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L' E-magazine di Bologna mar 07 set 2010 |
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 EXPRESSING PROBABILITY dal corso d'inglese di 2torri.it The following can be used before principle verb to express varying degrees of probability for the future: - WILL to express something that is absolutely certain e.g. The elections will be on June 26th. - MUST to express something we think is probably true. e.g. She's been travelling for over 10 hours. She must be tired - MIGHT to express something which is possibly true. e.g. The weather is very changeable at the moment - it might rain. - CAN'T to express something which is impossible. Now put will, must, might or can't into the following sentences: 1. Mary plays hockey for the national team. She ………. be good. 2. Next Monday ………. be my 30th birthday. 3. He ………. be ill! I saw him on the beach this morning. 4. Their mother is English so they …….. be able to speak English well. 5. I'm not sure - I ……. come to the party - it depends how much work I manage to do this evening. 6. John's not very good at maths but he has studied a lot recently so he ………. pass the exam. 7. They've got a house in the centre of London, one in St Tropez and another in St Moritz. They ……… be rich! 8. " Is that Karen over there?" " No it ………. be her - she's much taller than that." 9. The last lesson ……… be on July 17th. 10.There's somebody at the door. Do you think it …….. be the postman? ANSWERS 1. must - probability 2. will - certainty 3. can't - impossibility 4. must - probability 5. might - possibility 6. might - possibility 7. must probability 8. can't- impossibility 9. will - certainty 10.might - possibility |
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