Mastering the Future Perfect and Future Perfect Continuous

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 3

Welcome

Future

We ........ watch a film tonight.

1. will
2. 're going to
3. am going to
4. is going to

Your brother _______ study in America.

1. is going to
2. will

I think they ______ help us.

1. will
2. won't
3. isn't going to
4. aren't going to

You ..... probably ..... first prize.

1. will ... win
2. are ... going to win
3. will ... won
4. are ... going to won

Grammar Note:

Future Tenses

Present Simple

We use the present simple to talk about the future when describing things that will happen along a fixed  schedule or which are habits.

The bus leaves in 3 minutes.

Our flight departs at 6:35AM.

Will/shall + be going to

will/shall + infinitive

• Predictions (without proof): I think they will win the game.
  
• Promises: I will always love you.
  
• Offers (in questions: shall): I'll help you carry your bags.
  
• Decisions/announcements: The Summer Olympics will take place in August 2021.
  

                 Will/shall + infinitive

- Predictions without evidence, 

- Spontaneous decisions.

- Promises

- Offers

We will give it back tomorrow.

Mum thinks it will rain, I'm not sure though.

I think I will go to the cinema!

              To be going to + infinitive

-Predictions with evidence

-Intentions

-future plans

We agreed that we are going to go to the cinema.

Look at those dark clouds! I think it is going to rain.

be going to

                                           to be (am, is, are) + going to + infinitive

• to describe an intention

I’m going to keep a diary

• to talk about a future plan

We are both going to study in the USA next summer.

• to make a prediction about the future based on something we can SEE in the present (evidence).

Look at those clouds. It’s going to rain.

Present Continuous

                                     to be (am, is , are) + verb + ing

• future events that are fixed, planned or definitely decided

I am visiting my grandparents tomorrow.

Next month we are emigrating to Australia.

Nattll! Now, At the moment, Today, This, Look, Listen

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb: By the time we arrive, she _____ (finish) cooking dinner.

1. had finished
2. finished
3. will have finished
4. has finished

What is the correct form of the verb to fill in the blank? At this time tomorrow, I _____ (study) for my math exam.

1. will be studying
2. is studying
3. studied
4. will study

Which verb form correctly fills in the blank: By the end of next month, I _____ (save) enough money to buy a new phone!

1. will have saved
2. will save
3. am saving
4. have saved

Mastering the Future Perfect - Future Continuous and Future Perfect Continuous

What are these Weird New Tenses?

The Future Perfect tense is used to describe an action that will be completed before a specific time in the future, the Future Continuous is used to describe an action that will be on going at some point in the future and the Future Perfect Continuous tense is used to describe an action in the future that will have been on going for a time but finished before or at a specific time in the future.

Introduce the Future Perfect and Future Continuous tenses and explain their uses to the students.

What is the Future Perfect tense used for?

1. Describing a completed action in the present
2. Describing an ongoing action at a specific time in the future
3. Describing an ongoing action in the present
4. Describing an action completed before a specific time in the future

Formation of the Future Perfect Tense

The Future Perfect tense is formed with 'will have' + past participle. 

Example: By next year, I will have graduated from high school.

Explain the formation of the Future Perfect tense and give examples to reinforce understanding.

Formation of the Future Continuous

The future continuous tense is formed using 'will be' + verb-ing. It is used to describe actions or events that will be ongoing at a specific future time.

Formation of the Future Perfect Continuous Tense

The Future Continuous tense is formed with will + have + been + present participle (verb+ing). 

Example: At 5 PM tomorrow, I will have been studying for my exams for 2 hours.

Explain the formation of the Future Continuous tense and give examples to reinforce understanding.

Future Continuous

                                                           will + be + verb + -ing

• Projecting yourself into the future
  By Christmas, I will be speaking fluent Spanish.
• To guess about future events
  He will be coming to the meeting, I guess.
• Something in the future that takes place for a longer period of time

      Lucy will be working for her dad next year.

Future Perfect

                                        Will + have + past participle

future perfect: he will have gone

• Something that you finish in the future. 

In 2025 I will have finished my studies.
By the time you read this, I will have left. 

You are projecting yourself to a future time, where you will have finished something.

Future perfect continuous
will + have been + verb + ing

Just like other continuous tenses, the duration of the action is important. 

How long something will have been going on before a particular time/event in the future.

    

 - We will have been cleaning the house all day before she returns. 

- I will have been studying for my English test for 4 hours when I take a break.

                 Future Perfect

    Will + have + past participle

• Something that you finish in the future.
  
  
  

In 2025 I will have finished my studies.

    Future Perfect Continuous

   will + have been + verb + ing

• How long something is going on before a particular time in the future.
  

 We will have been cleaning the house all day before she returns. 

When Charlie arrives in Australia, he ________ (fly) 24 hours.

1. will have flown
2. will be flying
3. will have been flying
4. is flying

By this time next year, I ______ (pass) my exam

1. will be passing
2. will have passed
3. am passing
4. will have pass

Which sentence is in the future continuous

1. I will have eaten a sandwich.
2. Will I have eaten a sandwich
3. Neither

Which sentence is in the future continuous

1. We will be eating a sandwich
2. We will have eaten a sandwich
3. Neither

Choose the future continuous form
___________ until midnight?

1. Are you working
2. Have you been working
3. Will you be working

Future Continuous: When she arrives, it ________.

1. will be snowing
2. is snowing
3. snows
4. was snowing