Употребление Future Continuous

• Указание на процесс, который будет происходить в определенный момент в будущем:

At 7 o’clock we’ll be having barbecue, you are welcome to join. В семь часов у нас будет барбекю, приглашаем зайти.

Указатели Future Continuous

Future Continuous употребляется с такими обозначениями времени, как at this time tomorrow (next week, next month), at 10 o’clock on Friday и т.д.

1. Fill in the blanks using the Future Continuous Tense.

1. Mike (to read) this book at 2 o’clock tomorrow.

2. My sister (to write) the report from 6 to 7 on Sunday.

3. At this time tomorrow the boys of our group (to play) football.

4. This time next week I (to lie) on the soft yellow sand.

5. When Mom comes, we (to have) dinner.

2. Rewrite the sentences using the Future Continuous Tense.

1. He is playing volleyball now. (at 2 o’clock tomorrow)

2. They were writing a test at 10 o’clock yesterday. (at 5 o’clock tomorrow)

3. He is leaving today. (at 7 o’clock tomorrow)

4. She is sleeping now. (when he returns)

5. Mary was dancing the whole evening yesterday. (the whole evening tomorrow)

3. Make the sentences negative.

1. Your friend will be sleeping at 7 o’clock.

2. We shall be translating the text at 6 o’clock.

3. He will be watching TV at 9 o’clock in the evening.

4. They will be walking in the park at 5 o’clock tomorrow.

5. She will be swimming at 12 o’clock.

4. Answer the questions using the Future Continuous.

1. What will you be doing at 3 o’clock tomorrow? (have an English class)

2. What will she be doing after supper? (do her homework)

3. What will he be doing at the University for five years? (study law)

4. What will they be doing at this time tomorrow? (fly to Kiev)

5. What will she be doing on Sunday? (make a dress)

6. What will you be doing at this time next week? (bathe in the Black Sea)

7. What will he be doing when we arrive? (work in the garden)

8. What will she be doing at the concert tonight? (sing folk songs)

9. What will he be doing at this time the day after tomorrow? (interview a foreign delegation)

10. What will she be doing next term? (deliver lectures at the Institute of Foreign Languages)

5. Extend the statements using the Future Continuous.

1. Don’t ring her up at 12 o’clock, she (to have her music lesson).

2. Don’t send us any letters in June, we (to travel).

3. Don’t come to see her after lunch, she (to type).

4. Don’t leave the child alone, he (to cry).

5. Don’t tell Granny about it, she (to grumble).

6. Don’t expect him to come next Saturday, he (to work).

7. Don’t invite Jane to go with us, she (to talk all the time).

6. Complete the conversation using the Future Continuous.

Danial: I’m going to go into business when I leave college. Five years from now (I/run) a big company. I expect (I/earn) lots of money.

Vicky: I don’t know what (I/do). What about you, Natasha? What (you/do), do you think?

Natasha: I’m too lazy to do any work. I intend to marry someone very rich. (I/give) dinner parties all the time. We’ll have a cook (who/do) all the work, of course. And you’ll both get invitations.

Vicky: You’re joking, aren’t you, Natasha? I expect (you/play) in an orchestra. That’s what you really want to do, isn’t it?