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ACTIVITY 2
READING 1
Who are they? What will they have been doing? Paul and Lindsey are
going on a sleigh ride to their friend's house for the weekend. The
snow will be deep, but their horse is very strong. They are going to
travel a long way. They will have been riding in the sleigh for over an
hour by the time they arrive. Paul's horse, Midnight, will pull the sleigh
over the snow. When they arrive, Midnight will be tired because he is
going to have been pulling the sleigh for over an hour. Midnight will
need food and rest because he will have been pulling the sleigh over
all that snow.
READING 2
Who is he? What will he have been doing?
Peter is a window washer. Today, he is going to be washing windows
on the 13th floor of a downtown office building. He will have been
washing windows for almost 10 hours when he finishes all of the
windows on the 13th floor. He will be very tired tonight because he will
have been working so hard. Although the work is difficult, Pete enjoys
his job. In August, he will have been working as a window washer for 5
years. He will have been washing windows in this city for the past 5
years.
1. He will have been washing windows for almost 10 hours
when he finishes.
Negative: He will not have been washing windows for almost 10
hours when he finishes.
Yes/No Question: Will he have been washing windows for almost 10
hours when he finishes?
WH-Question: Who will have been washing windows for almost 10
hours when he finishes?
Tag Question: He will have been washing windows for almost 10
hours when he finishes, won't he?
2. He will have been working so hard.
Negative: He will not have been working so hard.
Yes/No Question: Will he have been working so hard?
WH-Question: What will he have been doing?
Tag Question: He will have been working so hard, won't he?
3. He will have been washing windows in this city for the past 5
years
Negative: He will not have been washing windows in this city for the
past 5 years.
Yes/No Question: Will he have been washing windows in this city for
the past 5 years?
WH-Question: Where will he have been washing windows for the
past 5 years?
Tag Question: He will have been washing windows in this city for
the past 5 years, won't he?
READING 3
Who are they? What will they have been doing?
Everyone is at church. They are listening to the minister. By the time
the minister finishes his sermon, the people will have been listening to
him preach for over an hour. They will have been sitting in the hard
pews for over an hour. The minister is giving the sermon. It is a long
sermon. He will have been talking for over an hour by the time he
finishes. He will have been standing behind the pulpit for over an hour.
C. REWRITE THE STORY USING CONTRACTIONS.
Everyone is at church. They’re listening to the minister. By the time the
minister finishes his sermon, the people will have been listening to him
preach for over an hour. They’ll have been sitting in the hard pews for
over an hour. The minister is giving the sermon. It is a long sermon.
He’ll have been talking for over an hour by the time he finishes. He’ll
have been standing behind the pulpit for over an hour.