Future perfect and future continuous

FUTURE PERFECT

USE
 We use the future perfect to say that something will be finished by a particular
time in the future.
We often use the future perfect with ‘by’ or ‘in’.
 ‘By’ means ‘not later than a particular time’ and ‘in’ means 'within a period of
time’. We don’t know exactly when something will finish.

FORM
will + have + past participle

EXAMPLE

- I think astronauts will have landed on Mars by the year 2020.

- I will have finished in a hour and then you can use the computer.
- I promise I will have done all the work by next Saturday. (We don’t know exactly
when he will finish the work – maybe Thursday, maybe Friday – but definitely before
Saturday.)
- In 5 years time I will have finished university and I will be able to earn some money
at last.
 FUTURE CONTINUOUS

USE
 We use the future continuous to talk about something that will be in progress
at or around a time in the future.
 We can use the future continuous to talk about what we assume is happening
at the moment.

FORM
will + be + infinitive + -ing
EXAMPLE

- The kids are very quite. They will be doing something wrong, I know it!
- Do not phone grandma now, she will be having dinner.
- This time tomorrow we will be sitting on the beach. I can not wait!
- Do not ring at 8 o’ clock. I will be watching a soap-opera.
COMPARE FUTURE PERFECT & FUTURE CONTINUOUS

These people are standing in a queue to get into the cinema.

Half an hour from now, the cinema will be full.

Everyone will be watching the film.

Three hours from now, the cinema will be empty.

The film will have finished.
Everybody will have gone home.
 EXERCISES

Fill in the verbs in brackets in the Future Perfect and Future Continuous.
1. It…….when I reach a Bangkok. ( to rain)
2. Anne…….her bike next week. (to repair)
3. Tomorrow at nine I..…..a test. (to write)
4. We..…..the washing by 8 o’clock. (to do)
5. Paddy…….to the party on Saturday. (to come)
6. She.......Paris by the end of next year. (to visit)
7. I…....this by 6 o’clock. (to finish)
8. We…....him tomorrow. (to meet)
9. This time next week he…....to South Africa. (to fly)
10. Sam…….by next week. (to leave)
11. She…....this with her mother tonight. (to discuss)
12. At 6 o’clock on Friday they…....the new song. (to sing)
13. The police…....to driver. (to arrest)
14. They…....their essay by tomorrow. (to write)
15. You…..…pizza soon. (to eat)
16. Paolo........the teams. (to manage)
17. Amy…....a video when I arrive tonight. (to watch)
18. She..…..when you telephone her. (to sleep)
19. If we can do that – then we…....our mission. (to fulfil)
20. They…....in Budapest just about now. (to arrive)

Fill in the Future Perfect and Future Continuous.

1. At 3 I have a short meeting with Jane. I ................by 4. (to finish)

2. ................. for me when I get off the plane? (to wait)
3. Call me after 3. I ...........home by then. (to come)
4. Don't call me between 8 and 9. I ..............my favourite soap opera. (to watch)
5. I promise that when you .... tomorrow morning, the sun ....... (to shine)
6. I'm going on holiday. This time next week, I ..................on the beach. (to lie)
7. I think she ............... cleaning before I............. home. (to finish, to get)
8. We're late. The film .............by the time we .....to the cinema. (to start, to get)
9. We'll wait for Jane to arrive and then we ...............dinner. (to have)
10. Everyone ........... when Tom .......... at his surprise party. (to hide, to arrive)

Type the correct verb in the correct form:

arrive cook disappear do finish have move pay

1. By the end of the month, I'll ........................... off my bank loan.

2. Don't ring me before 7.30 because I'll ........................... dinner.
3. They say we'll ........................... much higher temperatures here if global
warming continues.
4. Some islands in the Pacific Ocean will ........................... by 2150.
5. They've been painting the house all week, but hopefully
they'll ........................... by tomorrow.
6. If all goes well, we'll ........................... into our new house by this time next
month.
7. What do you think they'll ........................... at the moment?
8. Do you think Mum and Dad ........................... home yet?