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We use may and might to talk about possible actions or happenings in the future. I haven't decided yet where to spend my holidays. I may go to Ireland. ( = perhaps I will go to Ireland ) Take an umbrella with you when you go out. ( = perhaps it will rain ) Usually it doesn't matter whether you use may or might I may go to Ireland or I might go to Ireland. Jane might be able to help you or Jane m..

You are looking for Bo. Nobody is sure where he is but you get some suggestions. "Where's Bob?" A : He may be in his office ( = perhaps he is in his office ) B : He might be having lunch ( = perhaps he is having lunch ) C : Ask Ann. She might know. ( = perhaps she knows ) We use may or might to say that something is a possibility. Usually you can use may or might, so you can say? It may be true...

We use must to say that we feel sure something is ture. You've been traveling all day. You must be tired. (Travelling is tiring and you've been travelling all day, so you must be tired) Carol must get very bored in her job. She does the same thing every day. We use can't to say that we feel sure something is nt possible. You've just had lunch. You can't be hungry already. (People are not normall..

We use could in a number of ways. Sometimes could is the past of can. But could is not only used in this way. We also use could to talk about possible actions now or in the future (especially to make a suggestion) A : What shall we do this evening? B : We could go to the cinema. It's a nice day. We could go for a walk. When you go to New York nex month, you could stay with Barbara. Can is also p..

We use can to say something is possible or that somebody has the ability to do something. We use can + infinitive (can do / can see etc.) We can see the lake from our bedroom window. Can you speak any foreign language? I can come and see you tomorrow if you like. (Be) able to... is possible instead of can, but can is more usual. Are you able to speak any foreign languages? But can has only two f..

A : What time will you phone me tomorrow? B : I'll phone you when I get home form work. 'I'll phone you when I get home from work' is a sentence with two parts → I'll phone you → when I get home from work (tomorrow) The time in the sentence is future ('tomorrow') but we use a present tense (get) in the when-part of the sentence. The same thing happens after : while before after as soon as until ..

'I will be doing something' (future continuous) = I will be in the middle of doing something. I'm going on holiday on Saturday. This time nex week I'll be lying on a beach or swimming in the sea. Compare will be (do) ing and will (do) Don't phone me between 7 and 8. We'll be having dinner then. Let's wait for Mary to arrive and then we'll have dinner. Compare will be -ing with other continuous f..

Future actions Study the difference between will and going to will : SUE : Let's have a party. HELEN : That's a great idea. We'll invite lots of people. We use will when we decide to do something at the time of speaking. The speaker has not decided before. The party is a new idea. going to : HELEN : Sue and I have decided to have a party. We're going to invite lots of people. We use (be) going t..

We do not use will to say what somebody has already arranged or decided to do in the future. Ann is working next week. (not 'Ann will work') But often, when we talk about the future, we are not taking about what somebody has decided to do. Jill has been away a long time. When she returns, she'll find a lot of changes. That plate is very hot. If you touch it, you'll burn yourself. We often use wi..

We use 'I will' when we decide todo something at the time of speaking What would you like to drink? / I'll have an orange juice, please. Did you phone Ruth? / Oh no, I forgot. I'll phone her now. You cannot use the present simple ( I do / I go etc ) in these sentense. I'll go and shut the door. ( not 'I go and shut' ) We often use I think I'll ... and I dont' think I'll ... I feed a bit hungry. ..