Lesson 7
Home tasks
Future perfect
Ex 1
Read about Andy. Then tick (✓
) the sentences which are true. In each group of
sentences at least one is true.
Andy goes to work every day. He leaves home at 8 o’clock and arrives at work at
about 8.45. He starts work immediately and continues until 12.30 when he has lunch
(which takes about half an hour). He starts work again at 1.15 and goes home at
exactly 4.30. Every day he follows the same routine and tomorrow will be no
exception.
1 At 7.45
a he’ll be
leaving the house
b he’ll have left the house
c he’ll be at home ✓
d he’ll be having breakfast ✓
2 At 8.15
a he’ll be leaving the house
b he’ll have left the house
c he’ll have arrived at work
d he’ll be arriving at work
3 At 9.15
a he’ll be working
b he’ll start work
c he’ll have started work
d he’ll be arriving at work
4.At 12.45
a he’ll have lunch
b he’ll be having lunch
c he’ll have finished his lunch
d he’ll have started his lunch
5.At 4 o’clock
a he’ll have finished work
b he’ll finish work
c he’ll be working
d he won’t have finished work
6.At 4.45
a he’ll leave work
b he’ll be leaving work
c he’ll have left work
d he’ll have arrived home
Future perfect continuous
Ex 1
Complete using the future perfect simple or future perfect continuous of the
verbs in brackets.
1. I……………………………...(cook) dinner by the time you get home.
2 In a few minutes, I…………………………… (wait) here for Craig for over two
hours. Where can he be?
3.We'll be halfway through the sponsored swim in one hour so we
…………………………...(swim) for forty-eight hours non-stop by then.
4 They……………………………. (not/finish) painting by the time we get back
from holiday.
5. If she's still on the phone at eight o'clock, ………………………… (Jan /talk) to
Melissa for over two hours.
6. At six o'clock this evening, we ………………………………..(not/climb) for five
hours but for seven hours!
7.This time next month, you…………………….. (probably / pass) your driving
test!
8. ………………………..(you/do) all your homework by bedtime?
9. Tomorrow…………………………. (Elaine/work) on the project for ten days.
10.We……………………………….(probably/not /leave) by the time you get home
Answers
Future perfect
Ex 1
2 b is true
3 a and c are true
4 b and d are true
5 c and d are true
6 c is true
Future perfect continuous
Ex 1
1 I will/1l have cooked
2 I will/I'll have been waiting
3 I will/I’ll have been swimming
4 won't have finished
5 Jan will have been talking
6 won't have been climbing
7 1/will probably have passed-
8 Will you have done
9 Elaine will have been working
10 probably won't have left