Future Perfect Continuous Exercises PDFSet 4: Future Perfect vs Future Perfect Continuous
20 questions·15 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1.By next month, I ___ this book. (emphasis on completion)
a) will have finishedb) will have been finishingc) will finishd) will be finishing
2.By next month, I ___ this book for three weeks. (emphasis on duration)
a) will have readb) will have been readingc) will readd) will be reading
3.She ___ 100 pages by tonight. (focus on quantity completed)
a) will have been writingb) will writec) will have writtend) will be writing
4.By the time you see her tonight, she ___ all day, so she'll be tired. (focus on continuous activity)
a) will writeb) will have writtenc) will be writingd) will have been writing
5.By 6 PM, the chef ___ dinner. (the meal is complete)
a) will have preparedb) will have been preparingc) will prepared) will be preparing
... and 15 more questions in the PDF
Preview: Answers
1.will have finished
2.will have been reading
3.will have written
4.will have been writing
5.will have prepared
... and 15 more answers in the PDF
Preview: Explanations
1."will have finished"(a)
Use Future Perfect ('will have finished') when emphasizing the completion of an action by a future point.
2."will have been reading"(b)
Use Future Perfect Continuous ('will have been reading') when emphasizing the duration of an ongoing action.
3."will have written"(c)
Future Perfect emphasizes the completed result (100 pages).
4."will have been writing"(d)
With 'by the time', Future Perfect Continuous ('will have been writing') is required to emphasize the ongoing process and accumulated duration causing tiredness.
5."will have prepared"(a)
Future Perfect shows the dinner will be complete by 6 PM.
... and 15 more explanations in the PDF
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