Употребление the Future Continuous (Progressive) Tense.
1. Действия в процессе развития в указанный момент в будущем.Момент совершения действия может быть указан:
– обозначениями времени, такими как at five o ’ clock в пять часов, at noon в полдень, at midnight в полночь, at that moment в этот момент и т. п.:
| I ’ll still be working at six o’clock. | Я еще буду работать в шесть часов. |
– другим будущим действием, выраженным глаголом в thePresent SimpleTense в придаточном предложении времени или условия:
| When I come back, they will be having supper. | Когда я вернусь, они будут ужинать. |
2. Действия, как результат заведенного порядка (вместо the Present Continuous Tense).
| I ’ll be seeing him there tomorrow. | Я увижу его там завтра. |
(Мы работаем в одном и том же учреждении, поэтому мы обязательно встретимся.)
3. Когда мы вежливо интересуемся, что люди собираются делать для того, чтобы узнать, смогут ли они сделать что-либо для нас или предложить сделать что-либо для них.
| Will you be using the printer for long? I need to print a document promptly. | Ты долго будешь использовать принтер? Мне нужно срочно распечатать документ. |
В обстоятельственных придаточных предложениях условия и времени, которые вводятся союзами if если, unless если … не, provided that при условии если, when когда, until, till до тех пор, пока не, as soon as как только, as long as пока, before прежде чем и т. д. для описания будущих действий вместо the Future Continuous (Progressive) Tenseупотребляется the Present Continuous Tense.
EXERCISES
| Exercise 1. | Fill the gaps with the verb in brackets using the Future Continuous. |
| 1. | Peggy ____ (come) to the party on Saturday. |
| 2. | Tomorrow at nine I ____ (write) a test. |
| 3. | This time next week he ____ (fly) to South Africa. |
| 4. | At 6 o’clock on Friday they ____ (sing) the new song. |
| 5. | This time tomorrow, we ____ (sit) on a train to Barcelona. |
| 6. | This evening at 9 o’clock, she ____ (watch) a movie with her friends. |
| 7. | Tomorrow at this time I ____ (dance) at a party. |
| 8. | In a hundred years’ time people ____ (go) to Mars for their holidays. |
| 9. | At 7 o’clock you ____ (help) you brother. |
| 10. | Andy ____ (watch) a video when I arrive tonight. |
| 11. | When you next see me I ____ (wear) my new dress. |
| 12. | She ____ (sleep) when you telephone her. |
| 13. | I ____ (wait)for you when your bus arrives. |
| 14. | My mother ____ (bake) an apple pie when we come. |
| 15. | Students ____ (write) a control test when the bell rings. |
| 16. | Mr. Wolf ____ (deliver) his lecture when I come to the Academy. |
| Exercise 2. | Say what people won’t be doing as part of their routine. |
| Model: | Nick goes to the club every Friday but he won ’ t be going there next Friday. |
| 1. | Emma sees Helen every day but ____ (tomorrow). |
| 2. | Henry goes to Poland every summer but ____ (next summer). |
| 3. | Matt plays tennis every weekend but ____ (the coming weekend). |
| 4. | Dan has lunch in the canteen every day but ____ (on Sunday). |
| 5. | Lesley dances every Monday evening but ____ (this Monday evening). |
| 6. | We have English lessons every Friday but ____ (next Friday). |
| Exercise 3. | You want to ask a friend to do something for you or to let you do something. Find out if it is convenient for your friend. Use the verbs in brackets. |
| Model: | You want your friend to post a letter for you. (go to) Will you be going to the post office? |
| 1. | You want your friend to give a photo to Karen tomorrow. (see) |
| 2. | You want to have a look at your friend’s magazine tonight. (read) |
| 3. | You want your friend to take your library book back today. (go to) |
| 4. | You want your friend to send your best wishes to Anna son. (write to) |
| 5. | You want to use your friend’s computer this afternoon. (use) |
| 6. | You want your friend to buy you something at the supermarket. (go to) |
| 7. | You want your friend to give you a lift home. (drive) |
| 8. | You want your friend to give a message to her sister soon. (phone) |
| Exercise 4. | There are 5 sentences with mistakes. Find and correct them. |
| 1. | We will be lying on the beach this time next Sunday. |
| 2. | Next month they be repairing the school. |
| 3. | At 6pm tomorrow I’ll be dating with him. |
| 4. | Will be you wait for her when her plane arrives tonight? |
| 5. | Terry will be study at this time tomorrow. |
| 6. | I’ll be watching TV when she arrives tonight. |
| 7. | You shall still be cooking when I come back. |
| 8. | The baby will sleep at 2 o’clock at night. |
| Exercise 5. | A. Complete the conversation. Put in a pronoun and the Future Continuous form of the verb. |
| Bryan: Anita: Emily: Anita: | I’m going to go into business when I graduate from the university. Ten years from now 1.____ (I / run) a big company. I expect 2.____ (I / earn) lots of money. I don’t know what 3.____(I / do). What about you,Emily? What 4.____(you / do), do you think? I’m too lazy to do any work. I intend to marry someone very rich. 5.____(I / give) dinner parties all the time. We’ll have a cook 6.____ (who / do) all the work, of course. And you’ll both get invitations. You’re joking, aren’t you, Emily? I expect 7.____ (you / write) articles for the best magazines. That’s what you really want to do, isn’t it? |
| B. Write what Bryan, Anita and Emily will be doing in ten years. |
| Exercise 6. | Say what you will be doing at this time. |
| Model: | I’m going to watch television from 9 till 10. So at 9. 30 I will be watching television. |
| 1. | At 3pm (to sweep the floor) |
| 2. | At 5 pm (to cook a dinner) |
| 3. | At 6 pm (to have a dinner) |
| 4. | At 8 pm tonight (to wash the dishes) |
| 5. | At 9 pm (to read a newspaper) |
| 6. | At 11 pm (to sleep) |
| Exercise 7. | Work in pairs. Write down your schedules for tomorrow. Compare it with your group mate. |
| Model: | While I’ll be having breakfast, you will be sleeping. |
Будущее совершенное время
The Future Perfect Tense
Образование. The Future Perfect Tense образуется при помощи вспомогательного глагола to haveв форме будущего времени (shall have, will have)и формы причастия прошедшего времени (Past Participle) смыслового глагола: I shall have worked, he will have worked, we shall have worked.
В вопросительной форме первый вспомогательный глагол ставится перед подлежащим: Shall I have worked? Will he have worked? Shall we have worked?
