Download this free B2–C1 grammar worksheet PDF for English learners and teachers. This lesson helps students practise be about to, be due to, be likely to and be unlikely to for future meaning, probability, schedules, formal expectations and immediate future events.
Students learn how to use be about to for events that are imminent or expected within moments. The worksheet gives clear examples such as The chair is about to close the meeting and also explains that not about to can express firm refusal, as in I’m not about to sign a contract I haven’t read.
The worksheet also teaches be due to for events that are scheduled or formally expected. Students practise examples such as The results are due to be published at noon, The replacement service isn’t due to leave until 21:10 and Is the minister due to speak?
Students also practise be likely to and be unlikely to for probability. The worksheet explains that likely to expresses a judgement, not a formal schedule. Students practise examples such as Demand is likely to remain strong, The deal is unlikely to be completed this month and The proposal is highly likely to pass.
The worksheet also covers important B2–C1 nuance. Students learn how to use modifiers such as highly, quite, more likely and less likely, how to use It is likely that + clause, and how to use passive infinitives such as due to be released, likely to be published and unlikely to be completed.
The PDF includes a grammar focus section, other future forms exercises, choose-the-correct-form practice, sentence matching, mistake correction, mini-dialogues, sentence rewriting, meaning-and-use practice, speaking practice, writing practice, vocabulary and grammar sentence practice, an error-checking challenge, useful reminders and a full answer key.
This worksheet can be used in one-to-one lessons, group classes, online English lessons, adult ESL lessons, EFL classes, homework, restaurant-English practice or independent grammar practice.
Level: B2–C1
Grammar point: Other future forms: be about to, be due to and be likely to
Focus: grammar accuracy, future meaning, imminent events, scheduled events, probability, formal register, passive infinitives, speaking and writing
Format: Free grammar worksheet PDF with answer key
This free worksheet includes:
- a clear explanation of be about to
- a clear explanation of be due to
- a clear explanation of be likely to
- practice with be unlikely to
- practice with immediate future meaning
- practice with scheduled or formally expected events
- practice with probability judgements
- practice with highly likely to, quite likely to, more likely to and less likely to
- practice with It is likely that + clause
- practice with not about to for firm refusal
- practice with negative scheduled expectations using isn’t / aren’t due to
- practice with passive infinitives such as due to be released
- practice forming questions with the correct form of be
- choose-the-correct-form practice
- sentence-to-reason matching
- mistake correction
- mini-dialogues
- sentence rewriting
- meaning-and-use practice
- speaking practice
- writing practice
- vocabulary and grammar sentence practice
- an error-checking challenge
- useful reminder table
- full answer key for teachers and students
The worksheet focuses especially on common B2–C1 mistakes such as is due being released, am about to meeting, is highly likely that it will win, not about to to accept, likely to published, is due leaving, It likely that and unlikely finishing. The main classroom point is simple: use be about to for something genuinely imminent, be due to for schedules and formal expectations, and be likely to / unlikely to for probability judgements rather than arrangements.
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