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                Future perfect simple vs future continuous





                  future perfect simple                         future continuous
                  subj. + will have + V3 (past participle)      subj. + will + be + V + ing


                  We use the future perfect to talk about:      We use the future continuous to talk about:
                  • completed actions before something or a     • actions that will be in progress at a specific
                   specific time in the future:                  time in the future:
                  We will have finished the project by the end of   I will be lying on the beach at this time
                  the semester.                                 tomorrow.

                  You won’t have left the office before the     What will you be doing at 8 pm tonight?
                  meeting is over.                              • interrupted and paralleled actions in the

                  • duration before something or a specific time   future, especially with the words when and
                   in the future (with stative verbs):           while:

                  She will have been a professional tourist guide   When the movie starts, we’ll be still driving
                  by the end of this year.                      home.




            A. Complete the sentences with the correct form of a future tense.

                1.                     (you / study) for your exam tonight? If so, I want to study with you.
                2.   At this level, you               (speak) French fluently in a few months.

                3.   Before long, he                 (ask) you for more money again.
                4.  He                    (work) on this project for one week by Sunday.
                5.   Hopefully on Monday, we                  (lie) on the beach all day.

                6.   I                  (not play) computer games for two days by tomorrow.
                7.  I am quite sure that she                 (telephone) you by 4 pm.
                8.  This time tomorrow,                  (they / sit) on a train to Spain?

                9.  What                    (you / do) in a month from now?
              10.  What class                    (she / teach) at 9 am on Wednesday?




























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