Lingoda Group Class Notes 39
Topic: Future perfect and future continuousRelated skill: Grammar
Date: 27 Oct 2024 Teacher:Victoria
What I've learned
Idioms
pigs might fly - Meaning: used to show you don’t believe something will ever happen - Example: - In 5 years’ time, all our jobs will have been replaced by robots. - Yes, and pigs might fly!
Grammar
The future continuous
We form the future continuous with: will be +v.-ing. We use it to talk about an action which will be inprogress at a certain time in the future.
- This time tomorrow, I will be exercising at the gym.
- This time next week, we will be sitting on a beach in the Bahamas.
More uses of the future continuous
We also use it for actions which will happen in the normal course of events. - I will be seeing John at dinner, so I‘ll give him your message.
Additionally, we can use it to ask politely or tentatively(adv. 初步；尝试性地；暂时性地) about the future. - Will you be seeing James later?
When speaking, we often use the contracted forms I'llbe seeing, you'll be seeing, we'llbe seeing etc.
The future perfect
We form the future perfect using: will have + past participleof the main verb. We use it to talk about an action which willbe finished before a certain time in the future.
- I will have finished my tasks by 4 p.m.
- By this time next year, Sarah will have graduated from university.
The future perfect with by and in
We often use this tense with by and in to specify a particular point in the future.
- He will have finished the report by tomorrow.
- I will have retired in 20 years’ time.
Other common future perfect expressions are by thistime, by the time and by the endof.
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