James Dyson Award: Future Tenses & Tech Innovations for Students
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Question: Which future form is used to talk about future events that have been scheduled?
Answer: Present simple (for scheduled future events).
Question: Which form do we use to talk about plans or intentions and to make predictions based on present evidence?
Answer: Be going to (going to).
Question: Which grammatical form do we use when we're not sure about the future and want to express a degree of probability?
Answer: Modal verbs (e.g., might, could, may).
Question: When do we use 'will'?
Answer: To express beliefs about the future, make offers and promises, and talk about spontaneous decisions/plans.
Question: How is 'shall' commonly used in the examples given?
Answer: To make offers and suggestions with I/we (e.g., 'Shall I...?', 'Shall we...?') and to express formal obligations (e.g., 'Guests shall not remove anyth
Question: Give an example sentence from the content that shows 'will' used for prediction.
Answer: I think Brazil will win the World Cup.
Question: Give an example sentence that shows 'will' used for making an offer or promise.
Answer: We 'll send you an email. / Don’t worry, I’ll surely let you know.
Question: Give two example sentences that illustrate 'going to' for plans or predictions based on evidence.
Answer: They are going to move to Manchester. / Look at those black clouds. I think it's going to rain.
Question: Provide examples from the content that illustrate modal verbs expressing probability.
Answer: I might stay at home tonight or I might go to the cinema. / He hasn't studied much, so he might not pass the exam.
Question: Provide example questions using 'shall' for offers or suggestions from the content.
Answer: Shall I make some lunch? / What shall we do after we’ve watched the film? / Shall we help you with your bags?