How do we make the Future Simple Tense?
The structure of the future simple tense is:
subject
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+
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auxiliary verb WILL
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+
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main verb
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invariable
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base
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will
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V1
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subject
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auxiliary verb
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main verb
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+
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I
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will
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open
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the door.
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+
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You
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will
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finish
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before me.
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-
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She
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will
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not
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be
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at school tomorrow.
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-
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We
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will
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not
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leave
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yet.
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Will
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you
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arrive
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on time?
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?
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Will
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they
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want
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dinner?
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I will
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I'll
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you will
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you'll
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he will
she will it will |
he'll
she'll it'll |
we will
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we'll
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they will
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they'll
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I will not
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I won't
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you will not
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you won't
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he will not
she will not it will not |
he won't
she won't it won't |
we will not
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we won't
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they will not
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they won't
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How do we use the Future Simple Tense?
No Plan
We use the future simple tense when there is no plan or decision to do something before we speak. We make the decision spontaneously at the time of speaking. Look at these examples:- Hold on. I'll get a pen.
- We will see what we can do to help you.
- Maybe we'll stay in and watch television tonight.
We often use the future simple tense with the verb to think before it:
- I think I'll go to the gym tomorrow.
- I think I will have a holiday next year.
- I don't think I'll buy that car.
Prediction
We often use the future simple tense to make a prediction about the future. Again, there is no firm plan. We are saying what we think will happen. Here are some examples:- It will rain tomorrow.
- People won't go to Jupiter before the 22nd century.
- Who do you think will get the job?
Be
When the main verb is be, we can use the future simple tense even if we have a firm plan or decision before speaking. Examples:- I'll be in London tomorrow.
- I'm going shopping. I won't be very long.
- Will you be at work tomorrow?
Note that
when we have a plan or intention to do something in the future, we usually use
other tenses or expressions, such as the present continuous tense
or going to.
How
do we make the Future Continuous Tense?
The structure of the future continuous
tense is:
subject
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+
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auxiliary
verb WILL
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+
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auxiliary
verb BE
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+
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main
verb
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invariable
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invariable
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present
participle
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will
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be
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base
+ ing
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For negative sentences in the future
continuous tense, we insert not between will and be. For
question sentences, we exchange the subject and will. Look at
these example sentences with the future continuous tense:
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subject
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auxiliary verb
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auxiliary verb
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main verb
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+
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I
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will
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be
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working
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at 10am.
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+
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You
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will
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be
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lying
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on a beach tomorrow.
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-
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She
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will
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not
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be
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using
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the car.
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-
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We
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will
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not
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be
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having
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dinner at home.
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?
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Will
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you
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be
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playing
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football?
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?
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Will
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they
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be
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watching
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TV?
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When we use the future continuous
tense in speaking, we often contract the subject and will:
I will
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I'll
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you will
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you'll
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he will
she will it will |
he'll
she'll it'll |
we will
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we'll
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they will
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they'll
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For spoken negative sentences in the
future continuous tense, we contract with won't, like this:
I will not
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I won't
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you will not
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you won't
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he will not
she will not it will not |
he won't
she won't it won't |
we will not
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we won't
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they will not
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they won't
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We sometimes use shall
instead of will, especially for I and we.
How
do we use the Future Continuous Tense?
The future continuous tense
expresses action at a particular moment in the future. The action will
start before that moment but it will not have finished at that moment. For
example, tomorrow I will start work at 2pm and stop work at 6pm:
At
4pm tomorrow, I will be working.
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past
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present
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future
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At
4pm, I will be in the middle of working.
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When we use the future continuous
tense, our listener usually knows or understands what time we are talking
about. Look at these examples:
- I will be playing tennis at 10am tomorrow.
- They won't be watching TV at 9pm tonight.
- What will you be doing at 10pm tonight?
- What will you be doing when I arrive?
- She will not be sleeping when you telephone her.
- We'll be having dinner when the film starts.
- Take your umbrella. It will be raining when you return.
How
do we make the Future Perfect Tense?
The structure of the future perfect
tense is:
subject
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+
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auxiliary
verb WILL
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+
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auxiliary
verb HAVE
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+
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main
verb
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invariable
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invariable
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past
participle
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will
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have
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V3
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Look at these example sentences in
the future perfect tense:
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subject
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auxiliary verb
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auxiliary verb
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main verb
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+
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I
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will
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have
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finished
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by 10am.
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+
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You
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will
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have
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forgotten
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me by then.
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-
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She
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will
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not
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have
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gone
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to school.
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-
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We
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will
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not
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have
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left.
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?
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Will
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you
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have
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arrived?
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?
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Will
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they
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have
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received
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it?
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In speaking with the future perfect
tense, we often contract the subject and will. Sometimes, we
contract the subject, will and have all together:
I will have
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I'll have
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I'll've
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you will have
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you'll have
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you'll've
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he will have
she will have it will have |
he'll have
she'll have it'll have |
he'll've
she'll've it'll've |
we will have
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we'll have
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we'll've
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they will have
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they'll have
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they'll've
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We sometimes use shall
instead of will, especially for I and we.
How
do we use the Future Perfect Tense?
The future perfect tense expresses
action in the future before another action in the future. This is the past
in the future. For example:
- The train will leave the station at 9am. You will arrive at the station at 9.15am. When you arrive, the train will have left.
The
train will have left when you arrive.
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past
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present
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future
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Train
leaves in future at 9am.
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You
arrive in future at 9.15am.
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Look at some more examples:
- You can call me at work at 8am. I will have arrived at the office by 8.
- They will be tired when they arrive. They will not have slept for a long time.
- "Mary won't be at home when you arrive."
"Really? Where will she have gone?"
You can sometimes think of the
future perfect tense like the present perfect tense, but instead of your
viewpoint being in the present, it is in the future:
present perfect tense
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future perfect tense
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have | done | > | |
will
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have | done | > | |
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past
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now
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future
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past
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now
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future
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Future Perfect Continuous Tense
I will have been singing
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How
do we make the Future Perfect Continuous Tense?
The structure of the future perfect
continuous tense is:
subject
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+
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auxiliary
verb WILL
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+
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auxiliary
verb HAVE
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+
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auxiliary
verb BE
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+
|
main
verb
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invariable
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invariable
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past
participle
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present
participle
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will
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have
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been
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base
+ ing
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For negative sentences in the future
perfect continuous tense, we insert not between will and have.
For question sentences, we exchange the subject and will. Look at
these example sentences with the future perfect continuous tense:
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subject
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auxiliary verb
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auxiliary verb
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auxiliary verb
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main verb
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+
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I
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will
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have
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been
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working
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for four hours.
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+
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You
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will
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have
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been
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travelling
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for two days.
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-
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She
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will
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not
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have
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been
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using
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the car.
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-
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We
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will
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not
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have
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been
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waiting
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long.
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?
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Will
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you
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have
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been
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playing
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football?
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?
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Will
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they
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have
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been
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watching
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TV?
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When we use the future perfect
continuous tense in speaking, we often contract the subject and auxiliary verb:
I will
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I'll
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you will
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you'll
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he will
she will it will |
he'll
she'll it'll |
we will
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we'll
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they will
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they'll
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For negative sentences in the future
perfect continuous tense, we contract with won't, like this:
I will not
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I won't
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you will not
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you won't
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he will not
she will not it will not |
he won't
she won't it won't |
we will not
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we won't
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they will not
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they won't
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How
do we use the Future Perfect Continuous Tense?
We use the future perfect continuous
tense to talk about a long action before some point in the future. Look at
these examples:
- I will have been working here for ten years next week.
- He will be tired when he arrives. He will have been travelling for 24 hours.
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