The future perfect and future continuous
- 1. THE FUTURE:THE FUTURE: FUTURE PERFECT,FUTURE PERFECT, FUTURE CONTINUOUSFUTURE CONTINUOUS
- 2. FUTURE CONTINUOUS Let’s have a “flash forward”. Imagine yourself this time next Saturday. It’s afternoon, so .....what do you think you’ll be doing? This time (at 17:00) next Saturday, I’ll be having a siesta That’s something in progress at some time in the future. It’ll have started before 17:00 and it’ll continue after 17:00
- 3. FUTURE CONTINUOUS Form: Subj +WILL+BE+V –ING Meaning: action in progress in a point in the future. – Emphasis on the PROCESS By 9:00 tomorrow I’ll be passing the test.
- 4. Let’s practice! I’ll be watching football this time on Sunday He won’t be studying English this time tomorrow What will you be doing in three years time?
- 6. FUTURE PERFECT Let’s have another “flash forward”. Imagine yourself this time next Friday. It’s afternoon, so .....what do you think you’ll have done? This time (at 19:00) next Friday, I’ll have finished my work That’s something that finished before some time in the future. It’ll have started before 17:00 and it’ll have finished before 19:00 too.
- 7. FUTURE PERFECTFUTURE PERFECT Form: Subj+ WILL+HAVE+ V PAST PARTICIPLE Meaning: completed action before a point in the future. – Emphasis on the RESULT By 9:00 tomorrow I’ll have passed my test.
- 8. Let’s practice! What’s the meaning of these sentences? – When we get to the cinema, the film will have started – John won’t have found anywhere to park – Will you have finished this tomorrow afternoon? What will you have finished by the end of this year?