I’m about to cry (I might cry any second). - to talk about things that are going to happen very soon, or are on the point of happening., The next train is due to arrive on Platform 3 in six minutes (=it arrives) - used to show that something is planned or scheduled to happen at a particular time., If our agreement is to work, we need to meet again and discuss the plans for the future. - to talk about officially arranged events, often used in the news, The government is set to pass the budget next week - to talk about things which will probably happen (commonly used by news reports)., That’s bound to cause problems in the long run (I’m certain it will cause problems) - shows you’re 99% sure something will happen – usually because of past experience., The things are likely to get better in the foreseeable future (I think they will get better). - used to show that we think something is (highly) probable or not probable and is often used for making predictions, I’m on the verge of breaking into tears - same as be about to, talks about things that are going to happen very soon., In all likelihood, we’re not going to use all these expressions of future. - also used for predictions when something is highly probable, The chances of our candidate winning the elections are pretty high. - used for predictions, when it will probably happen., The odds of him walking again are pretty slim. - used for predictions, when it probably won’t happen.,

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