An action in progress
at a specific time in
Choose the correct answer.
1. Sunday is the first day of our trip. We will be
travelling / will have travelled all day.
2. Scuba-diving gear is expensive. Luckily, by
this summer, I will be buying / will have
bought everything I need.
3. Leo broke his arm yesterday. He will not have
climbed / will not be climbing tomorrow.
4. Our trip this winter includes mountain
climbing. Will you have finished / Will you be
finishing your climbing course by then?
5. I’m going to Egypt tonight. This time
tomorrow, I will be looking / will have looked
at the pyramids.
6. We’re late. By the time we arrive, everyone
will be leaving / will have left.
7. In 50 years’ time, will people be spending / will
people have spent their holidays in space?
8. By the end of this survival skills course, we
won’t be learning / won’t have learnt much.
9. I’m travelling to Alaska. This time next week,
I’ll be watching / I’ll have watched bears and
whales.
10. In three weeks, I’ll be completing / I’ll have
completed the sailing course.
the future
An action completed at
a specific time in the
future
Choose the correct verbs to complete the
sentences. Use the Future Continuous or
the Future Perfect Simple.
1. Soon, people _won´t de drivening_ (not drive)
cars – they ___will be flying___ them! (fly)
2. By the end of the next decade, passports
__will have disappeared_ (disappear). People
__will be using___ (use) electronic chips and
biometric systems.
3. By 2050, a Japanese company __will have
learnt_ (build) a lift to take people to space.
During the second half of this century,
tourists will be taking_(take) this lift to space.
4. Scientists __will have developed__ (develop) a
way to travel in time by the end of this
century. Imagine! In the 22nd century, tourists
__will be visiting______ (visit) Ancient Rome!
5. Aeroplanes without pilots _will have become_
(become) a reality within 5o years. In the
2070s, unmanned planes will be transporting
(transport) people to their destinations.