Future Continuous vs Future Perfect

Exercises

Explanation

1. Future Continuous

Form: will / won’t be + verb-ing

We use the Future Continuous to describe actions that will:

A. Be happening at a particular time in the future

It emphasises that the action will be in progress, not finished.

• At 7 p.m. tomorrow, I will be preparing dinner.

• Don’t call after nine — we’ll be watching a documentary.

• This time next weekend, she won’t be studying; she’ll be travelling to the coast.

B. Be temporary or part of a short-term future arrangement

It often describes short stays, temporary routines, or changing situations.

• I’ll be living with my aunt for a few weeks while my house is painted.

• During the summer, we’ll be using the small office upstairs.

• Will you be working from home during the renovation?

2. Future Perfect

Form: will / won’t have + past participle (V3)

Meaning and UseWe use the Future Perfect to talk about actions that will:

A. Be completed before a specific moment in the future

It shows that the action will be finished by that time.

• By 11 a.m., I will have answered all my emails.

• They will have completed the new library before autumn begins.

• Will you have written the introduction by the time the editor calls?

B. Have lasted a certain period by a future date

It highlights the duration of a long activity.

• By next June, I will have lived in this town for eight years.

• In two months, she will have worked on this project for half a year.

• By 2030, scientists will have studied this data for decades.

3. Common Time Expressions

These phrases frequently appear with the Future Perfect and sometimes help identify the correct tense:

• by / by the time

• before

• in a year / in two weeks / in six months

• by next week / by tomorrow / by 2030

Examples

• I won’t have learned all the vocabulary by Monday.

• By the time we arrive, the movie will have started.

• In a year’s time, he will have collected enough points to graduate.