Lhe Getic FORM He/She/They will (Il) have left Will he/sheithey have left? Yes, he/she/they will No, he/sheithey won't He/She/They will not (won't) have left. ‘The future perfect is used for an action which will be finished before a stated future time. by four o'clock this, afternoon. ‘The future perfect is used in sentences with the fok owing time expressions: by, by the time, before, until, by then, ete. Future Future Perfect Continuous FORM UYouNWe will (I) have been working. Will you/we have been working? Yes, liwe will No, liwe won't. YouNe will not (won't) have been working, ‘The future perfect continuous Is used to emphasise the duration of an action up to a certain time in the future. By the time Rick retires, he will have been working for the same company for thirty years. ‘The future perfect continuous Is used with: by ... for Note: After the time expressions by the time, until, before, we use the present simple because they introduce time ‘clauses. The future perfect and the future perfect continuous may come elther before or after the time clause. ‘Study the following examples 2) I will have tidied up by the time you get back, by the time you get back, time clause b) By the time she finishes work, we will have been waiting for more than an hour. By the time she finishes work, time clause A. The people below are all friends. What do they hhope they will have done by the time they are thity years old? Using the prompts below, make sentences, as in the example. 2g. Alec hopes he will have travelled all over the world ky the time he's thirty. we : 2 ‘Alec: travel all Mark:start his Moira: become ‘over the world own business famous. 4 5 6 Kate: make Jack: build his Ted: have his her first collection own house __first exhibition B The same people will be thirty-five years ld in a month's time. What will they have been doing by the end of next month? Using the prompts below, make sen- tences, as in the example. Alec I travel [ten years By the end of next month, Alec will have been travelling for ten years. Mark / run / own business / eight years Moira star in films / six years Kate / design clothes / four years Jack / build houses / ten years Ted / paint /fiteen yearsPut the verbs in brackets into the future Perfect or the future perfect continuous. 1 By3 o'clock, she ..will have been studying. for six hours. 2. By the end of next month, Sam (finish) the project. (notstan) (study) 3 He painting the kitchen before Tuesday, 4 By the time she arrives in Paris, she (travel) for four hours. 5 | hope | (oxy) my own house by the time I'm thirty-ive 6 By Saturday, Lisa (let) for two weeks. 7 Hopetully, they (learn) everything by the time they sit the exam. 8 By 40clock, | (sit in the hairdressers for three hours, 9 By Christmas, | for this company for eighteen months. 10 By next weekend, Brian (move) house. 11 Hopetully, the builders, (finish) building the house by next month. 12 By Tuesday, Alan (sail) for twelve days, 13 By tomorrow moming, she {sleep) for twelve hours. Gy, croote ine comactanewer 1. ‘What are you thinking about? “This time next week, | ..5...on the beach.” ‘A. will have sunbathed B wil be sunbathing will have been sunbathing (work) 2 ‘Have you finished decorating your house yet?” ‘No, but | by Friday.” A willbe finishing will have been finishing © willhave finished 3. “Have you just moved here?” ‘No.1 here for two years next month A will be living 'B will have been ining © have lived 4 to the supermarket today” "Yes. Do you want me to get you something?” A Will you have gone B will you have been going © Will you be going 5 ‘Can you give Steve a message for me?" ‘Certainly | him at work later on today. A will be seeing B wil have seen will have been seeing 6 "You've been working hard all day. "Yes. At 3 o'clock, | for six hours.” A will be studying B wil have been studying © willhave studied 7. Sarah has gone to the cinema to see that film again, “Tknow. After this time, she it five times!” A will have seen B wil have been seeing € will be seeing 8 John has an exam tomorrow, doesn't he?’ “Yes. In fact, at this time tomorrow, he... the exam, A. will have been sitting B willbe sitting © has sat 9 ‘Are you typing another report?” "Yes. By the time I finish this one, | three reports today!" ‘A. will have been typing B will have typed © will be typing 10. ‘Those two people have been dancing all evening ‘Yes. By 11 o'clock, they for four hours.” A wil have been dancing B will have danced will be dancing twenty. Put the verbs in brackets into the future continuous or the future perfect. 1A: can't come shopping on Saturday morning because I ..wil/ll be working... (work) B: That's a pity, 2 A: Don't phone me later than midnight because | (sleep) then. Shall | give you a call at about 10:30, then? Come to my house at six o'clock. (yourfinish) your Pre homework by then? 4A; Have you made the preparations for the party? B: Not yet, but | (finish) them by this evening (youlgo) to James’ party on Saturday night? Yes. Would you mind giving me a tit? ‘There's a meeting tomorrow at 4 o'clock. | can’t go if itis that late. | (leave) by then. @ERe