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Future Continuous and Future Perfect - Lesson 2

The document discusses the future continuous and future perfect tenses in English. The future continuous is used to talk about actions that will be in progress at a specific time in the future, often with action verbs. It uses the structure "subject + will be + verb+ing". The future perfect is used to talk about actions that will be completed by a specific time in the future, often with one-time verbs. It uses the structure "subject + will have + past participle". Examples are provided for talking about actions that will be in progress and completed in the future, as well as actions that will be in progress or completed when other future actions occur.

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Future Continuous and Future Perfect - Lesson 2

The document discusses the future continuous and future perfect tenses in English. The future continuous is used to talk about actions that will be in progress at a specific time in the future, often with action verbs. It uses the structure "subject + will be + verb+ing". The future perfect is used to talk about actions that will be completed by a specific time in the future, often with one-time verbs. It uses the structure "subject + will have + past participle". Examples are provided for talking about actions that will be in progress and completed in the future, as well as actions that will be in progress or completed when other future actions occur.

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FUTURE CONTINUOUS & FUTURE PERFECT (E I C: C 1 – UNIT 2: LESSON 2)

FUTURE CONTINUOUS
SUBJ. + WILL BE + VERB IN ING
CUES: used with action verbs only. Stative verbs and one-time verbs
aren’t used with Future Continuous.

Speaking goal 1: Talk about an action that will be in progress at a specific time in the
future. (NORMALLY USED WITH ACTION VERBS)
Action in Specific time
Progress in the future

PAST PRESENT have lunch tomorrow at 12:05


FUTURE

1. Tomorrow at 12:05 p.m., I’ll be having lunch.

2. By the second day of Carnival next year, many people will be playing with water
balloons.

3. By December 31st at 23:30 this year, a lot of people will be drinking, dancing and
waiting for the new year.
Speaking goal 2: Say that one will be busy doing an activity at a specific time in the
future.
1. Don’t call me tomorrow afternoon. I’ll be working at the office.
Speaking goal 3: Talk about an action that will be in progress when another action takes
place in the future.
Action in 2nd action taking
Progress place.

George’s George will get


Family will home.
PAST PRESENT sleep FUTURE
1. By the time / when George gets home, his family will be sleeping.
(Simple present) (F. Cont. – A. in Progress)

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2. By the time / when I wake up this Sunday at 9:30 a.m., my mother will be taking a
shower. (Simple present) (F. Cont. – A. in P.)

FUTURE PERFECT
SUBJ. + WILL HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE
Cues: normally used with one-time verbs

Speaking goal 1: Talk about an action that will be already finished at a specific time in
the future. (NORMALLY USED WITH ONE-TIME VERBS)

Finished action specific time


In the future. in the future.

December 28th
Christmas celebration of this year.

PAST PRESENT FUTURE


1. By December 28th of this year, people will have (already) celebrated Christmas.
2. By December 26th of this year, Taylor Swift will have (already) turned 33 years old.

Speaking goal 2: Talk about an action that will be already finished when another action
takes place in the future.
Action 1 Action2

We’ll finish We’ll take the 2nd


partial test.
units 1 through 8.
PAST PRESENT FUTURE

1. By the time / when we take the 2nd partial test, we’ll have finished units 1 through 8.
(A. 2 – Simple Present) (A. 1 – Future Perfect)

2. By the time / when Jim gets his driver’s license, he’ll have (already) learned how to
drive. (A. 2 – Simple Present) (A. 1 – Future Perf.)

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Speaking goal 3: Talk about an action or state that will be in progress for some time at
specific time in the future.
1. By 2030, Bolivia will have been an independent country for 205 years.
2. By 20:30 today, we’ll have studied English for 1 and a half hour.

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