u6 future reference

The contracted positive form is'll have orwill've. Canyou come round nextSaturday? -Yes,t'il havefinished my exoms bYthen. Dad witl've made dinner by the time we get back' The contracted negative iswon't have'
The essoy is due onTuesday, butl won't hove compteted it by then. In questions, the subject comes afterwill.The short answerto a question is wilf without the past participle.

future reference
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The future continuous tense This is made with will + be + the present participle of a main verb.
Will bef orms negatives, contractions, questions, and short answers in the usual way.
The future continuous is used in a rather informal way to suggest that something is about to happen or will happen at some time that is not clear or precise.
l'll be seeing you.
be getting in touch with you. Ther/ll be wanting us to clean our own classrooms next! Wewon'tbe seeing Uncle )ohn whilewe arein Australia.

we'll

Wilt Vou haveflnished dinner by then? -Yes,wewill'

It is also used to talk about an activity that will already be in progress at a particular time in the future. Will you beworking here nextweek? No, I won't. lll be starting my new job. Justthink!This time next week, we will

be + aboutto + the base form The appropriate form of be + aboutto + the base form of a main verb is used to tall( about events in the very nearfuture.
Turn offthe gas

be

ftying to Svdney.

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Come onlThefrlm's

soupis aboutto boil aboutto stort!

over.

beto+thebaseform
The appropriate form of be + to+ the base form of a main verb is used mainly in fairlyformal English to talk about plans, arrangements,

It is sometimes used withjust following the more immediacY.

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be

word to give even

and instructions. lt indicatesthatwhatwill happen is part of an expected process, and is often found in journalistic texts.
Foreign ministers of the NATO countries areto meetin Brussels

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tr 0i n i s A u st) ab o ut to eav e.
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Be aboutto can also be used in the past to suggest

case it is usuallyfollowed bywhen'
They were

that someone is In this interrupted. it is when on the pointof carrying out an action

nextweek.
The President has left for Ceneva, where he is to attend the

meetina.

phlne rong ' $ust) aboutto go to bed when the