Future

Continuous
and
Future
Perfect
 The Future Continuous describes an on-going or continued action that will
occur at a point of time in the future.

It is used with time phrases like:

•in two years’ time
•(by) this time next week
•at 12 o’clock tomorrow / next Saturday

Example
At this rate she will be speaking Chinese fluently in three months’ time.
Affirmative

In ten years’ time we will be using crypto-currencies such as Bitcoin.

will be
(’ll be) + main verb + -ing

I
You
He
She
will be using
It (‘ll be)
We
You

They
Negative

By this time next week they won’t be working for this company.

will not be
(won’t be) + main verb + -ing

I
You
He
She
will not be working
It (won’t be)
We
You

They
Interrogative

Will you be driving to work at 10 o’clock tomorrow?

Will + subject + be + main verb + -ing

I
You
He
She
Will be driving…?
It
We
You
They
Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in
the Future Continuous.

won’t be interviewing (not interview) new

1. In the afternoon the boss ____________________
candidates for the job.

Will he be giving (he / give) a presentation this time next Tuesday?

2. _________________

will be discussing
3. By this time tomorrow, the team __________________(discuss) the new
project.

will be posting (post) more photos and videos on my

4. Next week I _______________
Instagram account.

will be working (work) with technologies that

5. In five years’ time we ________________
have yet to be invented.
 The Future Perfect describes an action that will be finished by a particular
time in the future.

It is often used with by… (not later than a particular time) or in… (within a period of
time).

Example

By the end of this decade, many people will have bought electric cars.
Affirmative

By the time these women turn 30, they will have started their own company.

will have main verb

(’ll have) + in the Past Participle

I
You
He
She
will have (’ll have)
It started
We
You

They
Negative

My father won’t have finished his night shift by the time we wake up.

will not have main verb

(won’t have) + in the Past Participle

I
You
He
She
will not have (won’t have)
It finished
We
You

They
Interrogative

Will she have finished the English exam by 12 o’clock?

main verb
Will + subject + have + in the Past Participle

I
You
He
She
Will have finished…?
It
We
You
They
Choose the sentences that use the Future Perfect
correctly.

1. Will he have conclude the apprenticeship in June?

2. By this time next week, I won’t have moved into my new house.

3. My assistant will have complete the report in time for the meeting.

4. The aspiring singer believes he will have reached 20,000 followers on his
YouTube channel by the end of the month.

5. By the time the semester starts, the student will have get the scholarship.
Future Continuous or Future Perfect? Choose the
correct option to complete each sentence.

will be attending
1. Don’t ring me in the morning. I ___________________ (will be attending /
will have attended) a meeting.

will have updated

2. By the time Valerie goes to the interview, she ___________________ (will
be updating / will have updated) her CV.

will be using
3. In ten years' time we ___________________ (will be using / will have used)
our voice, sight and gestures to interact with tech.

will be debating
4. They ___________________ (will be debating / will have debated) the
European legislation on privacy policies on TV tonight.

will have achieved (will be achieving / will have

5. In five years I think I ___________________
achieved) all my professional goals. Then I will focus on starting a family.