آیا می دانید برای صحبت درباره ی اتفاقات آینده و اطمینان از پیش آمد آن، چگونه باید از عبارات definitely، be likely to و probably won't استفاده نمایید. ما می توانیم اطمینان خود از وقایع آینده را با استفاده از افعال کمکی و عباراتی دیگر نشان دهیم.
افعال کمکی و قیدها (Modal verbs and adverbs)
برای نشان دادن میزان اطمینان خود می توانیم از افعال کمکی از جمله (will، might، may یا could) و قیدها مانند (probably و definitely) استفاده نماییم.
| future events |
| Example |
Very sure |
People will definitely work from home more in the future. |
Robots definitely won't replace all human jobs. |
Sure |
Donna will really enjoy this film. |
You won't regret it. |
Almost sure |
We'll probably finish the project by tomorrow. |
He probably won't have enough time. |
Not sure |
I might go to the party, but I'm not sure yet. |
He hasn't studied much, so he might not pass the exam. |
زمانی که مطمئن نیستید می توانید از may، could و may notاستفاده نمایید، هرچند برای آینده به طور معمول از could not استفاده نمی کنیم.
سایر عبارات (Other expressions)
برای صحبت درباره ی اتفااقات آینده می توانیم از be bound to و be likely to یا افعال think و doubt کمک بگیریم
| future events |
| Example |
Very sure |
He's bound to feel nervous before his driving test. |
She's certain to get that job! |
He's certain that he'll get here on time. |
There's no chance that we'll ever win the lottery. |
There's no way that my boss will give me the day off. |
Sure |
I'm sure that you'll do well in the interview. |
Are you sure that you won't be available? |
Almost sure |
The government's likely to call an election soon. |
Ali's unlikely to be invited to the party. |
There's a good chance that it'll snow this week. |
There's not much chance that I'll finish this essay tonight. |
She thinks he'll be able to help. |
I don't think we'll have petrol-based cars in the future. |
I doubt they'll have any trouble finding the address. |
What do you expect mobile phones will be like in ten years' time? |
Not sure |
There's a chance that she'll be back at work tomorrow. |
There's a chance that he might come and visit us next week. |
I think we might see more of these problems in the next few years. |
I'm not sure that I'll be able to finish this pizza! |