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The future continuous (will be + ing form) and the future perfect
(will have + past participle) tenses are used to talk about events in
the future.
Future continuous
Dont ring at 8 oclock. Ill be watching Who Wants to be a
Millionaire.
This time tomorrow well be sitting on the beach. I cant wait!
We use the future continuous to talk about something that will be in
progress at or around a time in the future.
Dont phone grandma now, shell be having dinner.
The kids are very quiet. Theyll be doing something wrong, I know
it!
These sentences are not about the future but we can use the future
continuous to talk about what we assume is happening at the
moment.
Future Perfect
Do you think you will have finished it by next Thursday?
In 5 years time Ill have finished university and Ill be able to earn
some money at last.
We use the future perfect to say that something will be finished by a
particular time in the future.
We often use the future perfect with by or in
I think astronauts will have landed on Mars by the year 2020.
Ill have finished in an hour and then you can use the computer.
By means not later than a particular time and in means 'within a
period of time. We dont know exactly when something will finish.
I promise Ill have done all the work by next Saturday.
We dont know exactly when he will finish the work maybe
Thursday, maybe Friday but definitely before Saturday.
ADVERB PLACEMENT
The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs
such as: always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc.
Examples:
You will only have learned a few words.
Will you only have learned a few words?
You are only going to have learned a few words.
Are you only going to have learned a few words?
ACTIVE / PASSIVE
Examples:
They will have completed the project before the deadline.
Active
The project will have been completed before the deadline.
Passive
They are going to have completed the project before the
deadline. Active
The project is going to have been completed before the
deadline. Passive
When you use the Future Continuous with two actions in the
same sentence, it expresses the idea that both actions will be
happening at the same time. The actions are parallel.
Examples:
I am going to be studying and he is going to be making
dinner.
Tonight, they will be eating dinner, discussing their plans,
ADVERB PLACEMENT
The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs
ACTIVE / PASSIVE
Examples:
At 8:00 PM tonight, John will be washing the dishes. Active
At 8:00 PM tonight, the dishes will be being washed by
John. Passive
At 8:00 PM tonight, John is going to be washing the dishes.
Active
At 8:00 PM tonight, the dishes are going to be being
washed by John. Passive
NOTE: Passive forms of the Future Continuous are not
common.