PLAN OR PREDICTION
I think, it ____ rain this afternoon.
I think, it will rain this afternoon.
A: Oh no! I forgot my wallet at home!
B: Don’t worry, I ______ lend you some money.
A: Oh no! I forgot my wallet at home!
B: Don’t worry, I will lend you some money.
I believe people _____ live on Mars one day.
I believe people will live on Mars one day.
A: I can’t open this jar.
B: Hold on, I ______ help you.
A: I can’t open this jar.
B: Hold on, I will help you.
Don’t worry, I ______ help you with your homework.
Don’t worry, I will help you with your homework.
A: What are your plans for Saturday?
B: I ______ visit my grandparents in the countryside.
A: What are your plans for Saturday?
B: I'm going to visit my grandparents in the countryside.
Look at those dark clouds! It _____ rain soon.
Look at those dark clouds! It is going to rain soon.
A: Look at those dark clouds!
B: It ______ rain soon.
A: Look at those dark clouds!
B: It's going to rain soon.
They ______ buy a new car next year.
They are going to buy a new car next year.
A: Do you think you’ll pass the English test?
B: Yes, I think I ______ pass it. I studied a lot.
A: Do you think you’ll pass the English test?
B: Yes, I think I will pass it. I studied a lot.
I ______ (probably/ stay) home tonight; I’m too tired to go out.
I will probably stay home tonight; I’m too tired to go out.
A: When are you flying to Mexico?
B: We ______ leave next Monday morning.
A: When are you flying to Mexico?
B: We are going to leave next Monday morning.
Be careful! That glass ______fall off the table!
Be careful! That glass is going to fall off the table!
A: Look at you! You look pale and tired.
B: I know… I didn’t sleep at all last night.
A: You ______ get sick if you keep skipping sleep like that. Wait, I ______ make you some tea.
A: Look at you! You look pale and tired.
B: I know… I didn’t sleep at all last night.
A: You are going to get sick if you keep skipping sleep like that. Wait, I will make you some tea.
By the time artificial intelligence reaches its full potential, many traditional jobs _____ disappear, and new ones will emerge that we can’t even imagine today.
By the time artificial intelligence reaches its full potential, many traditional jobs will disappear, and new ones will emerge that we can’t even imagine today.
A: Do you think artificial intelligence ______ replace teachers in the future?
B: Not completely. Technology can help, but it ______ never replace human empathy and creativity.
A: Do you think artificial intelligence will replace teachers in the future?
B: Not completely. Technology can help, but it will never replace human empathy and creativity.
The sky looks orange and there’s no wind — I think it ______ snow tonight, even though the forecast said it wouldn’t.
The sky looks orange and there’s no wind — I think it is going to snow tonight, even though the forecast said it wouldn’t.
A: The printer just stopped working again!
B: Ugh, not again. I ______ call the technician right now; he fixed it last time.
A: Don’t worry, I ______ check the cable first before we call anyone.
A: The printer just stopped working again!
B: Ugh, not again. I am going to call the technician right now; he fixed it last time.
A: Don’t worry, I will check the cable first before we call anyone.
My friends and I ________ organize a language-exchange club next semester to practice with foreign students who arrive at the university.
My friends and I are going to organize a language-exchange club next semester to practice with foreign students who arrive at the university.
A: The printer just stopped working again!
B: Ugh, not again. I ______ call the technician right now; he fixed it last time.
A: Don’t worry, I ______ check the cable first before we call anyone.
A: The printer just stopped working again!
B: Ugh, not again. I am going to call the technician right now; he fixed it last time.
A: Don’t worry, I will check the cable first before we call anyone.