Future continuous and future perfect

Future continuous and future perfect

Exercise 1

Choose the correct forms of the future continuous and future perfect for the sentences below.

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1 When we arrive in Los Angeles we'll need to rest, because we _______ about 800 miles.

a.will be driving

b.will have driven

c.will drive

2 By the time you arrive I _______ something spectacular and dinner will be on the table waiting for you.

a.will cook

b.will have cooked

c.will be cooking

3 When you get off the train, we _______ for you on the platform.

a.'ll wait

b.'ll be waiting

c.'ll have waited

4 We _______ on the first train next Monday.

a.'ll be leaving

b.'ll have left

c.'ll leave

5 When I travel to England next year I ________ English for over four years, so I think I'll be ready.

a.will study

b.will be studying

c.will have studied

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6 Please, come at 8. By that time, I ______ my homework and we can go out.

a.'ll finish

b.'ll be finishing

c.'ll have finished

7 I'm sure when you call him, he _______ TV. He's always in front of the TV!

a.'ll watch

b.'ll be watching

c.'ll have watched

8 We are visiting a new city every week. By the end of the summer, we _______ all the most important cities in Europe.

a.will visit

b.will be visiting

c.will have visited

9 In less than 2 years, my grandparents _______ for 50 years. We are going to celebrate it.

a.will have been married

b.will be married

c.will be getting married

10 I'm cleaning the kitchen. By the time you arrive, it _______ spotless.

a.will be

b.will being

c.will have been

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Future continuous – Grammar chart

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Future continuous – Use

Actions in progress in the future

We use the future continuous to talk about situations or actions that will be in progress at a certain time in the future.

• This time next week, we‘ll be travelling to Paris. 
• Tomorrow at 10, you‘ll be doing your exam. 
• When you get off the train, I‘ll be waiting on the platform. 
• In two months’ time, we‘ll be lying on the beach and drinking a mojito. 

Future arrangements (=present continuous)

We use the future continuous instead of the present continuous to talk about future events that have already been planned or decided.

• We’ll be coming next weekend.
• We’ll be leaving at 8 a.m. tomorrow.

Future continuous: signal words

As you can see in the examples above, we often use the future continuous with time expressions such as:

• This time … (this time tomorrow, this time next week, etc.)
• When …
• At + time … (at seven tomorrow, at midday next Monday, etc.)
• In … (in two weeks, in three months, in five years, etc.)
• In …’ time (in two weeks’ time, in three months’ time, in five years’ time, etc.)

Future perfect – Grammar chart

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Future perfect – Use

Actions finished in the future

We use the future perfect for actions that will be finished before a certain time in the future.

• By 2050, researchers will have found a cure for cancer.
• By this time next year, I’ll have graduated.
• When you arrive tomorrow, we’ll have left.

Duration until some time in the future

We use the future perfect to talk about the duration of a situation until a certain time in the future.

• By the time I leave, I will have been in England for six months.
• In two years, we will have been married for twenty years.

Future perfect: signal words

As you can see in the examples above, we often use the future perfect with time expressions such as:

• By … (by tomorrow, by next week, by the end of the year, etc.)
• By this time … (by this time tomorrow, by this time next week, etc.)
• In … (in two weeks, in five years, etc.)
• When/Before …

By + time expression means ‘not later than’, ‘at’ or ‘before’ certain time.

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