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Unit 24. Will be doing and will have done.




Unit 24; Part A

galka.jpgStudy this example situation:
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Unit 24; Part B

galka.jpgI will be doing something (future continuous) = I will be in the middle of doing it:

    This time next week I'll be on holiday. I'll be lying on the beach or swimming in the sea.
    You have no chance of getting the job. You'll be wasting your time if you apply for it.


Compare will be (do)ing and will (do)
:
    Don't phone between 7 and 8. We'll be having dinner.
    Let's wait for Liz to arrive and then we'll have dinner.


Compare will be -ing with other continuous forms:
•     At 10 o'clock yesterday, Sally was in her office. She was working (past)
      It's 10 o'clock now. She is in her office. She is working
(present)
      At 10 o'clock tomorrow, she will be in her office. She will be working.

Unit 24; Part C

galka.jpgWe also use will be -ing in a different way: to talk about complete actions in the future.
24.2.jpgFor example:
•    The government will be making a statement about the crisis later today.
    Will you be going away this summer?
    Later in the programme, I'll be talking to the Minister of Education ...
    Our best player is injured and won't be playing in the game on Saturday.


In these examples will be -ing is similar to (be) going to ...

Unit 24; Part D

We use will have (done) (future perfect) to say that something will already be complete before a time in the future. For example:
    Sally always leaves for work at 8.30 in the morning. She won't be at home at 9 o'clock - she'll have gone to work.
    We're late. The film will already have started by the time we get to the cinema.


Compare will have (done) with other perfect forms:

    Ted and Amy have been married for 24 years.  (present perfect)
      Next year they will have been married for 25 years.
      When their son was born, they had been married for three years.
(past perfect)



Exercises

flag.jpgRead about Colin. Then tick the sentences which are true. In each group of sentences at least one is true.
Key.2    b is true
3    а and с are true
4    b and d are true
5    с and d are true
6    с is true

Colin goes to work every day. He leaves home at 8 o'clock and arrivesat work at about 8.45. He starts work immediately and continues until12.30 when he has lunch (which takes about half an hour). He startswork again at 1.15 and goes home at exactly 4.30. Every day he followsthe same routine and tomorrow will be no exception.
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flag.jpgPut the verb into the correct form, will be (do)ing or will have (done).
Key.2    We'll have finished
3    we'll be playing
4    I'll be working
5    the meeting will have ended
6    he'll have spent
7    you'll still be doing
8    she'll have travelled
9    I'll be staying
10  Will you be seeing


1    Don't phone between 7 and 8.  We'll be having  (we / have) dinner then.
2    Phone me after 8 o'clock. ________________ (we / finish) dinner by then.
3    Tomorrow afternoon we're going to play tennis from 3 o'clock until4.30. So at 4 o'clock, ________________ (we / play) tennis.
4    A: Can we meet tomorrow?
      B: Yes, but not in the afternoon. ________________ (I / work).
5    В has to go to a meeting which begins at 10 o'clock. It will last about an hour.
      A: Will you be free at 11.30?
      B: Yes, ________________ (the meeting/end) by then.
6    Ben is on holiday and he is spending his money very quickly. If hecontinues like this, ________________ (he / spend) all his money beforethe end of his holiday.
7    Do you think ________________ (you / still / do) the same job in ten years' time?
8    Lisa is from New Zealand. She is travelling around Europe at themoment. So far she has travelled about 1,000 miles. By the end of thetrip, ________________ (she / travel) more than 3,000 miles.
9    If you need to contact me, ________________ (I / stay) at the Lion Hotel until Friday.
10  A: ________________ (you / see) Laura tomorrow?
      B: Yes, probably. Why?
      A: I borrowed this CD from her. Can you give it back to her?


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