LANGUAGE CENTER – TACNA

FUTURE PERFECT VS FUTURE CONTINUOUS

THE FUTURE PERFECT TENSE:
It indicates that an action will have been completed (finished or
"perfected") at some point in the future. This tense is formed with
"will" plus "have" plus the past participle of the verb (which can
be either regular or irregular in form): "I will have spent all my
money by this time next year. I will have run successfully in three
marathons if I can finish this one."
Completed Action Before Something in the Future

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

I will have arrived I won't have arrived Will I have arrived? Won't I have arrived?

You will have arrived You won't have Will you have Won't you have arrived?
arrived arrived?

He will have arrived He won't have Will he have arrived? Won't he have arrived?
arrived

We will have arrived We won't have Will we have arrived? Won't we have arrived?
arrived

They will have arrived They won't have Will they have Won't they have arrived?
arrived arrived?

EXAMPLES
 I will have been here for six months on June 23rd.
 By the time you read this I will have left.
 You will have finished your report by this time next week.
 Won't they have arrived by 5:00?
 Will you have eaten when I pick you up?

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THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE:

The future continuous tense, sometimes also referred to as the
future continuous tense, is a verb tense that indicates that
something will occur in the future and continue for an expected
length of time. It is formed using the construction will + be + the
present participle (the root verb + -ing).

Structure for Future Continuous 

auxiliary auxiliary
subject main verb
verb verb
subject will be base + ing
I will be going.
Structure for Negative sentence 

auxiliary auxiliary
subject main verb
verb verb
subject will + not be base + ing
will not (won
I be going.
´t)
Structure for interrogative sentence 

auxiliary
auxiliary verb subject main verb
verb
Will subject be base + ing?
Will I be going?

 Michael will be running a marathon this Saturday.

 Eric will be competing against Michael in the race.
 I will be watching Michael and Eric race.

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PART 1: CHANGE THE VERB INTO THE CORRECT FORM: (future perfect)

1. By this time tomorrow, I will have finished (finish) the project.

2. By 8 o'clock, the kids will have fallen (fall) asleep.

3. By tomorrow morning, he will have slept (sleep) wonderfully.

4. By next year, she will have received (receive) her promotion.

5. Robin will have sold (sell) his car by next Sunday.

6. Morgan will have cleaned (clean) the entire house by lunch.

7. We will have danced (dance) a few dances before midnight.

8. At this time tomorrow morning, they will have began (begin) working.

9. At this time next week, we will have caught (catch) the thief.

10. By 2013, I will have lived (live) in Madrid for 5 years.

11. In 2020, they will have worked (work) here for 20 years.

12. By September, Julie will have taught (teach) us for over a year.

13. By October, I will have studied (study) English for 3 months.

14. On Monday, she will have waited (wait) for 2 weeks.

15. Before Saturday, you will have done (do) all of your homework.

PART 2: TOMORROW'S WORLD….. Future perfect and future continuous.

1. Will You have retired (you / retire) by the time you're 60?
2. Next year, I will be studying (study) maths at university.
3. Hurry up! The film will be starting (start) soon.
4. There won't be anyone in the office. Everyone Will have gone (go) home.
5. Julie won’t be working (not work) this time next week. She'll be on holiday!
6. I'm only halfway through my homework. I won’t have finished (not finish) it
before the teacher arrives.
7. Do you think that Les will have fixed (fix) the car by tomorrow?
8. Don't phone me before 8 o'clock, we will be having (have) dinner.

“SAINT ANNE, INTERNATIONALLY ACCREDITED CATHOLIC SCHOOL”