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155 Grammar reference and practice Use will / may with other words to show that you are more or less sure. Nathalie will probably be there. Also: Nathalie may well be there. Possibly / Maybe / Perhaps Nathalie will be there. You can also use be likely to and be unlikely to to express probability. Use more or less to compare probabilities. Don’t call Nathalie now. She ’s likely to be busy at work. She ’s unlikely to have her mobile switched on. Try her landline. She ’s more likely to be at home than at work. She ’s less likely to answer if you call her mobile. FORM will / might / may / could + infinitive without to Will it rain? - Could it rain? It ’ll / It will rain. It may / might rain. It could rain. / Yes, it will . /No, it won’t . It might / might not . It may / may not . It could . It won’t / will not rain. It might not rain. It may not rain. – PRACTICE 1a Complete the conversations with will , won’t or might . 1 A: Kim’s got her driving test tomorrow. Do you think she pass? B: Hm, she’s not really prepared. She pass if she gets a nice examiner. 2 A: it be hot enough to have a picnic? B: Well, the weather forecast says it be 35°. A: Yeah, but they be wrong. They often are. 3 A: Shall we go to Luigi’s for dinner? B: Yes, but it be fully booked; it’s sometimes busy. A: I’m sure it be full on a Monday night. B: Well, you be right, but let’s ring anyway. 1b Find one place in each conversation to use may well . 2a Rewrite the underlined parts of the conversation 1–8 using the modal verbs and expressions of probability . A: What do you think has happened to Monica? B: (1) Perhaps she’s stuck in traffic. might A: Yeah, but the train leaves in ten minutes. I’ll phone her. B: (2) She probably won’t answer the phone if she’s driving. be unlikely to A: Let’s phone Vic. (3) He probably knows where she is. may well OK. He says (4) he’s sure she’ll be here soon. definitely B: Will Elisa come, do you think? A: Hm, (5) she’ll probably have a lie in! be more likely to B: Yeah. What do you think the training will be like? A: I haven’t a clue. (6) Maybe it’ll be interesting. could B: I hope so. Anyway, what are you doing this evening? A: Well, (7) perhaps I’ll have a quiet evening in. I’m a bit tired. may B: No, really? Come round to my place. (8) I know Jon’s cooking! will definitely A: Oh look, here’s Monica! 2b Practise the conversation with a partner. Unit 3 Present perfect and time expressions MEANING You can use the present perfect to talk about unfinished actions or situations or to talk about finished actions which are important now. I ’ve never been to Africa. We ’ve lived in our flat for two years. I ’ve just heard the news about the fire. Isn’t it awful? You ’ve had a haircut. It looks cool. Don’t use the present perfect with finished times in the past. Use the past simple. We finished our project last week . He saw the film on Monday . You often use these time expressions with the present perfect: for since always never yet recently just already You can use: always / never to talk about the whole of your life until now. for / since to talk about part of your life until now. recently / just to talk about a short time ago. I’ve just seen Maria. If you hurry, you’ll catch her. yet to talk about something you expect to happen. Have you finished your homework? No, I haven’t started it yet. already to talk about something that happened sooner than expected. He’s already seen this film. ever in questions means ‘at any time in your life’. Have you ever had Thai food? FORM Present perfect + time expressions In mid position: auxiliary + time expression + past participle I’ve always known her. I’ve never been to Africa. I’ve just heard the news. I’ve already written the essay. for + period of time since + point in time I’ve lived in this flat for a year. He’s lived in his flat since 2011. At the end of the sentence I haven’t written the essay yet . We’ve seen her recently . Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv