Fill in the blanks with will or shall.
1When she finds out, she ............... be happy.
Wrong!
Use "will" for a prediction about another person.
2Both parents have blue eyes, so the baby ............... probably be blue-eyed.
Wrong!
Use "will" for a prediction about the baby.
3Don’t argue with her. You ............... never win.
Wrong!
Use "will" for a strong prediction about the result.
4What ............... you do if you lose your job?
Wrong!
Use "will" to ask about someone’s future action.
5If you touch that wire, you ............... get a shock.
Wrong!
Use "will" for the result in a first conditional sentence.
6She ............... get the job. She doesn’t have the required qualifications.
Wrong!
Use "won’t" for a negative prediction about another person.
7I don’t think that she ............... be happy to hear this.
Wrong!
Use "will" for a prediction about another person.
8I ............... be working late tonight.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
With "I", both "will" and "shall" can refer to a future action. "Would" needs a condition and does not simply refer to the future here.
9We ............... probably visit them next week.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
With "we", both "will" and "shall" can refer to a future plan or prediction. "Would" needs a condition and does not simply refer to the future here.
10You must watch that movie. You ............... like it.
Wrong!
Use "will" for a prediction with "you".
11I have invited her, but I don’t think that she ............... come.
Wrong!
Use "will" for a prediction about another person’s future action.
12They ............... be surprised.
Wrong!
Use "will" for a prediction about "they".
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- When she finds out, she will be happy.
- Both parents have blue eyes, so the baby will probably be blue-eyed.
- Don’t argue with her. You will never win.
- What will you do if you lose your job?
- If you touch that wire, you will get a shock.
- She won’t get the job. She doesn’t have the required qualifications.
- I don’t think that she will be happy to hear this.
- I will / shall be working late tonight.
- We will / shall probably visit them next week.
- You must watch that movie. You will like it.
- I have invited her, but I don’t think that she will come.
- They will be surprised.