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UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO
FACULTAD DE INGENIERÍA
LEVEL 7 CONNECTED 5A
UNIT 7: FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
we use the future perfect continuous rather than the future perfect when we want to focus on
the continuous nature of the activity and how long it will be going on for.
* Tomorrow I’ll have been working here for six months.
* In July we’ll have been living in Dubai for two years.
* By the time the bus gets here, we’ll have been waiting for over an hour.
* When your train gets in, we’ll have been waiting for over two hours.
* By the time you get home, the chicken will have been cooking for two hours.
* By the year 2030, I will have been writing books for 10 years.
COMMON EXPRESSIONS
AFFIRMATIVE
☺ WILL HAVE BEEN VERB - ING _ FOR
_ BY
☺ WON’T HAVE BEEN VERB -ING _ WHEN
_ BY THE TIME
QUESTION WILL
☺ HAVE BEEN
VERB - ING
* All the pronouns take the same verb pattern.
1. Put the verb in parentheses in FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS.
1. I __________________________________ (work), so I'll be tired.
2. She __________________________________ (play) tennis, so she'll be hungry.
3. We __________________________________ (walk) all day, so we'll want to relax in the evening.
4. He_____________________________________ (cook), so the kitchen will be warm.
5. They ______________________________________ (travel), so they'll want to go to bed early.
6. I __________________________________ (work) in this company for twenty years when I retire.
7. She __________________________________ (see) her boyfriend for three years when they get married.
8. We __________________________________ (live) here for ten years next month.
9. He __________________________________ (study) English for three years when he takes the exam.
10.I __________________________________ (sleep) for three hours at 10pm.
2. Make the future perfect continuous. Choose the positive, negative or question form.
1. I __________________________________
will have been workin (work) all weekend so I won't be energetic on Sunday night.
2. How long __________________________________
will you have been waiting (you / wait) when you finally get your exam results?
3. Julie __________________________________
won’t have been eating (not / eat) much, so we'll need to make sure she has a
good meal when she arrives.
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4. How long __________________________________ (she / plan) to move house when she finally moves?
5. __________________________________ (she / wait) long by the time we get there?
6. __________________________________ (he / play) computer games for ten hours when he finally
stops?
7. They __________________________________ (study) all day, so they'll want to go out in the evening.
8. They __________________________________ (not / stay) in the hotel for long when she arrives.
9. I __________________________________ (not / walk) when I meet you – I'll have been cycling.
10. She __________________________________ (play) squash, so she won't be dressed up.
11. We __________________________________ (look) at houses for four months next Tuesday.
12. We __________________________________ (not / do) this project for long when the inspector arrives.
FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
The first action (future perfect simple) will be The first action (future perfect continuous) will
finished before the second future action. continue until the second future action.
- I will have cooked dinner by the time the movie - I will have been studying for two hours by the
starts. time she calls me tonight.
- She will have washed the clothes when I get - She will have been washing the clothes so we can
home. help her if she wants.
- We will have studied skills for the toefl exam -We will have been studying toefl skills for three
before the official exam takes place. months before the official toefl exam in Nov.
FUTURE
___________________________________ ____________________________________
Will have washed get home Will have been washing ……………………….help
3. Remember, we don’t use stative verbs with continuous tenses.
3. Put the verb in parentheses in FUTURE PERFECT S. or FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS.
1. By 2018 we ________________________________ (live) in Madrid for 20 years.
2. He _______________________________________(write) a book by the end of this month.
3. ______________________________________________ (finish, you) this novel by next week?
4. He ________________________________________(read) this book for 15 days by the end of this week.
5. At 6 o'clock, she _______________________________________ (wait) waiting for 2 hours.
6. ___________________________________________ (you / paint) the kitchen by the time I buy the
cupboards?
4. Put the verb in parentheses in FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE or FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS.
1. By the end of the year, he _________________________________
will have had become (become) a doctor.
2. ________________________________
scientist will have been finding (Scientists / find) a solution to Aids by the end of 21st
century?
3. John will be very tired tomorrow, he __________________________________
will have been working (work) for more than
20 hours.
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4. In October, I ____________________________________
will have been marrying (marry) to Derek longer than I was to Doug.
5. I'm sure Peter ____________________________________
won’t have been given (not give) up smoking by the end of the year.
6. The day we finish St. James' way we ________________________________________
will have been walking (walk) 15 kms.
7. Tomorrow it will be the fourth day that the sun ______________________________.
won’t have been raising (not rise)
8. We _____________________________________________
will have been having (have) lunch by the time you arrive.
9. At the end of the week we __________________________________
will have been enjoying (enjoy) each minute of our
holidays.
10. Although he has been on diet, at the end of the week he____________________________ (not lose)
any weight at all.
5. Remember all the future tenses in English? Fill in the chart with the information requested.
TENSE EXAMPLES COMMON COMMUNICATIVE
EXPRESSIONS FUNCTION
WILL - I will take a break. * Tonight * Predictions without
evidence.
- I will give you a hand. ¨* tomorrow
* Immediate decisions.
- It will be sunny today. * Next … - offering help.
- Making a promise
- She will come back
- Threats.
soon.
BE GOING TO
PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
PRESENT SIMPLE
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FUTURE CONTINUOUS
6. Choose the correct future form.
1. He looks very pale and confused. He ____________________.
a) Will faint b) is fainting c) is going to faint d) will be fainting
2. Somebody is at the door. I ___________________ who it is.
a) ‘ll check b) ‘ll be checking c) ‘m going to check d) am checking
3. 'I'll never pass the exam.' 'Don't worry, I ________________ you prepare it.'
a) will help b) ‘m going to help c) ‘m helping d) help
4. I __________________ John's parents for the first time tomorrow.
a) ‘ll be meeting b) ‘ll meet c) meet d) ‘m going to meet
5. We _______________ at 9 tomorrow otherwise we won’t be able to catch the train.
a) leave b) ‘re leaving c) are going to leave d) will leave
6. By the end of the month, I _________________ here for 25 years.
a) ‘ll work b) ‘ll have been working c) ‘m going to work d) ‘ll have worked
7. What __________________________ next weekend?
a) will you do c) do you do
b) are you going to do d) are you doing
8. Good morning, would you mind telling me what time __________________?
a) will the train to Montreal leave c) does the train to Montreal leave
b) is the train to Montreal leaving d) is the train to Montreal going to leave
9. I _________________ you again.
a) ‘m never going to trust c) ‘ll never trust
b) ‘m never trusting d) ‘ll never be trusting
10. I love photography. I _______________ a digital camera soon. I just need to save a bit more.
a) ‘m buying b) ‘m going to buy c) ‘ll buy d) ‘ll be buying
