GRAMMAR: FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE AND FUTURE CONTINUOUS

FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE

1. Form of the future perfect simple

Will + have + past participle

Remember past participles from the notes on the present perfect.

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

I will/ I’ll have finished. I will not/ I won’t have Will I have finished?
finished.
You will have finished. You will not have finished. Will you have finished? ->
Yes, I will./ No, I won’t.
He/ She/ It will have finished. He/ She/ It will not have Will she/ he/ it have finished?
finished.
We will have finished. We will not have finished. Will we have finished?
You will have finished. You will not have finished. Will you have finished?
They will have finished. They will not have finished. Will they have finished?

Note

Will = ‘ll for all the subject pronouns

Will not = won’t for all the subject pronouns

2. Usage of the future perfect simple

- The future perfect simple shows an event that will be finished before a specific time in
the future, that is to say, this tense refers to completed actions at a certain time in the
future. It is usually accompanied by the preposition by.

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Examples

- By the end of this weekend, I will have revised my lessons.

- By the time his wife arrives home, he will have prepared dinner.
- I won't have finished this task by the end of June.
- Will you have finished your homework by the time I arrive home?

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

1. Form of the future continuous

Will + be + verb -ing

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

I will/ I’ll be watching TV. I will not/ I won’t be watching Will I be watching TV?
TV.
You will be watching TV. You will not be watching TV. Will you be watching TV? ->
Yes, I will./ No, I won’t.
He/ She/ It will be watching He/ She/ It will not be Will she/ he/ it be watching
TV. watching TV. TV?
We will be watching TV. We will not be watching TV. Will we be watching TV?
You will be watching TV. You will not be watching TV. Will you be watching TV?
They will be watching TV. They will not be watching TV. Will they be watching TV?

Note

Will = ‘ll for all the subject pronouns

Will not = won’t for all the subject pronouns

2. Usage of the future continuous

- The future continuous is used to indicate an action that will be taking place at some
point in the future, that is to say, it is used for actions in progress in the future.

Examples

- I will be refereeing a football match next Sunday afternoon.

- We will be working on our project tomorrow morning.
- When you arrive home, I won’t be sleeping.
- Will you be leaving in a few minutes?

WORKSHEET

1) Write the verbs in brackets in the correct form by using the future perfect simple.
a. By 9 o'clock, we....................................... (finish) our homework.
b. They....................................... (leave) the classroom by the end of the hour.

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FUTURE PERFECT
VS.

FUTURE CONTINUOUS
[ Exercise 1 ]

Complete the sentences using the Future Perfect or Future Continuous.

Example:
I fast at 10 pm tonight. Don’t disturb me. (sleep)

Answer:
I will be sleeping fast at 10 pm tonight. Don’t disturb me.

1. I am reading the book very fast because it is very interesting. By the evening,
I half of it. (read)

2. Nina is going on vacation. She on the beach at this time

next week. (lay)

3. I usually have my lunch at work. At 1 pm today, I

my lunch too and won’t be able to talk to you. (have)

4. John started the project last week. By next Friday, he it.

(complete)

5. Pete has been driving the whole day. By 10 pm tonight, he

his destination. (reach)

6. The film starts at 7 pm. At this time tonight, I it. (watch)

7. Kelly is cooking dinner now. By the time her guests arrive, she
everything. (prepare)

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8. The student is answering the test questions at the moment. By the end of the test,
he each of the twenty questions. (answer)

9. We have completed this work already. From 4 to 6 pm we

the results of the experiment and then leave for home. (check)

10. I all the changes in the company with my colleagues

the whole day tomorrow. (discuss)

11. I am watching the workers who are repairing the road. I hope that by the end of this month,
they it at last. (repair)

12. My brother and I in the garden the whole afternoon. So,

you will be able to find us there. (work)

13. Our team has practiced a lot of new gaming combinations so we

most of them during tomorrow’s match. (use)

14. Amelia doesn’t understand a word in her teacher’s explanation but she believes that
by the end of the course, she everything. (understand)

15. I promise that before you visit me again, I all those

papers and other rubbish. (throw away)

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Future perfect - Future continuous
Exercise 4. Rewrite the sentences. Use the verbs in brackets. _____________
Example: This time tomorrow I will be on my way to London.
This time tomorrow I will be driving to London. (drive)

We will live in a new house at the end of this year.

We will have moved in a new house by the end of this year. (move)

I have no homework for tomorrow.

I ..................................................... any homework tonight. (not do)

I am going to do my homework tonight.

I ..................................................... my homework by tomorrow. (finish)

The show starts at 9 p. m. and it ends an hour later.

We ................................................... the show between 9 and 10 p.m. (watch)

The show ends just a few minutes before ten o'clock.

The show ............................................. by ten o'clock. (end)

You can meet your grandpa while he is working in the graden.

You can meet your grandpa in the garden. He ............................................. grass. (cut)

Your grandpa won't be waiting for you if you come late.

Hurry up or your grandpa ............................................... by the time you arrive there. (leave)

In 2050 the Internet will be accessible everywhere.

In 2050 everyone ................................................... the Internet. (use)

In 2050 everyone will be connected to the Internet.

By 2050 everyone .................................................... the Internet one way or the other. (access)

How will I recognize you? - According to my red dress.

How will I recognize you? - I ...................................................... a red dress. (wear)

I can't wear this dress at the party. I have used it so many times.

I will need a new dress for the party. I .......................................................... this one by then. (wear out)

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