TENSES
FUTURE CONTINUOUS
Future continuous, form
The future continuous is made up of two elements: the simple future of the verb 'to be' + the present participle (base+ing)
Subject
simple future, 'to be'
base+ing
You
will be
watching
Affirmative
I will be askingNegative
She won't be leavingInterrogative
Will they be retiring?Interrogative negative
Won't we be staying?Example: to stay, future continuous
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
I will be staying
I won't be staying
Will I be staying?
You will be staying
You won't be staying
Will you be staying?
He, she, it will be staying
He won't be staying
Will she be staying?
We will be staying
We won't be staying
Will we be staying?
You will be staying
You won't be staying
Will you be staying?
They will be staying
They won't be staying
Will they be staying?
Future continuous, function
The future continuous refers to an unfinished action or event that will be in progress at a time later than now. It is used:a. to project ourselves into the future and see something happening: This time next week I will be sun-bathing in Bali.
b. to refer to actions/events that will happen in the normal course of events: I'll be seeing Jim at the conference next week.
c. in the interrogative form, especially with 'you', to distinguish between a simple request for information and an invitation: Will you be coming to the party tonight? (= request for information) Will you come to the party? (= invitation)
d. to predict or guess about someone's actions or feelings, now or in the future: You'll be feeling tired after that long walk, I expect.
More examples:
a. events in progress in the future:
When you are in Australia will you be staying with friends?
This time next week you will be working in your new job.
At four thirty on Tuesday afternoon I will be signing the contract.b. events/actions in normal course of events:
I'll be going into town this afternoon, is there anything you want from the shops?
Will you be using the car tomorrow? - No, you can take it.
I'll be seeing Jane this evening - I'll give her the message.c. asking for information:
Will you be bringing your friend to the pub tonight?
Will Jim be coming with us?d. predicting or guessing:
You'll be feeling thirsty after working in the sun.
He'll be coming to the meeting, I expect.
You'll be missing the sunshine now you're back in England.
TENSES
FUTURE PERFECT
Future perfect, form
The future perfect is composed of two elements: the simple future of the verb to have (will have) + the past participle of the main verb:
Subject
will have
past participle
He
will have
finished
Affirmative
I will have leftNegative
They won't have goneInterrogative
Will we have seen?Interrogative negative
Won't he have arrived?Example: to arrive, future perfect
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
I'll have arrived
I won't have arrived
Will I have arrived?
You'll have arrived
You won't have arrived
Will you have arrived?
He'll have arrived
She won't have arrived
Will it have arrived?
We'll have arrived
We won't have arrived
Will we have arrived?
You'll have arrived
You won't have arrived
Will you have arrived?
They'll have arrived
They won't have arrived
Will they have arrived?
Future perfect, function
The future perfect refers to a completed action in the future. When we use this tense we are projecting ourselves forward into the future and looking back at an action that will be completed some time later than now.
It is often used with a time expression using by + a point in future time.Examples:
a. I'll have been here for six months on June 23rd.
b. By the time you read this I'll have left.
c. You will have finished your work by this time next week.
FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Future
perfect continuous, form
This form is composed of two elements: the future perfect of
the verb to be (will have been) + the present participle of the
main verb (base+ing):
Subject | will have been | base+ing |
We | will have been | living |
Affirmative |
|
|
I |
will have been |
working |
Negative |
|
|
I |
won't have been |
working |
Interrogative |
|
|
Will |
I have been |
working? |
Interrogative negative |
||
Won't |
I have been |
working? |
Example: to live, Future Perfect continuous
Affirmative |
Negative |
Interrogative |
I'll have been living |
I won't have been living |
Will I have been living? |
You'll have been living |
You won't have been living |
Will you have been living? |
He'll have been living |
He won't have been living |
Will she have been living? |
We'll have been living |
We won't have been living |
Will we have been living? |
You'll have been living |
You won't have been living |
Will you have been living? |
They'll have been living |
They won't have been living |
Will they have been living? |
Future
perfect continuous, function
Like the future perfect simple, this form is used to project ourselves
forward in time and to look back. It refers to events or actions in
a time between now and some future time, that may be unfinished.
Examples:
b. By 2001 I will have been living here for sixteen years.
c. By the time I finish this course, I will have been learning English for twenty years.
d. Next year I will have been working here for four years.