1. Read the situation and then respond to it. Use the verb in the Future Perfect in an affirmative and negative form, and by then. Expand your responses according to the model.

Model: Will you be able to return from your trip to Moscow on Sunday?

Yes, I'll have been at home by then. I'll have seen all the places of interest in Moscow by Saturday.

No, I shan't have been at home by then. On my way to Moscow I'm going to visit my relatives who live in the country.

1. Shall we come round at 8?

2. Will you finish your work on Sunday?

3. Can you call on me on Sunday if you return from your tour of Brest?

4. Will they have supper at 6?

5. Can you come to our meeting on Monday to tell us about your impressions of Moscow?

6. Shall we be able to see him if we arrive in time?

7. Can you give me a ride in the car on Sunday if you repair it?

8. Will she make her new dress for the party?

9. Can you take us out on Saturday if you return from your business trip?

10. Will they manage to build a new house if winter comes earlier than usual?

2. What do you think will have happened by the end of this century? Make up a story. Here are some ideas to help you.

1. Scientists / learn / to control the weather /

2. Third world war / break out /

3. Man / destroy / the planet /

4. Scientists / discover / a cure for cancer /

5. World population / grow / to three billion /

6. Atomic energy / replace / oil and coal /

7. The rhinoceros / become / extinct /

8. Scientists / build / factories in space /

9. People / go / on holiday / to different planets /

10. Everyone / fly / in their own helicopters /

The future perfect continuous

FORMATION

Affirmative		Negative			Interrogative
I You He She It We You They	shall/will have been working will have been working shall/will have been working will have been working	I You He She It We You They	shall/will not have will not have shall/will not have will not have	been working	Shall/will Will Shall/will Will	I you he she it we you they	have been working?

The Future Perfect Continuous is formed with the auxiliary to be in the Future Perfect + the Present Participle: I will have been working for two hours when my friends come to see me.

The negative is formed by adding not to the auxiliary to be in the Future Perfect + the Present Participle.

The interrogative is formed by inverting the auxiliary to be in the Future Perfect and the subject + the Present Participle.

The Future Perfect Continuous is used to indicate an action which will begin before a definite moment of the future time and will continue up to this moment.

The Future Perfect Continuous is used to denote a continuous action which will begin before a certain moment in the future and which will have been in progress for some time in the future including this certain moment. This certain moment in the future is usually indicated with the preposition by: You will have been discussing the plan for half an hour by the time I get there.

The following time expressions can be used with the Future Perfect Continuous: since, for.