The future perfect tense

Характеристика действия	Выражает действие, которое будет совершено к определенному моменту в будущем.
Примеры словосочетаний-сигналов	before he comes tomorrow by 3 o’clock
Формула образования	shall / will have + Participle II – для 1-го лица ед. и мн. ч. will have + Participle II – для всех остальных лиц и чисел.
Утвердительное предложение	I will (shall) have finished to operate the computer before my boss comes back to the office. Я закончу работать на компьютере до того, как мой начальник вернется на работу. The secretary will have finished to operate the computer before her boss comes back to the office. Секретарь закончит работать на компьютере до того, как ее начальник вернется на работу.
Отрицательное предложение	I will (shall) not have finished to operate the computer before my boss comes back to the office. Я не закончу работать на компьютере до того, как мой начальник вернется на работу. The secretary (will) not have finished to operate the computer before her boss comes back to the office. Секретарь не закончит работать на компьютере до того, как ее начальник вернется на работу.
Вопросительное предложение	Will (shall) I have finished to operate the computer before my boss comes back to the office? Закончу ли я работать на компьютере до того, как мой начальник вернется на работу? Will the secretary have finished to operate the computer before her boss comes back to the office? Закончит ли секретарь работать на компьютере до того, как ее начальник вернется на работу?

Exercise 1. Comment on the use of the Future Perfect Tense in these sentences. Translate them.

1. When do you think you’ll have finished your work? 2. The painters say they’ll have finished the downstairs rooms by Tuesday. 3. Will she have cleaned the house by their arrival? 4. I suppose he will have made up his mind before the meeting. 5. The guests will not have arrived by the time you return home. 6. Will you have left for Moscow by noon? 7. How long will he have been here by the end of the month. 8. When I come again, I hope your English will have improved. 9. I shall not have spend the money by the end of the month. 10. I’ll have worked here for a year next September. 11. If I stop smoking now, in three months time I’ll have saved enough to buy a new jacket. 12. I haven’t learnt these verbs yet, but I’ll have learnt them before the next class. 13. By the end of the week my friend will already have written his report on History. 14. I shall not have written the composition by the end of the class 15. By the end of my university course I shall have attended 1,200 lectures and classes. 16. I shall have finished this book by tomorrow evening.

Exercise 2. Put the verbs in brackets into the Future Perfect Tense.

1. By the end of the week he (translate) the first part of the book. 2. I am sure that by that time we (finish) packing. 3. If you don’t hurry, the train (go) by the time you reach the station. 4. I (finish) this work when you return. 5. She (pass) her exams by 6 o’clock. 6. By the end of next year I (be) here twenty-five years. 7. The committee (draft) the plan by tomorrow. 8. The librarian (register) all the new books by the end of the week. 9. The secretary (look) through all the papers by the time the director comes. 10. – I’m going to Hyde Park to hear the people making speeches. – You’ll be too late. By the time you get there they (finish) their speeches and everybody (go) home. 11. By the end of the month 5,000 people (see) this exhibition. 12. By 7 o’clock I (return) from the Institute. 13. You (translate) the article before the bell rings? 14. I save 500 roubles a month and I started in January. So by the end of the year I (save) 5000 roubles. 15. He (finish) the building of the house before summer. 16. I hope you (not to forget) all about the Future Perfect Tense by the next class.

Exercise 3. Answer the questions using the Future Perfect Tense.

Model: – Will you still be sleeping if I call on you at eight? (get up)

– Oh, no, I shall have got up by that time.

1.Will your sister be having dinner if I call for her at six (have dinner)? 2. Will your brother be at home at 9 o’clock on Sunday (leave for the country)? 3. Will the typist be still typing the papers on Monday morning (do everything)? 4. Will you still be watching TV at 11 o’clock tonight (switch off)? 5. Will he still be a student next June (graduate)? 6. Will you be doing the shopping when we get home (return home)? 7. Will the Browns still be living in their flat in January (move to a nеw flat)? 8. Will the childrеn be decorating the fir tree when the guests arrive (decorate)? 9. Will you still be cooking dinner at 12 tomorrow (do the cooking)? 10. Will Helen be at home if I phone her at eight (come)? 11. Will thеy still be playing football at six tomorrow (finish the game)? 12. Will the studеnts still be taking their exams in the middle of June (pass)? 13. Will you still be repairing the car if I call for you at nine (rеpair)? 14. Will they be discussing this quеstion at noon tomorrow (finish)? 15. Will you still be waiting for John’s email next week (answer)? 16. Will Mr Hall be painting his picture next month (finish)?

Exercise 4. Answer the following questions about the actions which will have happened by a certain moment in the future.

Model: – Has Jim taught you to play golf (next month)?

– Not yet, but he’ll have taught me to play golf by next month.

1. Has Nora realized her plan of visiting China (next June)? 2. Have Sid and Jill decided to get married (Monday)? 3. Have the Browns bought a new Toyota (Christmas)? 4. Have you booked a long distance call to New York for me (lunchtime)? 5. Have you done most of the work (seven o’clock)? 6. Has international flight 543 from Paris landed (12:15)? 7. Have you got everything arranged for your business trip (midday)? 8. Have you decided which offer for a job to take (Friday)? 9. Has Monica started her new job (next week)? 10. Have you seen the boss (11 o’clock)? 11. Has John taken the money from the bank (Wednesday)? 12. Have they signed the contract (dinner time)? 13. Has Mr Rice left the hotel (Friday)? 14. Has Mr Bush got any money from his publisher (Tuesday)? 15. Has Dr. Green finished the operation (2 o’clock)? 16. Has Chris spent all his money (the end of the month)?

Exercise 5. Give a negative answer to the following questions using the Future Perfect Tense.

Model: – Can you tell me what you want to do by Monday (decide)?

– No, I shall not have decided by then.

1. Can Sid bring the car back tomorrow (repair)? 2. Can they go to Spain on Tuesday (take two more exams)? 3. Shall we have breakfast at seven (wake up)? 4. Can she leave in ten minutes’ time (eat)? 5. Shall I go to meet the plane at two o’clock (land)? 6. Can you let me know on Saturday (make up my mind)? 7. Can you give me a ride in the car on Sunday (repair)? 8. Can I have these papers at 2 o’clock (finish typing)? 9. Shall I invite Ted to the party (return from his business trip)? 10.Can we move to the new house next month (build)? 11. Can I take your dictionary after dinner (translate)? 12. Shall I bring you another book next week (finish)? 13. Can I talk to John at 3 o’clock (leave)? 14. Shall we go to the cinema tonight (finish the report)? 15. Can you give me this book the day after tomorrow (finish)? 16. Shall I call for you at 8 (return home)?

Exercise 6. Prаctise asking special questions to which these statements are the answers. Begin with the given interrogative word (phrase).

Model: – I hope I’ll have learnt to speak Spanish by the end of the year (when). – When will you have learnt to speak Spanish?

1. Ring me up at 4 o’clock. I think I’ll have done most of the work by then (How much). 2. The flight from New York won’t have landed by noon because of the stormy weather over the Atlantic Ocean (Why). 3. Before we part with our friends, we’ll have made plans for going to the country next Sunday (What plans). 4. Our group will have stayed in London for a week by the time our visit comes to an end (How long). 5. By October George will have saved enough money to buy a video player (What). 6. Jack won’t have realized what has happened (Who). 7. In a month’s time we’ll have completed our training (When). 8. We shan’t be able to start discussing the project in an hour because the partners won’t have arrived by then (Why). 9. The Deputy Manager is sure that the representаtives of MacDonald’s will have signed the contract by Thursday (What). 10. By next Monday Nora will have started her new job as a personal manager for the Moscow Microsoft affiliate (When). 11. I’ll have made affiliate another set of calculations out by 5 o’clock (What). 12. By April 1st the prices for essential goods will have risen by 10 per cent (How much). 13. By the end of the month he will have climbed 50 mountains (How many). 14. I shall have bought that magazine before you come (What). 15. You will have forgotten me by then (Whom). 16. By the time the guests arrive she’ll have already laid the table (By what time).

Exercise 7. Translate these sentences using the Future Perfect Tense.

1. К тому времени как они приедут, я уже вернусь домой. 2. К трем часам мы уже пообедаем. 3. К какому времени вы закончите обсуждение этой статьи. 4. Я приготовлю обед к тому времени, когда дети вернутся домой из школы. 5. К тому времени, когда пойдет дождь, они уже доберутся до леса. 6. К концу июня они уже сдадут все экзамены. 7. Я полагаю, что к тому времени, когда вы вернетесь в город, я уже просмотрю вашу статью, и мы сможем ее обсудить. 8. Вы уже поужинаете к 9 часам? 9. В сентябре этого года исполнится 5 лет, как они женаты. 10. Не знаю, напишет ли он статью к первому сентября. 11. Наш завод выполнит план к началу декабря. 12. Мы сделаем все упражнения к приходу учителя. 13. К тому времени, когда он встанет, почтальон уже принесет газеты. 14. Позвоните в семь часов. Я думаю, что к этому времени секретарь уже ксерокопирует ваши документы. 15. Поезд уже уйдет к тому времени, как мы приедем на станцию. 16. Мы пройдем весь учебник к концу семестра?

Exercise 8. Use correct forms of the verbs in brackets: the Future Continuous or Future Perfect Tense.

1. Don’t phone me between 7 and 8. We (have) dinner then. 2. Phone me after 8 o’clock. We (finish) dinner by then. 3. Tomorrow afternoon we’re going to play tennis from 3 o’clock until 4:30. So at 4 o’clock we (play) tennis. 4. – Can we meet tomorrow afternoon? – Not in the afternoon. I (work). 5. – Will you be free at 11:30? – Yes, the meeting (finish) by that time. 6. Jack usually gives me a lift home, but we both (come) home by train tomorrow as his car has broken down. 7. Tom is on holiday and he is spending his money very quickly. If he continues like this, he (spend) all his money by the end of his holiday. 8. Do you think you still (do) the same job in ten years’ time? 9. Jane is travelling around Europe at the moment. So far she has travelled about 1,000 miles. By the end of the trip, she (travel) more than 3,000 miles. 10. If you need to contact me, I (stay) at the Lion Hotel until Friday. 11. – You (see) Laura tomorrow? – Yes, probably. Why? – I borrowed this book from her. Can you give it back to her? 12. By 2030 computers (take over) many of the jobs that people do today. 13. We’re late. The film already (start) by the time we get to the cinema. 14. When you next see me I (wear) my new dress. 15. They (build) this house long before the end of October. 16. – This time next Monday I (sit) in a Paris café reading Le Figaro. – You (not read). You (look) at all the pretty girls.

Exercise 9. Use correct forms of the verbs in brackets: to be going to…, the Present Continuous, Future Simple, Future Continuous, Future Perfect Tense.

1. – Now, kids, I want you to be very good this afternoon because I’m not feeling well. – It’s okay, Mrs Swanson. We promise we (behave). 2. Mr Wright (give) his seminar at 11:20. 3. I’m afraid I can’t see you on the 22nd because I (attend) a training course in England. 4. By the end of April we (install) the new equipment. 5. – Excuse me, but I can’t reach thosе books on the top shelf. – Move over. I (get) them down for you. 6. The plane (take off) at six in the evening. At 19:35, Miss Wilson (travel) to Athens. Miss Wilson (arrive) in Athens by 11:30. 7. This time tomorrow I (start) my prеsentation. 8. I hope that by the time I am your age, I (achieve) as much as you have. 9. – I’m afraid the fax machine isn’t working. – Don’t worry, it’s not a very urgent letter. I (email) it. 10. Our Sales Manager has finally chosen what he wants as a company car. He (buy) a Volvo. 11. In 20 years’ time I probably (work) for a larger company. 12. – Another beer? – No, thanks, I’m driving. I (have) a coffee. 13. – Could you make sure Mr Wilson gets my message? – Yes, I (tell) him myself when he gets in. 14. Give me the report and I (show) it to the lawyers before they (leave). 15. – I’m afraid I can’t take you to the airport. Something important has just come up. – Never mind. I (take) a taxi. 16. Our Export Manager is in Peru at the moment looking at new offices. We (open) an affiliate there next year.

The Future Perfect Continuous (Progressive) Tense

Характеристика действия	Длительное будущее действие, которое начнется ранее другого будущего действия (или момента) и будет еще совершаться в момент его наступления.
Схема образования словосочетаний-сигналов	Обстоятельство времени в будущем и сочетания с предлогами: for + length of time (e.g. for 2 years) since + starting moment (e.g. since leaving school)
Формула образования	Shall / will have been + V-ing (Participle I)
Утвердительное предложение	By next October they will have been doing business for two years already. К октябрю будущего года исполнится уже два года, как они занимаются бизнесом.
Отрицательное предложение	By next October they will not have been doing business for two years yet. К октябрю будущего года еще не исполнится двух лет, как они занимаются бизнесом.
Вопросительное предложение	Will they have been doing business for two years by next October? Исполнится ли к октябрю будущего года два года, как они занимаются бизнесом?

Exercise 1. Comment on the use of the Future Perfect Continuous Tense in these sentences. Translate them.

1. I’ll have been teaching for twenty years next summer. 2. By the end of this month, we shall have been learning this language for ten years. 3. I shall have been taking final examinations when you arrive on June 13th. 4. I shall have been living here for five years next February. 5. We shall have been writing the test for an hour when you come. 6. By the end of this month I’ll have been working on this book for eight months. 7. By the end of the term we shall have been studying at the Institute for two years. 8. By 2007 Pavel Bure will have been playing ice hockey in the U.S. for twelve years.

Exercise 2. Answer the questions using the prompts.

Model: - Have you been waiting for two hours? (midday)

- By midday I’ll have been waiting for three hours.

1. Have you been learning English for three years (July)? 2. Have you been staying here for five weeks (Monday)? 3. Have you been living here for nineteen years (Christmas)? 4. Has he been playing basketball for an hour (tea time)? 5. Has she been studying in London for a year (next June)? 6. Has she been sleeping for eight hours (breakfast time)? 7. Have I been talking non-stop for an hour (seven o’clock)? 8. Have they been doing the sights for two hours (three o’clock)? 9. Has she been looking for a job for two months (January)? 10. Has Fred been working on his new book for half a year (next month)? 11. Have you been carrying out the experiment for a week (tomorrow)? 12. Has he been working on this problem for three years (next week)? 13. Have they been building this bridge for a year (February)? 14. Have the tourists been walking round the City for two hours (lunch time)? 15. Has she been nursing her sick mother for six months (next week)? 16. Have you been learning to play the piano for two years (next September)?

Exercise 3. Use correct forms of the verbs in brackets: the Future Perfect or Future Perfect Continuous.

1. We (finish) this exercise by 8 o’clock. 2. We are late. The seminar (start) by now. 3. By the end of March he (live) here for three years. 4. Young Bill is growing up. By this time next year he (begin) school. 5. They will be tired when they get there. They (travel) all day. 6. She (have) lunch by the time we arrive. 7. They (build) the road by the end of the year. 8. I (spend) all the money by tomorrow. 9. We (fly) for twelve hours by the time the plane lands. 10. The play (begin) before we reach the theatre. 11. Before the end of the year they (complete) the project. 12. I (work) for the company non-stop for thirty years by the end of October. 13. By the first of April she (be) in hospital for three weeks. 14. By the end of the month he (train) horses for twelve years. 15. By the end of this year his parents (spend) more than 500 dollars on his education. 16. When my daughter goes to school we (live) here for over five years.

Exercise 4. Use correct forms of the verbs in brackets: the Future Indefinite (Simple), Future Continuous, Future Perfect, Future Perfect Continuous Tense.

1. – What you (do) when you grow up? – I (be) a pilot. 2. This time next month I (sit) on a beach. 3. I (finish) this book by tomorrow evening. 4. By the end of the month we (live) in this house for two years. 5.– I’ll come at six o’clock. – Good, I (wait) for you. 6. – You’ve left the lights on. – Oh, so I have. I (go) and turn it off. 7. Mother hopes that Bill (not to eat) all the cakes before she gets home. 8. By the end of the year he (act) for thirty years. 9. If you (not to take) the job, you (be) sorry. 10. By next winter I (save) the necessary sum of money. 11. Don’t ring her up at 9, she (put) her children to bed. 12. By tonight I (work) for seven hours. 13. I (send) you a postcard as soon as I (reach) Paris. 14. When I come home today Grace (sit) in her armchair and (read) the newspaper. 15. By the end of the year I (see) most of Shakespeare’s plays. 16. By five o’clock we (work) for 3 hours. 17. Christmas eve (fall) on a Friday next year. 18. The actor (play) Hamlet fifty times by the end of the season. 19. I (stay) here for three weeks by next Monday. 20. When I (get) home, my dog (sit) at the door waiting for me.

Exercise 5. Translate these sentences using the Future Simple, the Future Continuous, the Future Perfect, or the Future Perfect Continuous Tense.

1. Приходите сегодня вечером. Мой приятель будет рассказывать о своей поездке в Америку. 2. Анна будет убирать комнаты, пока Мария готовит обед. 3. Джон не начнет писать новую статью, пока не закончит первую. 4. К концу месяца эту выставку посетят пять тысяч человек. 5. К этому времени в будущем году он будет работать на заводе уже восемь лет. 6. – Летом вы опять будете путешествовать? – Да. 7. Секретарь напечатает эти письма после того, как их одобрит директор. 8. К тому времени она тебя совсем забудет. 9. Мы будем рекламировать эти товары несколько месяцев к тому времени, как они появятся на рынке. 10. Я подожду, пока он не позвонит мне. 11. – Что ты будешь делать завтра? – С 10 до 2 я буду работать в библиотеке. С 3 до 7 у меня будут занятия в институте. 12. К тому времени, когда он приедет, я буду жить на юге уже две недели. 13. Не знаю, пойдет ли Джон в кино после того, как вернется с работы. 14. Вы будете обсуждать этот вопрос уже полчаса к тому времени, когда я приду сюда. 15. – Что будут делать дети, когда мы придем домой? – Думаю, они будут играть. 16. Они закончат строительство школы к началу учебного года. 17. Я не знаю, когда мы опять встретимся. 18. – Что вы будете делать в это время в следующую пятницу? – Как всегда, буду работать. 19. Она будет делать домашнее задание в течение двух часов, к тому времени как ты придешь. 20. Мы придем к часу. Секретарь уже уйдет обедать.