Future Continuous Tense

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Future Continuous Tense
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Translation

• We leave London on 15th July, and we will be
  flying to Morocco, in northern Africa.
  
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2. Since we will be walking every day for almost
two weeks, I will need to buy a large , strong
light backpack to carry my supplies of food and
water.
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When do we use the future continuous tense?
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• talk about something that will be in progress
  over a period of time in the future
• e.g. Toby will be climbing in the Himalayas all
  next week.
• I will be visiting Europe next week.

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(b) talk about an action that starts before a
point in time in the future and probably
continues after it e.g. Toby will not be in
London next Tuesday. He will be climbing in
Himalayas.
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(c) express future without intention e.g. Tom
wont be cutting the grass. (fact, without
intention) ?????? Tom
wont cut the grass. ??????
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(d) make polite enquires about other peoples
future plans e. g. Will you be visiting your
uncle in Tanzania? Will you visit your
uncle in Tanzania?
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The form of the future continuous tense
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Take the base verb work as an example
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I/We shall not be working
Shall I/ we be working
I/We shall be working
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You will be working
You will not be working
Will you be working
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He/She /It/ They will not be working
He /She / It/ They will be working
Will he/she/ it/ they be working
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A Translate the following sentences into
English.
Practice
??????????, ?????? We will be having a meeting
from 3 to 4 this afternoon. ?????????? I believe
hell be coming soon.
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????????????? I will be seeing a
friend off this afternoon. ????????????????? I
dont know when we will be working together again.

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????????????????????????????? Mr. and Mrs. Smith
are going to Brazil next week, and they will be
traveling in Mexico later in the month.
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B Multiple choice

• 1. Send for a doctor quickly, or the old
  man___.A. will die B. is dying
• C. dies D. died

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2. Henry will not be able to attend the meeting
tonight because ____. A. he must teach a class
B. he will be teaching a class
C. he teaches a class D.
he will have been teaching
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• 3. We ___ a basketball match at five tomorrow
  afternoon. A. will have
  watched B. watch
  C. can watch
  D. will be watching

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• 4. If he ___ , dont interrupt him. A. still
  works
  B. will still be working C.
  still has been working D. is
  still working

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5. If the horse wins tomorrow, he ___ twenty
races in the past three years.
A. will win B. would win
C. will have won D. has won
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Future in the past
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Change direct speech into indirect speech.
Revision

• 1. Bob Im going to watch birds. Li Ming
  Bob said ____________ ____________
• 2. Wu Dong Ill go to my uncles. Colin Wu Dong
  said __________ ____________

he was going to
watch birds.
he would go
to his uncles.
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Question So what is the tense of the two
underlined parts?
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The usage of the future in the past tense

• (A) report an action in the past from a time
  when it was still in the future
• e.g. They were sure that they would win the final
  victory.
• (be sure happened in the past, the
  action win the final victory happened in the
  future compared with action of be sure)

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• (B) indicate a past intention
• e.g. I was going to leave, but then it rained.
• (C) indicate a past arrangement
• e.g. I was meeting him in town the next day.

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• (D) mean that the future action actually happened
• e.g. The journey that was to change Tobys
  life started in July that year.

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The form of future in the past

• (A) would do
• e.g. I told you Colin and I would spend a few
  weeks traveling.
• She would go for a walk after she had
  supper.

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• (B) was/were going to
• e.g. We were going to see the wild animals, but
  then we didnt have time.
• (C) was/were to
• e.g. It was his last day at school, and he was to
  leave the next morning.

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• (D) was/were about to
• e.g. Colin was about to get off the camel when a
  child ran towards him.

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Multiple choice

• 1. ---- Alice, why didnt you come yesterday?
  ----
  I___, but I had an unexpected visitor.
  A. had
  B. would C. was going
  to D. did

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• 2. I first met Lisa three years ago. She ____ at
  a radio shop at the time.
• A. has worked B. was working
• C. had just started D. had worked

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• 3. I dont think Jim saw me he____ into space.
  A. just
  started B. was
  just starting C. has
  just started D. had
  just started

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• 4. We were all surprised when he made it clear
  that he_____ office soon. (NMET1992)
  A. leaves B. would
  leave C. left D. had left

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• 5. ---Come in, Peter. I want to show you
  something.
  ---Oh, how nice of you! I___ you____ to bring me
  a gift. (NMET1990) A. never think are going
  B. never thought were going
  C. didnt think were going D.
  hadnt thought were going

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• 6. He____ anyone the minute he ____ they needed
  help.
• A. would help saw B.
  helped saw C. will
  help sees D. helps sees

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• 7. As I ____ the next day, I went to bed early on
  Thursday evening. A. was leaving
  B. had left C. will leave
  D. left
• 8. I had no idea if he _____ the meeting. A. will
  attend B. attends C. will
  have attended D. would attend

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• 9. I ____ to start off when it began to rain.
  
  A. was B. was able
  C. wanted D. was about
• 10. They wanted to know what ____ next.
• A. would happen B. has happened
• C. will happen D. is going to happen