FUTURE CONTINUOUS

A. Fill the gaps with the verb in brackets using the future continuous tense.

1) A: I wonder if the kids are enjoying the party?

B: They ..................................... havoc, I'm sure. (to cause)

2) A: Sara and Marc are in Somerset.

B: They ..................................... a great time. (to have)

3) Hopefully tomorrow, we ..................................... on the beach all day. (to lie)

4) If I know my brother, he ..................................... hard about what to do next. (to think)

5) This time tomorrow, I ..................................... class to 20 spotty adolescents. (to give)

6) What ......................................... in a year from now? (to do/you)

7) Clare's idea proved disastrous. I ............................... her advice again. (to take
NEGATIVE)

8) At this rate you ..................................... Spanish fluently in a question of months. (to

speak)

9) Before long, he ..................................... you for more money again. (to ask)

10) Just you wait. She ..................................... you every night before you know it. (to
telephone)

B. Now write some examples of your own using the suitable time expressions.

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FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE

Note: The future perfect tense is used to describe something which will happen in
the future before something else happens. To form this tense, we use “will have”
with the past participle form of the verb.

Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in parentheses in future
perfect tense.

1) Before the store opens, the employees (prepare) _______ _______ ________ for the
sale.

2) By the time the treasure hunt begins, Susan (hide) _______ _______ ________ all the
clues.

3) The housekeeper (clean) _______ _______ ________the house when the guests arrive.

4) You can touch the walls tomorrow. The paint (dry) _______ _______ ________ by then.

5) By Tuesday, the roofers (finish) _______ _______ ________ laying the tiles.

6) The explorers (climb) _______ _______ _______ the mountain when the helicopter
brings their supplies.

7) _______ the party (end) _______ _______ by 2:00 a.m.?

8) Do you think the prisoner (confess) _______ _______ ________ his crime when he
appears in court?

9) _______ Danielle (give) _______ ________ her speech by the time Andrew gives his?

10) How much rent _______ the tenants (pay)_______ _______ by the end of the year?
Future perfect - Future continuous

1. Complete the sentences below.

a) This time tomorrow they .......................................... (fly) to London.

b) You can borrow my laptop. I ....................................... (not use) it this weekend.

c) Sue is absolutely sure she .............................................. (get promoted) by the end

of this year.

d) Where ......................... you ............................ (spend) Christmas this year?

e) Mrs Brown, ............................ you ....................................... (check) our tests by

next week?

f) Don’t call Tim at 9. He ................................................. (watch) the finals.

g) I’m afraid we ................................................... (not finish) working on this project

by the time the deadline passes.

h) My plans for the weekend? I ........................................... (study) as usual.

i) By 3 p.m. I .................................................... (send) these reports.

j) Hurry up, they ........................................................... (sell) all the tickets by

tomorrow!

2. Complete the sentences with the future perfect (will have done) or the
future continuous (will be doing) and the verbs in the box. There are two
extra verbs.

disappear arrive cook watch replace move finish fly teach listen

a) When we reach Portsmouth we ............................................................. our voyage.

b) When I drive my car I ......................................................... to the new CD.

c) In twenty years' time thousands of species ................................................................

from this planet.

d) In a few hours' time we ................................................ on the plane.

e) I'll meet you at four o'clock. - At four? I'm afraid I .....................................................
English.

f) We ................................................................. the wheels before you come back from

the shop.

g) Shall I buy a pizza? - There's no need. I ................................................ as usual.

h) I'm sorry, we can't come tonight. We ........................................... the new

documentary on TV.

3. 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)

a) I have no homework for tomorrow.

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

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

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

(leave)

c) 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)

d) In 2050 the Internet will be accessible everywhere.

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

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

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

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

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

4. Are these sentences correct (✔) or incorrect (✘)? Rewrite the incorrect
sentences.

a) Life will be changing a lot by 2020.

.............................................

b) In twenty years we’ll all be living longer.

.............................................

c) By 2020 doctors won’t be treating people any more.

.............................................

d) In 2020 people will have worked longer hours.

.............................................

e) By 2020 our lives will have changed a lot.

.............................................

f) Will we have eaten different types of food in 2020?

.............................................
ANSWER KEY

A. FUTURE CONTINUOUS
1) will be causing 2) will be having 3) will be lying 4) will be thinking
5) will be giving 6) will you be doing 7) will not/won’t be taking
8) will be speaking 9) will be asking 10) will be telephoning

FUTURE PERFECT
1) will have prepared 2) will have hidden 3) will have cleaned 4) will have dried
5) will have finished 6) will have climbed 7) will the party have ended
8) will have confessed 9) will Danielle have given 10) will the tenants have paid

FUTURE PERFECT - FUTURE CONTINUOUS

1. a) will be flying b) will not/won’t be using c) will have got promoted
d) will you be spending e) will you have checked f) will be watching
g) will not/won’t have finished h) will be studying i) will have sent
j) will have sold

2. a) will have finished b) will be listening c) will have disappeared

d) will be flying e) will be teaching f) will have replaced g) will be cooking
h) will be watching

3. a) will not/won’t be doing b) will have left c) will have worn out
d) will be using e) will have ended f) will be wearing

4. a) will have changed b) CORRECT c) CORRECT d) will be working

e) CORRECT f) Will we be eatiing