UNIT 3 LIFE 5

FUTURE CONTINUOUS AND FUTURE PERFECT

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

We can use the future continuous (will/won't be + -ing form) to talk about future actions that: 

• we see as new, different or temporary:

Today we're taking the bus but next week we'll be taking the train.

He'll be staying with his parents for several months while his father is in recovery.

Will you be starting work earlier with your new job?

Multiple Choice

He's got a new job in Canada. He _____ in Vancouver from may to july.

• will lived

• will be living

• 'll have lived

• is living

FUTURE PERFECT

The guests are coming at 8 p.m. I'll have finished cooking by then.

On 9 October we'll have been married for 50 years.

Will you have gone to bed when I get back?

​

We use the future perfect simple (will/won't have + past participle) to talk about something that will be completed before a specific time in the future.

Multiple Choice

When we arrive in Los Angeles, we'll need to rest, because we _______ about 800 miles.

• will be driving

• will have driven

• will drive

​Look at these examples to see how the future continuous and future perfect are used.

In three years' time, I'll be studying medicine.

In five years' time, I'll have finished studying medicine..

Future continuous and future perfect - Test-Englishmail

You can open this webpage in a new tab.

Copy link

Open in new tab