PREDICTION

S USE
WILL/WON’T We use WILL-WON’T to make predictions
/
TIME EXPRESSIONS
MAY/MIGHT tomorrow, soon, next year, later, when I am
older…, in 20 years…
AFFIRMATIVE
SUBJECT + WILL/MAY/MIGHT +VERB IN BASE FORM + COMP.

NEGATIVE
SUBJECT + WON´T/MAY NOT/MIGHTN´T +VERB IN BASE FORM + COMP.

INTERROGATIVE
WILL/MIGHT + SUBJECT + VERB IN BASE FORM + COMP?

FORMS
 • It will rain in the aftrnoon.
• I may travel to a beach on
vacations

EXAMPL • He mightn´t save some money

during this year.

ES • They won´t go to the autocinema

because of the weather.
• Will you buy some sodas for the
party?
• Might we invite him to the trip?
USES
We use will or won´t for making
WILL confident predictions about
something

AND We use words such

Certainly
Probably
as: Definetely

WON´T
USES

MAY
We use may or might for
making LESS confident AND
predictions about
something
MIGHT
 Predictions about abilities
will
won´t
may
• Subject + might+ be able to + verb + complement
mightn
´tmay
not
Example
The Enterprise might not be able to increase the salary
I Will be able to pass my English exam