The future perfect and future continuous

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?

5. FUTURE PERFECTFUTURE PERFECT

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?