UNIT 24 · Intermediate · B1–B2

will be doing and will have done“future continuous & future perfect” — 44 interactive questions

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📖 Grammar Reference — will be doing and will have done

Study the notes, then work through the six exercises.

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What you’ll learnwill be doing = in progress later · will have done = finished before a future time
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~15 minNotes + 6 exercises
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A will be doing — in progress at a future time

I / you / she / they will be doing

Use the future continuous for an action that will already be happening at a certain moment in the future. Picture the clock: at that time, the action is in the middle of happening.

At a future timeThis time tomorrow I‘ll be flying to Paris.
Don’t interruptDon’t call at 8 — we‘ll be having dinner then.
Polite questionWill you be using the car tonight? (= are you planning to)

💡 Compare: At 9 o’clock I will start work (the start) vs At 9 o’clock I will be working (already in the middle of it).

B will have done — finished before a future time

I / you / she / they will have done

Use the future perfect for something that will be completed by (= before or at) a moment in the future. It often comes with by + time, or by the time + clause.

by + time By next year they‘ll have saved enough money.
by the time By the time you arrive, the film will have started.

⚠️ After will have, use the past participle (done, finished, left, written) — never the base or the -ing form.

C Continuous or perfect? Spot the difference

Ask one question: at that future moment, is the action still happening, or is it already over?

in progress → will be -ingalready over → will have doneby 6 / by Friday → will have donethis time tomorrow → will be -ing
Still happening At midnight I‘ll be sleeping.
Already done By midnight the film will have ended.
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Rememberwill be + -ing = an action in progress at a future time; will have + past participle = an action completed before a future time (often with by / by the time).

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