The future perfect tense

FUTURE INDEFINITE TENSE

(FUTURE SIMPLE)

Качалова, Израилевич р. 123-125

FORMATION: analytic WILL DO

FUNCTIONS

1) to state a simple fact in future He’ll return tomorrow.

In “when” questions the Future simple is always used. When will they get married?

2) a succession of actions They will swim in the river, bathe in the sun and eat a lot of fruit.

3) with non-continuous verbs

4) in clauses of time and condition, introduced by the conjunctions: when, while, till, until, before, after, as soon as, if, unless, on condition that the Present Indefinite is used

If I find your number, I’ll call you.

If you call her, give her my regards. (повелительное наклонение в главном приравнивается к

будущему времени)

In object clauses introduced by ‘if’ the Future Indefinite is used.

Ask him if he’ll do it at all. I won’t be able to find out whether he’ll fail his exams or not.

I don’t know, I doubt if/whether she’ll pass her exams

REQUEST

UNWILLINGNESS

INSTRUCTIVE

‘SHALL’

THE FUTURE СONTINUOUS TENSE

(FUTURE PROGRESSIVE)

Качалова, Израилевич р. 133-137

FORMATION: analytic (auxiliary verb (вспомогательный) “ to be " in Future Indefinite+

be + Participle 1) WILL BE DOING

FUNCTIONS:

1) action taking place at the indicated moment in future or during a certain period

The moment can be indicated

- by a time adverb (at 6 o”clock tomorrow, in an hour, from 9 to 11, the whole evening, all day tomorrow)

- by another parallel action (with “ while", “when") She will be cooking talk while I’m

working. I’ll be working when he returns.

2) An action which is expected by the speaker as the result of a normally developing situation

He’ll be meeting us at the station. She says she’ll be seeing you tomorrow.

THE FUTURE PERFECT TENSE

Качалова, Израилевич р. 150-152

WILL HAVE DONE

The action will be finished before the indicated moment in future

The moment can be indicated

- by a time adverb (by, before, by then, by the time, until, till)

- by another action She will have finished her term paper when you come to check it.

NB: Until/till are used only in negative sentences

She will have finished the report by tomorrow. (not until tomorrow)

She won’t have finished the report until/till tomorrow.

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