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III. The use of the Future-Indefinite-in-the-Past.
The Future-Indefinite-in-the-Past denotes an action which was future from the point of view of the past.
I was sure he would agree with me.
THE FUTURE-CONTINUOUS-IN-THE-PAST
I. The formation of the Future-Continuous-in-the-Past
The Future-Continuous-in-the-Past is formed by means of the Future-Indefinite-in-the-Past of the auxiliary verb to be and Participle I of the notional verb.
In the interrogative form of the first auxiliary verb is placed before the subject.
In the negative formthe negative particle not is placed after the first auxiliary verb.
| Affirmative | Interrogative | Negative |
| I should be working | Should I be working? | I should not be working |
| You would be working | Would you be working? | He would not be working |
| He/she/it would be working | Would he/she/it be working? | He/she/it would not be working |
| We should be working | Should we be working? | We should not be working |
| They would be working | Would they be working? | They would not be working |
II. The contracted affirmative forms are:
I’d be working
He’d be working
The contracted negative forms are:
I shouldn’t be working
He wouldn’t be working
The negative-interrogative forms are:
Should I not be working?
Shouldn’t you be working?
Would he not be working?
Wouldn’t he be working?
THE USE OF THE FUTURE-CONTINUOUS-IN-THE-PAST
I. The formation of the Future-Continuous-in-the-Past
The Future-Continuous-in-the-Past denotes a concrete action going on at a definite moment (occasionally covering a whole period of time in the future) when that future moment is viewed from the past.
I told him not to come at six o’clock because I should be having my lesson at that
time.
I felt sure they would be discussing the same problem when I called.
THE FUTURE-PERFECT-IN-THE-PAST
I. The formation of the Future-Perfect-in-the-Past
The Future-Perfect-in-the-Past is formed by means of the Future-Indefinite-in-the-Past of the auxiliary verb to have and Participle II of the notional verb.
In the interrogative form the auxiliary verb is placed before the subject.
In the negative formthe negative particle not is placed after the first auxiliary verb.
| Affirmative | Interrogative | Negative |
| I should have worked | Should I have worked? | I should not have worked |
| You would have worked | Would you have worked? | You would not have worked |
| He/she/it would have worked | Would he/she/it have worked? | He/she/it would not have worked |
| We should have work | Should we have worked? | We shouldn’t have worked |
| They would have work | Would they have worked? | They shouldn’t have worked |
II. The contracted affirmative forms are:
I’d have worked
He’d have worked
The contracted negative forms are:
I shouldn’t have worked
He wouldn’t have worked
The negative-interrogative forms are:
Should I have worked?
Shouldn’t I have worked?
Would he not have worked?
Wouldn’t he have worked?
III. The use of the Future-Perfect-in-the-Past
The Future-Perfect-in-the-Past is used to denote an action completed before a definite moment which was future from the point of view of the past.
I wondered whether they would have reached the place by noon.
They assured me that they would have finished their work by six o’clock.
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