4.5 Future Continuous and Future Perfect

Learn the rule:

Mark the underlined verbs as either P for in progress or C for completed.
1 I'm phoning from my car. I've run out of petrol!   [C, P]
2 They've been to the same ski resort seven times.   [C, P]
3 Excuse me, we are waiting for our desserts. Are they coming?   [C, P]
4 I'd only eaten Indian food once.   [C, P]

Mark the underlined verbs as either P for in progress at a certain time in the future or C for completed before a certain time in the future.

1. The dishwasher will have finished in 10 minutes.   [C, P]

2. We'll be eating seafood on the beach at this time tomorrow.   [C, P]

3. While we are eating the main course, the chef will be preparing dessert.   [C, P]

4. Go to the shop now or it will have closed by the time you get there.   [C, P]

5. They'll be baking bread at 5 a.m.   [C, P]

6. Tomorrow morning at this time we'll have arrived in the mountains.   [C, P]

Choose the correct forms.
1 Ryan: Can I call you again tomorrow at seven?
Meg: No way! I won't               [have woken up, be waking up] by seven.
2 Kelly: Shall I pick you up in half an hour?
Grace: Yes,                  [I'll have waited, I'll be waiting] outside the cafe.
3 Amelia: Let's meet outside the school gates at eight.
Jacob: I won't make it. I                 ['ll have cycled, 'll be cycling] to school at eight.
4 Mum: Are you at home, Alex?
Alex: No, I'm leaving school now.
Mum: Well, the courier has a package to deliver.                       [Will you have arrived, Will you be arriving] home by five?
Alex: Yes, the bus stops right outside at half past four.
5 Dad: I' m coming to listen to you sing at eight, right Emily?
Emily: Dad, I                  [won't have sung, won't be singing] at eight. The concert finishes at seven.
6 Ethan:                        [Will you have left, Will you be leaving at] by nine?
Paige: Oh definitely. I'm tired and I want to be home by eight at the latest.
Ethan: So, I won't see you because I can't be there till nine.