Будущее совершенно-длительное время

By next summer we’ll have been living here for ten years.

К следующему лету мы будем жить здесь уже в течение 10 лет.

Exercise 1.

Open the brackets using the verb in the Future Perfect Continuous.

1.

Lucy ____ (to study) in London for two years when I come here.

2.

Mark ____ (to teach) German for two years when I begin to teach English.

3.

By next July she ____ (to live) here for five years.

4.

At six o’clock I ____ (to work) for five hours.

5.

I ____ (to work) at the library for 8 hours when you come there.

6.

By next summer we ____ (to live) here for ten years.

7.

You ____ (to study) English for five years by the next spring.

Exercise 2.

Look through the given information and answer to the question using the Future Perfect Continuous. Use by the time if necessary. There may be more than one answer.

Model:

Doctors began using morphine in the 1860s.How long will doctors have been using morphine by 2020?

Doctors will have been using morphine for about 160 years by 2020.

1.

Alex started writing his book in November. How long will he have been writing his book by May?

2.

Fred became a computer programmer in 1997. He is still a computer programmer. How long will he have been a computer programmer in 2030?

3.

People began taking pictures in the 1830’s. How long will people have been taking pictures by 2080?

4.

Emma started looking for a job on Sunday. How long will Emma have been looking for a job on Tuesday?

5.

The Greens moved to Manchester in 1995. They have lived there ever since. How long will the Greens have been living in Manchester by the end of the year?

Exercise 3.

What will the following people have been doing by the end of next month? Using the prompts below, make sentences, as in the example.

Model:

Bryan / travel / eight years

At the end of next month, Bryan will have been travelling for eight years.

1.

Kevin / run / own business / five years

2.

Grace / star in films / nine years

3.

Anita / design clothes / six years

4.

Harry / build houses / seven years

5.

Jack/ paint /thirteen years

6.

Diana / teach children / eight years

Exercise 4.

Work in pairs. Discuss with your group mate what you will have been doing by the time you finish University.

Model:

SA: By the time I finish University I will have been learning English for 11 years. And what about you?

SB: As for me ____

1.

To dance (4 years)

2.

To live in a hostel (5 years)

3.

To work on the project

4.

To do yoga

5.

To climb mountains

6.

To learn geometry

7.

To learn a foreign language