Exercises: FUTURE CONTINUOUS

Ex. 21. Complete the following sentences, using the Future Continuous Tense:

Pattern: My holiday is coming to an end. (to return to the University in two days) - My holiday is coming to an end. I'll be returning to the University in two days.] 1.I can't discuss the matter with you now. But (to see you tomorrow)? 2. He will be here in time He (to come by the fast train). 3. She is on a visit She (not to dine with us today). 4. I don't think they will come. They (to move to a new flat).5.There are a lot of people here and more (to arrive next week). 6. Let's wait.He(to wake up soon). 7. Look, it's getting dark. It (to rain in a minute). 8. There's nothing he likes better than to tell stories. I wonder what he (to tell us next).9.Who (to give a talk) on the problem next Friday? 10. Don't go. We (to have dinner in about twenty minutes).

Ex. 22. Mind the "softening effect" of the Future Continuous. Translate into Russian.

1. I'll work on it tomorrow (intention, probably a promise) - I'll be working onit tomorrow (futurity) 2. When will you finish these letters? (boss to assistant)When will you be seeing Mr. White? (assistant to boss) 3. Mary won't pay this bill (she refuses to) - Mary won't be paying this bill (futurity) 4. Will you join u for dinner? (invitation) - Will you be joining us for dinner? (futurity) 5. Won't you come with us? (invitation) - Won't you be coming with us? (futurity).

Ex. 23. Translate into English using the Future Continuous.

1.Скоровечерастанутдлиннее. 2. Я думаю, он скоро уедет. 3. Мы встретимся с вами сегодня вечером. 4. Я буду искать кого-то на эту работу. 5. Я знаю, что я буду встречаться с ним в Оксфорде/ 6. Вы знаете, что вы будете делать вечером? 7. Интересно, когда ваш брат снова приедет в Москву. 8. Мне очень жаль, что я не приду. 9. На будущей неделе мы будем готовиться к экзаменам. 10. Кто из вас будет встречать завтра гостей? 11. Вы все еще будете работать, если я приду в 9? 12. Сегодня вечером я поведу своего друга в кафе. 13. Если вы придете в 5, я буду упаковывать вещи. 14. Они будут обсуждать этот доклад в это же время завтра. 15. Я буду встречаться с инженерами завтра днем/ 16. Они поженятся следующим летом. 17. Давайте пойдем быстрее, через минуту начнется дождь. 18. Я не буду писать ему. Я увижусь с ним. 19. Приходите, пожалуйста. Он будет рассказывать о своей поездке в Англию. 20. Скоро мы переезжаем на новую квартиру. 21. Завтра ты будешь проходить мимо театра, купи два билета. 22. Летом вы опять будете путешествовать?

Summary table on Continuous Tense

Meaning	Time Indicators	Present	Past	Future
An action going on at the definite period of time	now, at present, at this moment, at 5,at that time, while	George is going to the University at this moment	George was going to the University at 5 The phone rang while I was having a bath	George will be going to the University at 5
An action filling up the whole period of time/limited duration/	now,from5 to 6,from morning till night, the whole day, all day long	He came to England last month and now hr is writing a new novel	It was raining the whole day yesterday	Kate will be writing the report the whole day tomorrow
An action thought of as a continual process, as an emotional coloring, such as exaggeration, irritation	always, ever, constantly	He is always writing with a special pen just because he likes to be different He is forever loosing his keys	My grandfather was always forgetting things
An action in the very near future	tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, in a day, next week, one of these days, soon, tonight, on Sunday, in February	I am leaving for London tomorrow

PERFECT TENSE

The Perfect Form expresses an action completed before the present moment (and connected with it) or before a definite moment in the past or future.

PRESENT PERFECT

The Present Perfect Tense is formed by means of the auxiliary verb to have in the Present Indefinite (have/has) and Participle II of the notional verb. She has already written the letter.They have just come in.

The present perfect is used:

1) to denote an action completed in the past but connected with the present in its result:

a) due to the actual recentness of the event and evidence of its result e.g. I have broken my pencil. I can‘t write. My dream has come true. I am a student of BSU. The tomatoes haven’t ripened yet.

b) due to a special importance for the present of the effect (result) of an action which happened at an indefinite time in the past e.g. How many times have you been in love? (throughout your life) The Prime Minister has announced that taxes are to increase from the beginning of the year. (remote from the moment of speech)

The Present Perfect is frequently used with the adverbials recently, lately, just to indicate the recentness of the event; already (in affirmative sentences; in questions – to give an additional meaning of surprise that smth has happened sooner than expected), yet (in negative sentences and questions), still (=yet but slightly stronger and emphatic) to express the result of a completed action.

The Present Perfect is often used with today, this morning, this week, this year, etc. when these periods aren‘t completed at the moment of speaking. e.g. He‘s written a lot of books this year.

The typical use of the Pr. Perf. denoting a complete past action is in the attributive clause of a complex sentence with superlative constructions, ordinal numerals or ―the only in the principal clause. e.g. It is one of the most boring news I‘ve ever read. That‘s perhaps the tenth cup of tea he has drunk. This is the only time he has been away from home.

2) in adverbial clauses of time after the conjunctions when, till, until, before, after, as soon asto denote an action completed before a definite moment in the future. e.g. I am not going till you have answered me. Don‘t play the chess until you have done all your homework.

Note1.Verbs of sense perception and motion (to hear, to see, to come, to arrive, to return, etc.) inadverbial clauses of time are generally used in the Present Indefinite and not in the Present Perfect. e.g. I‘m sure he will recognize the poem when he hears the first line. When the completion of the action is emphasized, the Present Perfect is used. e.g. He will know the poem by heart when he has heard it twice.

3) Present Perfect Inclusive is used:

· with verbs not admitting of the Continuous form

· in negative sentences (in this case the Present Perfect Continuous is not possible)

· with verbs of a dynamic character to live, to work, to study, to teach, to travel, etc. (in this case the Present Perfect Continuous is possible)

It is used to denote an incomplete action which began in the past, has been going on up to the present moment and is still going on with emphasis on the result of the activity:

With since (ever since) to indicate the starting point of the activity,

with for, over, in to indicate a certain period of time,

with ever, never, always, often, all my life, so far to indicate an indefinite period of time.

e.g. I haven’t heard anything from him since he moved to London. Brian had a bad fall last year and has been off work ever since. They have known each other for a long time. I‘ve never tasted papaya. I have often wondered where she gets her money from.