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future perfect and continuous

future continuous future perfect


Use will + have + past participle to talk about
Use will + be + -ing form for: you call something that will finish before a specific time in the
something that future, often with the preposition by, meaning at the
will be in progress latest.
at or around a specific future time. driving I'll have finished this report by the end of the week.
I'll be driving home when you call, so just leave a finish the report
message.

something that will happen in the normal course of


events, not as part of a particular intention or plan.
? ? ? ?
the end of the week
I expect I'll be talking to lan tomorrow, so I could ask now
him then. It's possible to use other modals, adverbs and
phrases with both forms.
Note: We can use this meaning to introduce requests in
a neutral way. I might have finished/I definitely won't have finished/
A: Will you be passing the postbox? I'd like to have finished by then. This time next week I
B: Yes. could be relaxing/I'll probably be relaxing/I'd like to be
A: In that case, could you post this for me? relaxing on a beach.

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