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TermsEnglish (UK) · Future
Future Continuous & Future Perfect
The future continuous (will be + -ing) describes an action that will be in progress at a certain moment in the future. Typical signals are this time tomorrow, at nine tomorrow or don't call at eight: This time tomorrow I will be lying on a beach.
The future perfect (will have + past participle) describes an action that will be finished before a certain moment in the future. Typical signals are by + a time, by the time ... and a duration up to a future point: By 2030 they will have finished the bridge. In June I will have worked here for ten years.
- Negatives: won't be + -ing, won't have + past participle
- After by the time, the verb stays in the present simple: by the time you get home
Examples
- This time tomorrow we will be sitting on the plane.
- Don't phone at seven – I will be putting the children to bed.
- By Sunday, I will have painted the whole kitchen.
- By the time you wake up, we will have left.
- Next year, she will have lived in Paris for five years.
Try it yourself
This time tomorrow I (to lie) on a beach.Show answer
This time tomorrow I will be lying on a beach.
By 2030, they (to finish) the new bridge.Show answer
By 2030, they will have finished the new bridge.
Don't call at eight – we (to have) dinner.Show answer
Don't call at eight – we will be having dinner.
By the time you get home, I (to cook) dinner.Show answer
By the time you get home, I will have cooked dinner.
In June, I (to work) here for ten years.Show answer
In June, I will have worked here for ten years.
This time next week, we (to drive) around Scotland.Show answer
This time next week, we will be driving around Scotland.
By Friday, I (to read) the whole book.Show answer
By Friday, I will have read the whole book.
Please don't phone after nine. The baby (to sleep).Show answer
Please don't phone after nine. The baby will be sleeping.
By December, she (to save) enough for a car.Show answer
By December, she will have saved enough for a car.
When you get here, I (to wait) for you at the station.Show answer
When you get here, I will be waiting for you at the station.