Don’t worry, I’m definitely coming to your birthday party.The opinion polls show that this candidate is certainly going to win.If you cut carbohydrates, you’ll certainly lose a lot of weight.Use certainly and definitely to say that something is most likely to happen. He’s found a better job, so it seems he’s not coming back.Įxpressing Future Probability in English Certainly / definitely.It looks as if we have to cancel the concert because the singer is ill.It looks like the bus is not coming soon do you think we should call a taxi?.We use the phrases it looks like, it looks as if and (so) it seems when the present situation shows what will happen in the future. It looks like / it looks as if / (so) it seems Children who don’t have pets are often unlikely to feel sympathy for animals’ suffering in their adult lives.It is most likely that we won’t be able to arrive on time for dinner.His latest novel is likely to become a best seller.We use it to say that things are probably going to happen, and unlikely to state the opposite. I will probably fail the exam.Īdjective likely is a synonymous word to probably. After her parents had died, she knew she would probably never visit her home town again.It’s probably going to rain during the night. Probably is an adverb used to say that something is likely to happen. Opinion verbs and phrases: I’m sure, I don’t doubt that, I expect, I think, I don’t think, I doubt it, I would say/think, etc.Įxpressing Future Probability in English Probably.There is no doubt / without a (any) doubt.It looks like / it looks as if / (so) it seems.This is the vocabulary covered in this lesson: It means that we are going to talk about how probable things are to happen in the future. Today, we will look at some words, phrases and modal verbs for expressing future probability in English. Hi dear English learners! Here is another lesson to help you understand English better.
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