3 VWO Future perfect, continuous and reported speech

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Grammar review

Tuesday, 10 January, 2023

When do we use future perfect tense?

We use future perfect tense to:

express an action expected to be completed before a specific time in the future

E.g., I will have eaten lunch when she arrives. 

What is the formula of future perfect tense?

Formula of future perfect tense is:

will +  have + past participle

Now complete the handouts: past participle  and future perfect 

When do we use future continuous?

We use future continuous to:

talk about future events that will be going on for a longer period of time

E.g., ​I will be eating lunch outside. 

What is the formula of future continuous tense?

The formula of future continuous is:

Will + be + Verb+ing​

Now complete the handout: future continuous

When do we use indirect/reported speech?

We use reported speech to...

tell what someone else has said. 

Note! Because sentences have already been spoken, reported speech is often in the past tense. 

If in direct speech we have used present simple (e.g., use) , in reported speech it will change into...

1. past perfect (e.g., had used)
2. future perfect (e.g., will have used)
3. past simple (e.g., used)
4. present perfect (e.g., have used)

If in direct speech we have used present continuous (e.g., am typing), in reported speech it will change into...

1. present perfect (e.g., have typed)
2. future perfect (e.g., will have typed)
3. past continuous (e.g., was typing)
4. past perfect (e.g., had typed)

If in direct speech we have used past simple (e.g. bought), in reported speech it will change into...

1. past continuous (e.g., was buying)
2. past perfect (e.g., had bought)
3. future perfect (e.g., will have bought)
4. future continuous (e.g. will be buying)

If in direct speech we have used present perfect (e.g., have seen), in reported speech it will change into...

1. past perfect (e.g., had seen)
2. would
3. is going to
4. past simple (e.g., saw)

If in direct speech we have used "will have", in reported speech it will change into...

1. am having
2. was having
3. will be having
4. would have

If in direct speech we have used "am going to", in reported speech it will change into...

1. will be going to
2. was going to
3. would be having to
4. are going to

If in direct speech we have used past perfect (e.g., had lived), in reported speech it will change into...

1. nothing (e.g., had lived)
2. future perfect (e.g., will have lived)
3. present perfect (e.g., have lived)
4. would have lived

Astounding work!

Now complete the final handout: reported speech

Read "Harrison Bergeron" on pg.182 

Answer questions on exercise 55a

Express your opinion: what do you think is more important?

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