Fill in the correct form verb in either the Future Perfect or Future Perfect Continuous tense.
1. Tamara will have completed her Bachelors Degree by June. (complete)
2. The customer service department will have been operating for 2 years by then. (operate)
3. By the time I start my shift, Dr. Frazier _________ for 18 hours straight. (work)
4. Sheila ____ the scholarship by the time she starts school in September. (get)
5. By this time next month, I hope they ____building the community center. (finish)
6. Professor Adams ______ at this university for 25 years by the time he retires in June. (teach)
7. By this time tomorrow night we ______ in Australia. (arrive)
______ he ______ the message by the time your flight takes off? (receive)
8. Dana _____ the night shift by the time you get up in the morning. (not finish)
9. The team _____ at the exhibition for five hours by the time I arrive there. (work)
10. By the time we get on the plane, they ____already _____ the luggage. (load)
11. By 2025, I hope researchers ______ a cure for cancer. (find)
5. Fill in the gaps with the verb in brackets using either the Future Perfect (I will have done) / Future Perfect Continuous (I will have been doing).
1. By the time we get to the party, Fat Bob .. everything. (to eat)
2. When we get to March, Jimbo . in Thailand for 18 months. (to live)
3. Theres no point going now. The bus .. by the time we get there. (to leave)
4. Be prepared to stand up during the concert as they .. all the seats by now. (to take)
5. By June, we .. together for four months. (to go out)
When you get to L.A., you .. for seven hours. (to fly)
Im sure that when we go to the meeting, all the important guests in time. (to arrive)
This time tomorrow I .. all my exams. (to finish)
By next Friday we .. the course. (to complete)
Old Mr. Macawber .. maths for 30 years by the end of this term. (to teach)
By next spring, we .. in Kyoto for two years. (to work)
By the time you wake up tomorrow morning, Pete . in Seattle.
(to arrive)
At this rate, we .. everything ready by six oclock. (to get)
Johnson .. at sea 7 days by the time he enters French waters. (to be)
If what scientists say is true, humans .. life a miserable existence within the next 15 years. (to make)
6. Match the following sentences using Future Perfect (I will have done) / Future Perfect Continuous (I will have been doing).
1) We will have rehearsed the play
2) We will have been rehearsing the play
a. for two months in September.
b. by September.
1) I will have found enough mushrooms
2) I will have been looking for mushrooms
a. for a couple of hours before lunch.
b. before you start cooking.
1) By Friday they will have dug up
2) By Friday they will have been digging up
a. the roads in King Street and George Street.
b. the roads in our town.
1) When he retires
2) If he finishes his last film
a. he will have been making films for 30 years.
b. he will have made 30 films.
1) By the next week
2) By the 30th of June
a. I will have given up smoking.
b. I will have been trying to give up smoking for two months.
1) By the end of this season he will have played
2) By the end of this season he will have been playing
a. for 10 months in this team.
b. 50 games in this team.
1) She will have eaten her dinner
2) She will have been eating her dinner
a. for an hour at 7 o'clock.
b. by 7 o'clock.
1) Ill have sent him an e-mail
2) Ill have been sending him e-mails for a couple of days
a. before I leave the office.
b. today.
7. Open the brackets using Future Perfect (I will have done) / Future Perfect Continuous (I will have been doing).
1. By the time we get to Chicago this evening, we (drive) more than four hundred miles. We are going to be exhausted.
2. When Sarah goes on vacation next month, she (study) German for over two years. She should be able to communicate fairly well while she is in Austria.
3. I have not traveled much yet; however, I (visit) the Grand Canyon and San Francisco by the time I leave the United States.
4. By the time you finish studying the verb tense tutorial, you (master) all twelve tenses including their passive forms.
5. Drive faster! If you dont hurry up, she (have) the baby by the time we get to the hospital.
6. I came to England six months ago. I started my economics course three months ago. When I return to Australia, I (study) for nine months and I (be) in England for exactly one year.
7. Margie just called and said she would be here at 8 oclock. By the time she gets here, we (wait) for her for two hours.
8. Frank just changed jobs again. If he keeps this up, he (change) jobs at least four or five times by the end of the year.
9. Come over to my house around 9 oclock. By then, I (complete) my history essay and we can go see a movie.
10. In June, my grandmother and grandfather (be) married for fifty years.
8. Read the dialogues opening the brackets in Future Continuous (I will be doing) / Future Perfect Continuous (I will have been doing).
1.
Simona: Margaret is really going to speak Spanish well when she gets back from that language school in Mexico.
Isabelle: Hopefully! She (take) classes for more than six months.
Simona:She is going to be able to speak Spanish with some of our Latin American clients.
Isabelle: Good. Two clients from Peru (visit) us next month when Margaret returns. We need someone to entertain them while they are here.
2.
Jason: I am leaving!
Nurse: If you would please wait, the doctor will be with you in ten minutes. The doctor is having some problems with a patient.
Jason: The doctor was having problems with that patient an hour ago. If I wait another ten minutes, I am sure he (have, still) problems with her. By the time hes finally ready to see me, I (wait) for more than two hours.
3.
Frank: What are you going to be doing tomorrow at five?
Debbie: I (paint) my living room walls.
Frank: Still? How long have you been working on your living room?
Debbie: Forever. By the time I finish, I (redecorate) the living room for over a week.
Frank:Too bad. I was going to ask if you wanted to see a movie. What about the day after tomorrow?
Debbie: Sorry, I (move) furniture and (put) up drapes.
4.
Mr. Jones: What are you going to be doing next year at this time?
Mr. McIntyre: I (work) for a big law firm in New Orleans.
Mr. Jones: I didnt know you were leaving Baton Rouge.
Mr. McIntyre: I got a great job offer which I just cant refuse. Besides, by the time I move, I (live) in Baton Rouge for over twenty years. I think its about time for a change.