Friday, September 4, 2015

Future tenses part 2

5.
           
Future Continuous

We use the future continuous for a period of time in the future when we refer to the middle of an action

Structure:

Will + be + present participle (verb + ing)


Examples:

At 11am tomorrow I’ll be playing golf
At 11am tomorrow I’ll be at the golf course (state verbs can’t use  ‘ing form)
Will you be working 2morrow in the afternoon – need to talk 2 you about something…

 Exercise:

What will you be doing at the following times and dates? Use the future continuous in your answers.

a)        3pm tomorrow          b)        next January, c)         in 2016,
d)        next Friday,    e) 5 am tomorrow,    f) next summer,        g) this time next year,          h) in five minutes.


a)             At 3pm tomorrow, I’ll be ____________________________________________________
b)            _________________________________________________________________________________
c)             ________________________________________________________________________________
d)            _______________________________________________________________________________
e)             _________________________________________________________________________________
f)              _________________________________________________________________________________
g)             ________________________________________________________________________________
h)            _________________________________________________________________________________




6.

Future Perfect:

The future perfect can be used for an event that will be completed at a given future time.

Structure:

Will + have + past participle

Examples:

I will have found a new job by September
Will you have this report completed by Friday




7.

Future Perfect Continuous

The future perfect continuous is used to focus on the continuous nture of an event up to a moment in the future

Structure

Will + have + been + present participle

Examples:

By September, I will have been studying English for 5 years
By December, I will have been living in Dublin for 6 months










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