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B2

Future continuous and future perfect

This time tomorrow I'll be flying; by Friday I'll have finished.

FormUseExample
will be + -ingaction in progress at a future momentThis time tomorrow, I'll be lying on the beach.
will have + p.p.action completed before a future momentBy 2030, I'll have paid off my loan.
will have been + -ingduration up to a future momentIn June, I'll have been working here for ten years.

The future continuous is also a polite way to ask about plans: Will you be using the car tonight?

Test yourself

  1. Complete: By the time you arrive, we (finish) dinner.
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    will have finished
  2. Complete: At 10 tomorrow, I (take) my exam.
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    will be taking
  3. Correct: As soon as I will have finished, I'll leave.
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    As soon as I've finished, I'll leave.
  4. Complete: By Monday, he (read) everything.
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    will have read