This document provides information on making predictions and using future tenses in English, including future continuous and future perfect. It discusses using will, going to, about to, may and might to make predictions. It explains that future continuous is used to talk about actions in progress at a specific time in the future, with the form of will + be + verb-ing. Future perfect expresses an action that will be completed before another time or action in the future, with the form of will + have + past participle. Several exercises are included to practice using these tenses in sentences.

1. PREDICTIONS,
FUTURE CONTINUOUS AND
FUTURE PERFECT
UNIT 4: THAT’S GARBAGE!
By Teacher Danitza Lazcano F.

2. PREDICTIONS
We can not only use Will and
Going to (+ an infinitive verb) to
make predictions, but also About to,
May and Might.

3. We use WILL to make simple predictions about future
events. A prediction we are certain about.
E.g., I will make more money next year.
(I’m quite sure this will happen)
We use GOING TO to make predictions when there is
present evidence about a future event.
E.g., I’m going to make more money next year.
(I know this will happen because my boss told me)

4. We use ABOUT TO followed by an infinitive when
something is certain to happen immediately.
E.g., I’m about to make more money.
(A new project will give me good benefits)
We use MAY and MIGHT in predictions to talk about
possibility. Something is possible in the future but not
certain.
E.g., I may/might make more money next year.
(It is possible, this could or couldn’t happen)

5. LET’S PRACTICE!!!

6. Exercise I: Complete the sentences with the correct prediction form.
1. The train_______________ (just/leave).
2. Mr Potts ______________ (sell) his house. He put a notice in the
local newspaper.
3. _______________ (marry/you) me?
4. I _______________ (be)promoted when the new boss took over.
5. Your mother told me you _______________ (visit) your parents
next year.

7. Exercise I: Complete the sentences with the correct prediction form.
1. The train is just about to leave (just/leave).
2. Mr Potts is going to sell (sell) his house. He put a notice in the
local newspaper.
3. Will you marry (marry/you) me?
4. I was about to be (be)promoted when the new boss took over.
5. Your mother told me you are going to visit (visit) your parents
next year.

8. FUTURE
CONTINUOUS

9. We use the Future Continuous to talk about an action in progress
in the future. It is taking place around certain time in the future.
Its verb form is,
WILL + BE + VERBING
Examples:
This time next December, we’ll be resting at home.
(Para este tiempo el próximo diciembre estaremos descansando
en casa)
At 14:30 on Friday, you will be leaving the school.
(Para las 14:30 del viernes estarás dejando el colegio)

10. 1. I will be flying over the Pacific tomorrow at this time!
_____________________________________________
2. I won’t be lying on the beach or swimming in the sea!
_____________________________________________
3. Will you be working next week?
_____________________________________________
Exercise I: Translate the following sentences

11. 1. I will be flying over the Pacific tomorrow at this time!
¡Estaré volando sobre el Pacífico mañana a esta hora!
2. I won’t be lying on the beach or swimming in the sea!
¡No estaré acostado en la playa nadando en el mar!
3. Will you be working next week?
¿Estarás trabajando la próxima semana?
Exercise I: Translate the following sentences

12. FUTURE
PERFECT

13. We use the Future Perfect to express an action that will
have finished before another action or at a specific time
in the future.
E.g., The dollar will have doubled in cost by the year
2076.
(El dolar habrá duplicado su valor para el año 2076)
WILL + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE VERB

14. IN, BY, BEFORE, BY THE TIME and BY THEN are
used to refer to the time in the future when the action
will be completed.
E.g., We will have used this book in 6 years.
The movie will have started before we sit down.
Those girls won’t have won the game by then.

15. How do we use them?
IN is used with a duration of time.
E.g., We will have finished the English tests in
November.
(Habremos terminado las pruebas de inglés en noviembre)
BY / BEFORE are used with a noun.
E.g., You will have traveled abroad by / before
Christmas.
(Habrán viajado al extranjero para / antes de navidad)

16. How do we use them?
BY THE TIME / BEFORE are used with a verb.
E.g., They won’t have discovered the cure of AIDS by
the time / before you finish school.
(No habrán descubierto la cura del SIDA para cuando / antes
de que termines la escuela)
BY THEN is used at the end of the sentence.
E.g., Will you have learnt all about this topic by then?(Habrán
aprendido todo sobre este tema para entonces)

17. Exercise II: Translate the following sentences.
1. You will have learned to speak Spanish fluently in two years.
__________________________________________
2. We won’t have finished cooking by the time you arrive.
__________________________________________
3. By our graduation, Will you have become rich?
__________________________________________

18. Exercise II: Translate the following sentences.
1. You will have learned to speak Spanish fluently in two years.
Tú habrás aprendido hablar inglés fluidamente en dos años.
2. We won’t have finished cooking by the time you arrive.
Nosotros no habremos terminado de conocer para cuando
llegues.
3. By our graduation, Will you have become rich?
Para nuestra graduación, ¿Habrás llegado a ser rico?

19. LET’S
PRACTICE!!!

20. 1. This time tomorrow, Maria _______________ (sunbathe) on a
beach in Mexico.
2. Wake me up by nine o’clock. I_______________ (sleep) long
enough by then.
3. Look, I can give you a lift to the station. I _______________
(drive) that way anyway.
4. It’s strange that when we get to Sydney, we _______________
(fly) half way round the world.
Exercise I: Complete the sentences using Future Continuous or Future
Perfect

21. 1. This time tomorrow, Maria will be sunbathing (sunbathe) on a
beach in Mexico.
2. Wake me up by nine o’clock. I will have slept (sleep) long
enough by then.
3. Look, I can give you a lift to the station. I will be driving
(drive) that way anyway.
4. It’s strange that when we get to Sydney, we will have flown
(fly) half way round the world.
Exercise I: Complete the sentences using Future Continuous or Future
Perfect.

22. Exercise I: Complete the sentences using Future Continuous or Future
Perfect.
5. Don’t phone me between 7 and 8. We ______________ (have)
dinner then.
6. By the time we get home, she _______________(clean) the
house from top to bottom.
7. Tom is on holiday and he is spending his money very quickly.
If he continues like this, he _______________ (spend) all his
money before the end of holiday.
8. Do you think you _______________ (still/do) the same job in
ten year’s time?

23. Exercise I: Complete the sentences using Future Continuous or Future
Perfect.
5. Don’t phone me between 7 and 8. We will be having (have)
dinner then.
6. By the time we get home, she will have cleaned (clean) the
house from top to bottom.
7. Tom is on holiday and he is spending his money very quickly.
If he continues like this, he will have spent (spend) all his
money before the end of holiday.
8. Do you think you will still be doing (still/do) the same job in
ten year’s time?

24. 9. When Sarah goes on vacation next month, she _______________
(study) German for over two years. She should be able to
communicate fairly well when she’s in Austria.
10. Frank: What are you going to be doing tomorrow at five?
David: I _______________ (paint) my living room walls.
Frank: How long have you been working on your living room?
David: Forever. By the time I finish, I _______________
(redecorate) it for over a week.
Exercise I: Complete the sentences using Future Continuous or Future
Perfect.

25. 9. When Sarah goes on vacation next month, she will have been
studying (study) German for over two years. She should be able
to communicate fairly well when she’s in Austria.
10. Frank: What are you going to be doing tomorrow at five?
David: I will be painting (paint) my living room walls.
Frank: How long have you been working on your living room?
David: Forever. By the time I finish, I will have been
redecorating (redecorate) it for over a week.
Exercise I: Complete the sentences using Future Continuous or Future
Perfect.

26. Material selected and created by
Danitza Lazcano Flores
Teacher of English,
Master in Education and
Educational and Vocational
Counselor