Future continuous /Future perfect

CAN YOU SEE THE DIFFERENCE?

• 1 In two years´time I´ll write my novel.
• 2 In three years´time I´ll be writing my novel.
• 3 In four years´time I´ll have written my novel.

CAN YOU SEE THE DIFFERENCE?

• In two years´time I´ll write my novel.

CAN YOU SEE THE DIFFERENCE?

• In three years´time I´ll be writing my novel.

CAN YOU SEE THE DIFFERENCE?

• In four years´time I´ll have written my novel.

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

• FORM: WILL BE + VERB + -ING
• USE: To say that an action will be in progress at a certain time in the future.
• Examples:

• This time tomorrow, I ´ ll be lying on the beach in the sun. Don´t phone me between 7 and 8 as we ´ ll be having dinner then. What will you be doing tomorrow at 12? (polite)
• This time tomorrow, I ´ ll be lying on the beach in the sun.
• Don´t phone me between 7 and 8 as we ´ ll be having dinner then.
• What will you be doing tomorrow at 12? (polite)

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

• The future continuous can also be used as an alternative to the present continuous to talk about things which are already planned or decided.
• E.g.: I´ll be going to the gym tomorrow afternoon.

FUTURE CONTINUOUS EXERCISES

Can you complete these sentences using the verbs in brackets?

1 This time tomorrow I´ll _______ (study, work, walk, etc).

2 At 9 p.m next Saturday I´ll_______(cook, have, drive, etc.).

3 This time next week I´ll _______(work, ski, travel, etc).

4 At midnight next New year´s Eve I´ll _______(dance, eat, drink, etc.).

FUTURE CONTINUOUS EXERCISES

Answers:

1 This time tomorrow I ´ll be working.

2 At 9 p.m next Saturday I ´ll be cooking dinner.

3 This time next week I ´ll be travelling to Prague.

4 At midnight next New year´s Eve I ´ll be eating my twelve grapes.

FUTURE PERFECT

FORM: WILL HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE

USE: To say that something will be finished before a particular time in the future.

Typical time expressions used :

IN three weeks´/ two years´/ 10 hours´ time / …

BY Saturday/ BY next year/ BY the time you arrive / …

• IN three weeks´/ two years´/ 10 hours´ time / … BY Saturday/ BY next year/ BY the time you arrive / …

FUTURE PERFECT

Examples:

• By this time next month I ´ll have done all the work (i.e. the work will be finished next month at the latest).

• In 5 years’ time I ’ll have had two children.

• By the time we get to the cinema, the film will have started.