FUTURE TENSES 2
FUTURE CONTINUOUS
FORM:
I will be watching television. I'll be watching television.
I will not be watching television. I won't be watching television.
Will you be watching television?
will be + -ing form
FUNCTION:
- Interrupted action in the future:
o I will be watching the game when she comes back.
- An action that will be going on over a longer period of time in the future:
o I will be watching the game all afternoon.
- Parallel actions in the future:
o I'll be watching the game and she'll be playing League of Legends.
- Atmosphere in the future:
o When I arrive, everyone will be celebrating.
FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE
FORM:
I will have finished this by the time you get back. I'll have finished this...
I will not have finished this by the time you get back. I won't have finished this...
Will you have finished this by the time I get back?
will + have + past participle
FUNCTION:
- Completed action before another action or time in the future:
o Dinner will have gone cold by the time I get back.
- A longer action taking place before another action or time in the future:
o I will have lived here for five years by the time I finally visit my homeland again.
FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
FORM:
I will have been waiting for two hours when her plane will finally arrive. I'll have been waiting...
I will not have been waiting... I'll not have been waiting...
How long will you have been waiting when the plane will arrive?
will + have been + -ing form
FUNCTION:
- An action taking place over a longer period of time before another action or time in the future:
o She will have been working for the company for 3 years when it finally closes.
- Cause of something in the future:
o I'll be tired when I get home because I will have been working for two days straight.
FUTURE CONTINUOUS
FORM:
I will be watching television. I'll be watching television.
I will not be watching television. I won't be watching television.
Will you be watching television?
will be + -ing form
FUNCTION:
- Interrupted action in the future:
o I will be watching the game when she comes back.
- An action that will be going on over a longer period of time in the future:
o I will be watching the game all afternoon.
- Parallel actions in the future:
o I'll be watching the game and she'll be playing League of Legends.
- Atmosphere in the future:
o When I arrive, everyone will be celebrating.
FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE
FORM:
I will have finished this by the time you get back. I'll have finished this...
I will not have finished this by the time you get back. I won't have finished this...
Will you have finished this by the time I get back?
will + have + past participle
FUNCTION:
- Completed action before another action or time in the future:
o Dinner will have gone cold by the time I get back.
- A longer action taking place before another action or time in the future:
o I will have lived here for five years by the time I finally visit my homeland again.
FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
FORM:
I will have been waiting for two hours when her plane will finally arrive. I'll have been waiting...
I will not have been waiting... I'll not have been waiting...
How long will you have been waiting when the plane will arrive?
will + have been + -ing form
FUNCTION:
- An action taking place over a longer period of time before another action or time in the future:
o She will have been working for the company for 3 years when it finally closes.
- Cause of something in the future:
o I'll be tired when I get home because I will have been working for two days straight.