Prediction is a personal statement or guess about a future event. Most of the time it is based on personal experience or knowledge. Future events are always uncertain, so assured reliable information about the future is impossible. Here are the most commonly used expressions for Predicting something.
| I bet he/she/it will… |
| I predict that… |
| I think it will be… |
| Smith will arrive on time |
| Smith is going to arrive on time |
| I will be an engineer |
| He’s sure to… |
| Definitely… |
| Probably… |
| Perhaps… |
| Maybe… |
| Maybe they will get married someday |
| You can expect some visitors |
| He must have reached there by now |
| They will have a lovely friendship |
| In 2025, there will be… |
| By 2025, there will be… |
| I think it’ll rain tonight |
| It is going to rain tonight |
| In the near future… |
| In the distant future… |
| You won’t have any difficulties |
