*Making Predictions
*Predictions:
*When making predictions (what we think will happen in the future) we can either use:
*will followed by the verb without to,
or going to followed by the verb
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What (do you think)| will happen?
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| is going to
| happen?
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| will ...
|
(I think) ... | won't ...
|
| is going to ...
|
| isn't going to ...
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*Examples of making predictions:
"What do you think *will happen* next year?"
"Next week *is going to be* very busy, I think."
"There *won't be* a rise in house prices next year."
"He *isn't going to win* the election."
*Things to remember about making predictions*
"He *won't do* it" is the short form of " he *will not do* it.
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