future continous and perfect tenses

FUTURE CONTINOUS TENSE

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The football match begins at 7.30 and ends at 8 o’clock.During this time for ex.
at 8 o’clock, Kevin will be watching the match.

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This time next week, we’ll be flying to Turkey.

At 10 0’clock tomorrow, she will be’ll in her office.She will be working.

I will be doing means I will be in the middle of doing stg.


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A:If you see Sally, can you ask her to phone me?
B: Sure. I will be seeing her this evening, so I tell her then

 What time will your friends be arriving tomorrow?
The meaning is like will.
A: Will you be using your bicycle this evening?
B: No. Do you want to borrow it?
Will you be -ing is used to ask about sb’s plans if we want stg or want them
to do stg.


FUTURE PERFECT TENSE

We are late. The film will already have started by the time we get to the cinema.
 By 2070, books will have disappeared and technology will have developed a lot.
 Next year Ted and Amy will have been married for 25 years.

The meaning is that stg will already be complete in the future.


FUTURE PERFECT CONTINOUS TENSE

He will be tired when he arrives.He will have been travelling for 24 hours.
 At 6 o’clock we’ll have been waiting here for three hours.
 I’ll go home on 20 June. By then I’ll have been staying at this hotel for a fortnight.

It’s used to talk about a long action before some point in the
future.


EXERCISES

 1. This time tommorrow , Maria .....................( sunbathe) on a beach in Majarco.
will be sunbathing

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will have slept

2.Wake me up by nine o’clock. I................. (sleep) long enough by then.

3. Look, I can give you a lift to the station. I(drive)................... that way anyway.
will be driving

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4. It’s strange that when we get to Sydney, we (fly)................... half way round the wor
will have flown


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Don’t phone me between 7 and 8. We (have)......
will be............
having
dinner then.

By the time we get home, she(clean) ..................

will have cleaned

the house from top to bottom.

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Tom is on holiday and he is spending his money very quickly.If he continues
like this, he (spend) .................... all his money before the end of holiday.
will have spent

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will still be doing

Do you think you (still/do) ...................... The same job in ten year’s time?


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will have been studying

When Sarah goes on vacation next month, she (study) ........................ German for over
two years. She should be able to communicate fairly well when she’s in Austria .

 Frank: What are you going to be doing tomorrow at five?
• David: I (paint) ..................... my living room walls.
• Frank: How long have you been working on your living room?
I( redecorate)...
• David: Forever. By the time I finish,
will be painting
.................... it for over a week.

will have been decorating