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£ } Tick the correct sentences. Correct the sentences with future perfect simple future perfect continuous
mistakes.
refers to a completed action refers to actions that are
1 Seriously he spoke about the problem. in the future: currently unfinished but will
2 Surprisingly, he is one of the country’s leading experts Hurry up, or the concert will be finished in the future:
in criminal investigation. hove started by the time we At six o'clock, we will have
get there! been waiting for the bus for
3 Frankly,she discussed her personal problems with her
counsellor. She will have eaten all her half an hour.
sandwiches by the time the She will be exhausted when
4 They will be arriving shortly on the hopefully delayed train leaves the station.
flight from Berlin. she gets home because she
They will have finished the will have been running for
5 The explanation was not clearly sufficient to satisfy new road by this time next over two hours.
everybody ’s curiosity. month. They will have been building

6 Sadly, I have to inform you that your application for the that road for over a year by
post has been unsuccessful. the time it's finished.
Note:Some non -action verbs, or state verbs, e.g. be, know,
FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE AND FUTURE seem, like, hate are not used in the continuous form:
PERFECT CONTINUOUS On Thursday, I will have known you for over twoyears. (Not:On
Thursday, /will-havebeen knowing you for over- twoyears ;)
I will have eaten fifty mince pies by the end of the Christmas
Future perfect simple: will have + past participle
holiday. (Not: /will -have beeneating fifty - mince pies by the end
positive negative question of theChristmas holiday.)
I will have left by She won't have Will you have had
the time you read finished the breakfast by the PRACTICE
this note. project by next time I arrive? Q Complete the sentences with the future perfect simple
week, in my or continuous form of the verb in brackets.
opinion. 1 By the end of the next decade, most people in America
(drive) hybrid cars for several years. PDF from sachtienganhhanoi.com
Future perfect continuous: will have been + present
participle 2 Next week my best friends (be) married
for a year.
positive negative question
3 I (live) in London for nearly two years
I will have been She won't have Will they really when I finish my training course.
working here for been waiting for have been
tenyears by 2022. more than ten learning English 4 When Sylvia retires next month, (work)
minutes, by the for five years, in the hospital for 20 years.
time we get there. when they take 5 I think they (reach) their hotel by now.
the exam?
6 My grandfather (retire) by the end of the
We use both the future perfect simple and the future perfect year at the age of 75!
continuous to project ourselves forward in time and to look
back.The future perfect simple tense refers to a completed 7 Ibet there will be some great food at the party. My
(cook) all day.
action in the future and the future perfect continuous refers mum
to events or actions that are currently unfinished,but will be 8 How long (study) when you finally get
finished at some future time. Both tenses are usually used your Master’s degree?
with time expressions.
9 Next week we (know) each other for
exactly ten years.We should celebrate!

10 How much do you think you (earn) by
the end of the year?

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