing special by
our children.
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Work with a partner. Have a conversation about how

things will change in the next fifty years. Think about:
• the world of work
• education
• communication and social networking

Use the future passive to describe your predictions

and future possibilities.
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Grammar wrap-up
1. For the future passive, we use will + be with
the gerund / infinitive / past participle.
past participle

2. The future passive never

tells us who or what will do False
the action. True or false?

3. What sort of real-life

contexts are you likely to use
the future passive in?