Future Continuous (will be + V-ing)​

Definition:​
Used to talk about an action that will be happening at a specific time in the future — a continuing or ongoing action.

Structure:​
will + be + verb-ing

Examples:​
A. This time tomorrow, I will be flying to Paris. ​
[Link]’t call me at 9; I will be watching a movie. ​
[Link] will be working on the project all night.

Meaning: Focuses on the duration or progress of an action at a future moment.

Future Perfect Simple (will have + past participle)​

Definition:​
Used to talk about an action that will be completed before a specific time in the future.

Structure:​
will + have + past participle

Examples:​
[Link] next week, I will have finished the report.​
[Link] will have graduated by the time you return.​
[Link] two years, they will have built the bridge.

Meaning: Focuses on completion — something that will be done by a future point.

Future Perfect Continuous (will have been + V-ing)​

Definition:​
Used to talk about an action that will have been happening for a period of time before a specific point in the future.

Structure:​
will + have been + verb-ing

Examples:​
[Link] next month, I will have been living in London for a year.​
[Link] 8 p.m., she will have been studying for five hours.​
[Link] will have been working here for ten years by 2030.

Meaning: Focuses on duration — how long something will have been going on by a future moment.​
Choose the correct tense for each sentence:

This time tomorrow, By 2026, she At 9 p.m., we In June, I They __________

I __________ (fly) __________ (finish) __________ (watch) __________ (work) (travel) across
to Rome. her master’s degree. the football match. here for three years. Europe for two
months by July.

Don’t call him at 8; By the time you When you see me By next week, the At midnight, we
he __________ arrive, I __________ tomorrow, I builders __________ __________ (drive)
(sleep). (cook) dinner. __________ (wear) (complete) the new through the
my new jacket. bridge. mountains.
By next winter, I __________ this online course for a year. When you see him, he __________ his new car.
A) will take A) will drive
B) will have taken B) will have driven
C) will be taking C) will be driving
D) will have been taking D) will have been driving

By the time you get back, I __________ the house. At 9 tomorrow morning, the kids __________ breakfast.
A) will clean A) will eat
B) will have cleaned B) will have eaten
C) will be cleaning C) will be eating
D) will have been cleaning D) will have been eating

By the end of this month, we __________ the renovation project. In a few minutes, the sun __________.
A) will complete A) will rise
B) will be completing B) will have risen
C) will have completed C) will be rising
D) will have been completing D) will have been rising

At midnight, they __________ through the desert. By the time we meet again, she __________ her baby.
A) will drive A) will have
B) will be driving B) will have had
C) will have driven C) will be having
D) will have been driving D) will have been having

In 2028, I __________ at this company for ten years. By the end of this week, they __________ three new songs.
A) will work A) will record
B) will be working B) will have recorded
C) will have worked C) will be recording
D) will have been working D) will have been recording

At 8 p.m., I __________ dinner with my family. By the time we reach the station, the train __________.
A) will eat A) will leave
B) will be eating B) will have left
C) will have eaten C) will be leaving
D) will have been eating D) will have been leaving

By next summer, we __________ enough money for a car. This time next year, she __________ around the world.
A) will save A) will travel
B) will have saved B) will have traveled
C) will be saving C) will be traveling
D) will have been saving D) will have been traveling

By 2040, humans __________ life on Mars. When you come over tomorrow, I __________ the garden.
A) will establish A) will water
B) will have established B) will be watering
C) will be establishing C) will have watered
D) will have been establishing D) will have been watering

In June, she __________ in Paris for two years. At 11 tonight, they __________ to music.
A) will stay A) will listen
B) will be staying B) will be listening
C) will have stayed C) will have listened
D) will have been staying D) will have been listening

By the time you finish the book, I __________ it too. This time next week, I __________ on a beach in Spain.
A) will read A) will relax
B) will be reading B) will be relaxing
C) will have read C) will have relaxed
D) will have been reading D) will have been relaxing

By 2030, scientists __________ a cure for many diseases. At this time next week, I __________ for my finals.
A) will discover A) will study
B) will have discovered B) will have studied
C) will be discovering C) will be studying
D) will have been discovering D) will have been studying

By next month, they __________ in their new apartment. By the time we arrive, the movie __________.
A) will move A) will start
B) will be moving B) will have started
C) will have moved C) will be starting
D) will have been moving D) will have been starting​
By 6 p.m., I __________ all my emails. When you come home tonight, I __________ dinner.
A) will answer A) will cook
B) will be answering B) will be cooking
C) will have answered C) will have cooked
D) will have been answering D) will have been cooking

By next year, they __________ in this city for a decade. At 10 a.m. tomorrow, the students __________ their exam.
A) will live A) will take
B) will have lived B) will be taking
C) will be living C) will have taken
D) will have been living D) will have been taking

In two hours, we __________ for five hours straight. Don’t call her at 7; she __________ yoga class.
A) will work A) will attend
B) will be working B) will be attending
C) will have worked C) will have attended
D) will have been working D) will have been attending