The future perfect continuous (progressive) tense

WILL HAVE BEEN + V + ING

Exercise 1. Comment on the use of the Future Perfect Continuous Tense in the following sentences. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. I’ll have been teaching for twenty years this 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 13. 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 year we shall have been studying at the institute for two years. 8. By 1998 he will have been playing hockey 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 month) 16. Have you been learning to play the piano for two years?(next September)

Exercise 3. Put the verbs in brackerts into the correct form: future perfect or future perfect continuous.

1. We (finish) this exercise by 8 o’clock. 2. We are late. The lesson (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 pounds on his education. 16. When my daughter goes to school we (live) here for over five years.

Exercise 4. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form: future simple, future continuous, future perfect:

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 newspa- per. 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 into English using the Future Simple, the Future Continuous, the Future Perfect or the Future Perfect Continu ous.

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 пять тысяч человек посетят эту выставку. 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, как 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? - Я 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.

PROGRESS CHECK 3

Exercise 1. Underline the future form which is most appropriate.

A Hello, Henry. How are you?

B Fine. And you?

A Not so bad, thanks. Listen I’m ringing to try to arrange a meeting with you. I’ll be coming/I’m coming/I come to London next Wednesday to see some customers. I’m going to see/I’ll see/I’m seeing them in the morning. Will you be/are you /are you going to be free any time in the afternoon?

B I won’t be/I’m not/I’m not going to be in London, I’m afraid. I’ll/I’m going/I’ll be going abroad for a few days on business.

A Oh, where do you go/will you go/are you going?

B To Germany. I have a meeting in Bonn. My company will open/opens/is opening a new office there next year.

A Mmm. Sounds exciting. When do you go/are you going/will you go?

B On Monday evening, and I’m not back/I won’t be back/I’m not going to be back until Thursday morning.

A Oh, well. I could stay overnight and see you then. What time is your plane getting in/does your plane get in/will your plane get in?

B 10.40, so if I get a taxi, I’ll be/I am/I could be in my office at 12.00.

A On second thoughts, don’t do that. I’ll see/I’ll be seeing/I’m going to see you at the airport. We can talk there. We finish/we’re finishing/we’ll have finished by 2.00, probably, so then we can have something to eat and I can get the 3.00 shuttle back to Manchester. How does that sound?

B Fine. We’ll sort it all out then. Thanks for ringing. Bye.

A Cheerio. I see you/I’ll be seeing you/I’ll see you on Thursday. Have a good trip.

Exercise 2. Put the verbs in brackets into the most suitable future form.

1. What you (do) tomorrow? - I (work) at my English as usual. 2. What you (do) at 10 o’clock tomorrow? - I probably (work) at my English. I think I (do) my work by 12 o’clock, so you may come to fetch me at that time. 3. Ann (read) for her exam tomorrow. She (learn) grammar when Mary (come). Ann (learn) grammar for 3 hours before Mary (come). 4. He (finish) his work tomorrow. He (finish) his work this time tomorrow. I (not to leave) him until he (finish) his work. Come at five o’clock. I am certain that by that time he (finish) everything. 5. It’s too late to ring Don. He (leave) the house by now. 6. In ano- ther two years, you (leave) school. 7. By the end of this century, we (use up) most of the world’s oil supplies. 8. Have you got tickets for the concert? - Yes, we (go) on Saturday. 9. Have you got tickets for the concert? - Not yet. But I think we (go) on Saturday if we can. 10. Why don’t you tell me when they (announce) the results of the competition? 11. When they (announce) the results we (congratulate) the winners. 12. When the manager (finish) interview- ing the applicants he (come) to some decision. 13. I can’t say when the manager (finish) interviewing the applicants. 14. I (give) you the answer as soon as I (make up) my mind. 15. Monday (be) the seventeenth of July. 16. The UN General Assembly (open) in New York this month. 17. Look! Those two cars (collide) in a minute. 18. I’ve got wine and beer. Which would you like? - Oh, thank you. I (have) beer, please. 19. I (have) a party next Saturday. I hope you can come. 20. I (paint) my flat by next weekend. 21. Don’t go out without a coat. You (catch) a cold. 22. You (see) him tomorrow by any chance? 23. By the time you (finish) youe work I (book) the tickets and (wait) for you at the office. 24. Are you still watching that program? What time it (end)? 25. I won- der where we (live) ten years from now?

Exercise 3. Translate into English.

1. Мы прочитаем эту книгу завтра к 3 часам. 2. Я буду очень занят в начале июня. Я буду сдавать экзамены. 3. Я напишу тебе письмо. 4. К семи часам я закончу эту работу. 5. Я все еще буду работать, когда ты вернешься. 6. На следующей неделе мы к вам приедем. 7. Не звоните мне от 3 до 5. Я буду писать доклад. 8. Завтра в это время мы будем подъез- жать к Сочи. 9. Ты уже позвонил Николаю? - Нет, я забыл это сделать. Я позвоню ему сейчас. 10. Осторожно, ты разобьешь стакан! 11. Я не смогу встретиться с тобой завтра: я играю в теннис. 12. Как ты думаешь, кто выиграет на следующих выборах? 13. Завтра в два часа я буду работать в офисе. 14. Я помогу тебе с домашней работой, когда закончу стирать белье. 15. Я передам Джеку записку, если увижу его завтра. 16. Почему ты надеваешь пальто? Ты куда-то идешь?

Exercise 4. Complete the following conversation by putting the verbs in the right tense to express a future action.

Rebecca and Arnold are leaving the office where they work.

Arnold: Would you like to come to a film this weekend? Rebecca: I’d like to, but I’m afraid I (not to have) time. Arnold: Why? What you (do)? Rebecca: Well, my father (arrive) back from Australia. He’s been there for six months and we (have) a big party to celebrate. Arnold: He (not to be) too tired for a party after his flight? Rebecca: Yes, and no doubt he (suffer) from jetlag. So, on Saturday he can take it easy. But on Sunday, all the family (come) for a big barbecue. I (prepare) things all day on Saturday. Arnold: What a lot of work for you. Rebecca: I don’t mind. My sisters are very helpful and we’re well organised. In fact, I (see) someone about hiring a band this afternoon. So, I must go now or I (not to get) to their office before they (close).

Arnold: I hope everything (go) well for you.

Rebecca: I’m sure it (be) a great day. Provided the sun (shine), that is!

THE SEQUENCE OF TENSES

Exercise 1. Read and translate the following sentences paying attention to the verb forms. Say whether the action of the object clause precedes, follows or is simultaneous with the action of the principal clause.

A. 1. He says that he is very busy. 2. He said that he was very busy. 3. He said that he had been busy. 4. He said that he would be busy. 5. She says that she lived in Paris. 6. She said that she lived in Paris. 7. She said that she had lived in Paris. 8. She said that she was going to live in Paris. 9. He knows that Peter was in Moscow in 1992. 10. He knew that Peter was in Moscow. 11. He knew that Peter had been in Moscow several times. 12. He showed me the exercises he had done. 13. All the students knew what they had to revise for the examinations. 14. Didn’t you know who had done it? 15. We didn’t know whose things they were. 16. I saw him before the lecture. He was talking to some people I didn’t know.

B. 1. I’m sorry I did’t know you were waiting for me. 2. We did not know that they had moved to Moscow. 3. They thought that it would be a nice day. 4. We knew that they would keep their promise. 5. Last month a I saw Alec. He looked very sunburnt. He said he had spent a month in the south. 6. When I entered Jane’s room yesterday I saw that her eyes were red. I under- stood that she had been crying. 7. When I called on my friend the other day he was writing a report. He said he had been working at it for a month. 8. What did you say your father’s name was? 9. He decided that he would go to Berlin as soon as possible. 10. We took our umbrellas, because we were afraid it would rain, for the barometer had been falling for some time. 11. I wanted to join the police but I wasn’t tall enough. 12. I came to tell you that Henry had been to see me. 13. Her family knew where she had been and what she had been doing. 14. He thought that they were going to get married. 15. I quite forgot it was my birthday today. 16. Yesterday on my way home I met Mary. She was in a hurry. I thought she was hurrying to the Institute, but she said she was going to the station to meet a friend of hers who was coming by the 9 o’clock train.

Exercise 2. Complete the following sentences using the given words. Express a simultaneous action.

Model: 1. I didn’t want to phone Mary at that late hour. I knew she (to go to bed early).