Future Perfect And Future Perfect Progressive

FUTURE PERFECT

FUTURE PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

NET Coacalco

English Department

Semestre B 08/09

Extreme Races

The Tour de France The Tour de France is a popular cycling race that takes place every year in July. Teams of nine riders bike 3,427 km through the French countryside. By the start of the race, 15 million spectators will have lined up to watch the race. Riders try to intake 300-400 calories an hour during the race. At the end of an average day, they will have consumed over 6,000 calories. As a group they will have drunk 42,000 bottles of water.

Ironman Triathlon The Ironman is the most grueling triathlon. The fittest of athletes will swim for 2.4 miles, bike for 112 miles, and then run a marathon (26.2 miles). Participants will have been training for many months prior to the race, which officially ends after 17 hours. At that point, many racers won’t have finished yet. Contestants who do finish, however, will have fulfilled a lifelong dream.

The Raid World Cup The Raid is a multi-sport adventure race that takes place in a different country every year. Teams who complete the race will have had a great adventure, and they will have gained a broader cultural awareness. The race continues 24 hours a day. By the end of the course, most participants will have endured dehydration and sleep deprivation.

Use

Use the future perfect to talk about a future action that will already be completed by a certain time in the future.

By the start of the race , athletes will have spent a lot of money. At the end of the day ,racers will have consumed 6,000 calories. Athletes spend a lot of money on equipment, clothing, and entry fees. Racers need to constantly replenish the energy they are expending. past now future

Form 1

Use will/won’t + have + past participle to form the future perfect.

will won’t will have have have fulfilled finished endured Contestants a dream. Some racers the course. They dehydration.

Future Perfect Progressive 1

Use the future perfect progressive to talk about an action that will be in progress at a certain time in the future.

By her first Ironman race By her first Ironman race , she will have been running for three years. began running will enter race three years past now future

Future Perfect Progressive 2

In the future perfect progressive , the action may start sometime in the future or it may have already started.

By the time the team begins paddling By the time the team begins paddling , they will have been trekking for 18 hours straight. will begin trekking will begin paddling 18 hours past now future

Form 2

Use will / won’t + have been + base form + -ing to form the future perfect progressive.

will won’t will have have have been been been running training eating She for three years. Some racers very long. Riders all day.

Time Clauses

Use the future perfect or future perfect progressive with the simple present to show the relationship between two future events.

When the race starts , millions of spectators will have lined up . When the race starts future simple present future perfect First, millions of spectators line up. Then the race starts. now past

Practice 1 Look at the checklist. Use future perfect and future perfect progressive to say what Ann will have done by the start of the race. Example: She will have collected her race number. She will have checked her equipment. She will have packed energy bars. She will have been warming up for 45 minutes. She will have been training for 6 months. She will have attended a briefing. She will have filled her water bottles. Fill water bottles Collect race number Check equipment Pack energy bars Warm up / 45 min. Attend briefing Train / 6 months

Adverbs

Use already and yet with the future perfect to emphasize which event will happen first.

When he starts this race, he will have already run three marathons. By the time deadline, some contestants won’t have finished the race yet .

Practice 2 he will have already done some weight training. he will have already run 30 miles. he will have already checked and cleaned his bike. he will have already taken a yoga class. he will have already biked 15 miles with hills. he won’t have biked 25 miles yet . he won’t have swum 10 miles yet . he won’t have gotten a massage yet . Look at Ali’s training schedule for next week. Make sentences with already and yet describing what he will or won’t have done by Wednesday night. By Wednesday night, Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday