Future Perfect vs Future Continuous #2

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The Future Perfect & Future Continuous

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Future Perfect

To talk about an action which is going to be completed at or before a certain point in time in the future

e.g.

 - I promise I’ll have done all the work by next Saturday.

- I think astronauts will have landed on Mars by the year 2030.

Action that will be completed in the future either: 

BEFORE a specific moment or BEFORE another action takes place

Future Perfect - examples

Future Continuous

To talk about an action which you know or think will be in progress at a certain time or during a certain period of time, in the future

e.g.

- This time tomorrow we’ll be sitting on the beach. I can’t wait!

- Don’t ring at 8 o’clock. I’ll be watching Who Wants to be a Millionaire.

When to use shall/ will?

Shall > I & we (mostly in questions)

Will > you, he, she, it, they

Future continuous

Past continuous       Present continuous        Future continuous

I was waiting...        I am waiting....         I will be waiting...

Future Continuous - examples

Future continuous

Questions

Will you be doing the test on Monday?

Negations

I won't be doing the test on Monday.

What does the future perfect look like?

1. Next week, Jack will be married.
2. In two weeks, Sue will be dancing.
3. In 3 hours, Bob will have left.
4. I am going to have ice cream.

What does the future continuous look like?

1. Next week, Jack will be married.
2. In two weeks, Sue will be dancing.
3. Leslie is meeting Tim in two hours.
4. I am going to have ice cream.

In 40 minutes from now, we ____________ (finish) this English lesson.

1. will have finished
2. will be finishing

My brother is at university, but in two years' time, he ____________ (work).

1. will have worked
2. will be working

Hopefully, I _____________ (live, not) with my parents when I'm thirty.

I'm sure the party will be a surprise. Nobody _________ (tell) her about it.

According to the weather forecast, the sun ___________ (shine) all day tomorrow.

I'm looking forward to tomorrow's match - but I'm sad that Messi _____________ (play, not).

By 2050
Many people ... on the moon

1. will be living
2. will have lived

By 2050
The polar icecaps ... completely.

1. will be melting
2. will have melted

Today is Monday. I am doing my driving test next Thursday.
"This time next week I ... (do) my driving test."

You always have dinner at 8 p.m. What about tonight?
"... at 8 p.m. tonight?"

The film starts at 7.30. We haven't arrived yet.
"The film ... by the time we arrive"

I can use the future perfect and the future continuous tenses correctly in sentences.

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No

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