/ will/shallhave will/shall have been
You willhave will have been
He willhave will have been
She will havereceived it will have been living here for 20 years
It will haveby then wll have been by the end of the year
We will/shallhave will/shall have been
You willhave will have been
They willhave will have been
Uses of the future perfect simple and progressive tenses
9.43.1 'The past as seen from the future'
We often use the future perfect to show that an action will already be completed by a certain time in the future:
/ will have retired by the year 2020
(That is before or in the year 2020, my retirement will already be in
This tense is often used with by and not till/until + time [> 7.34] and with verbs wh,ch point to completion: build, complete finish etc We also often use the future perfect after verbs like believe expect'hope suppose.
/ expect you will have changed your mind by tomorrow
The continuation of a state up to the time mentioned
What is in progress now can be considered from a point in the future- By this time next week I will have been workinq for this company for 24 years We will have been married a year on June 25th
The 'going to'-future
Form of the 'going to'-future
going to arrive tomorrow |
The going to- future is formed with am /is/are going to + the base form of the verb
I | am |
You | are |
He | is |
She | is |
it | is |
We | are |
You | are |
They | are |
9 Verbs, verb tenses, imperatives
9.45 The pronunciation of 'going to'
There can be a difference in pronunciation between be going to (which has no connexion with the ordinary verb go) and the progressive form of the verb go. In: I'm going to have a wonderful time' going to is often pronounced
in everyday speech. [gənə]
In: I'm going to Chicago' going to can only be pronounced or [gəʊintə]
Uses of the 'going to'-future