The future-

degrees of
certainty

MUHAMMAD FAREL
 SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

What is Simple Future Tense? When referring to the meaning of the word, Future
itself means the future. So we can conclude that the Simple Future Tense is a tense
which states an activity that will occur in the future (to come) or is still in the form of
a plan.
The Simple Future Tense
formula

 POSITIVE (S + will + Verb-1)

 NEGATIVE (S + Will + NOT + Verb 1 + O)

 INTROGATIVE (Will + S + Verb 1 + O ?)

 Simple Future Tense function

 The Simple Future Tense is used to express an activity

that will be carried out in the future.

 Simple Future Tense can also form Conditional

Sentence type 1 sentences.
 Examples of Simple Future Tense Sentences

 I will make you happy forever honey.

 Dina will move to another school near her hometown.

 Farel will sing all of her songs in the concert

 My mother will cook dinner in the kitchen

 King Salman will go to Bali for vacation.

 DEGREES of CERTAINTY

When we feel sure about something, we will have a level of certainty ranging
from 50% sure, 95%, to 100% sure about something. In English this is
known as degrees of certainty. How to express degrees of certainty?

1. Degree of Certainty: Present Time

The degree of certainty is stated to show how certain we are of what we think that something is true or not. For
example, when someone asks why isn't Rio in classes? Then we can answer with various statements such as:

(a) He is sick (100% sure)

(b) He must be sick (95% sure)

(c) He might be sick (50% sure chance)

 2. Degree of Certainty: Present Time Negative

To express the degree of certainty for something that is absolutely certain that it will not happen,
you can use the negative present time with the phrases isn't, couldn't be, can't be, may not be,
might not be, must not be.
Example:
A: Bubu doesn't want anything to eat. why?
Possible answer to be accepted:

(a) Bubu isn't hugry (100% sure)

(b) Bubu couldn't be hungry (99% sure)
(c) Bubu must not be hungry (95% sure)
(d) Bubu might not be hungry (50% sure chance)
3. Degree of Certainty: Past Time

In expressing the degree of certainty for events that have

occurred in the past, we can use the words was, must have been,
may have been, might have been, or could have been.
Example:

A: Why wasn't Laila in class?

Possible answer to be accepted:

• She was sick (100% sure)

• She must have been sick (95% sure)
• She might have been sick (50% sure chance)
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