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Past Perfect Continuous (Progressive)
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- Future 1 {plans, intentions and predictions: present continuous; going to; will}
- Future 2 {present simple; be about to; future continuous; future perfect}
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Past Perfect Continuous (Progressive)
I had been living in Florida. I had been living in Florida before I moved to California I He She living It had been working They saving We You
Happening - It had been snowing all week. Happening before - We had been playing golf before it another event started to rain. Happening +duration -They had been working on that project for six months/since January Happening +pattern - We had been going to the gym regularly Happening +cause - She was tired because she had been studying all night Like/dislike I I’d been calling I hadn’t been checking You’d been writing you hadn’t been playing We’d been cooking We hadn’t been talking They’d been watching They hadn’t been going He’d been studying He hadn’t been attending She’d been reading She hadn’t been listening Most verbs +ing help – helping dream – dreaming verbs ending in -e drop -e hir mak verbs ending -ie change -ie to -y d t verbs ending in c-v-c double last letter swim – swimming control – controlling
Tense John has been looking for a job. John had been looking for a job (true) Stative They had Spelling she They had been Since or for The police had been looking for him Present continuous We use the present continuous to talk about plans or definite arrangements for the future: We’re staying in a small hotel. (we have made the arrangements) Notice that time expressions are used or understood from the context in order to show that we are talking about the future (and not use present): The manager is having a party just after we get back (time expression given) We are playing four matches there (future time expression understood) Will We use will To make predictions, usually based on our opinions or our past experience: I think it’ll be extremely hot there. To talk about future events, we haven’t arranged yet: We’ll probably stay in some sort of mountain lodge there. To talk about future events or facts that are not personal: The best player on the tour will get a special trophy. The prime minister will open the debate in parliament tomorrow We often use will to make offers, promises or suggestions: Don’t worry, I’ll let everyone know. (a promise) Future 2 {present simple; be about to; future continuous; future perfect} Present Simple We use the present simple with a future meaning To talk about timetables or schedules: The conference only lasts three days. The rain to the airport leaves in 20 minutes After conjunctions such as when, as soon as, after, before, until, as long as: I’ll be feeling really nervous when I get to Rome. (not when I will get to R) Note that other present tenses are also possible: I won’t be able to relax until I’m actually giving my talk Be about to + am/is /are to +verb I’m about to go to Rome -am/is/are not about to + verb I’m not about to go to Rome ? am/is/are …+verb? Are you about to go to Rome
I’m about to go to Rome for a conference (I will be leaving very soon) Future Future Future Simple Future Continuous Future Progressive I will Start at 9:00 I will finish at 5:00 I will be working from 9-5 tomorrow FC
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she Continue for a period Over team will be attending a conference from march 8 Continue during a moment at 2:30, I will be taking my English exam Continue together On Tuesday, Jack will be giving a presentation and Steve will be meeting a client Polite questions Will you checking in early? Time marker tomorrow/next week/ 9:00 on Friday/in summer Future Perfect and Future Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Action @ before a specific time in the future will be @ before another action in the future completed Now next year I You
We they will have finished university He She
It Before By next July, they will have moved to the states, they will have specific stated new jobs, and they will have bought a home time
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Expressions Some examples By the time he gets to the airport, the flight will have arrived Next August, we will have been married for 24 years, By 3:00, he will have given his presentation. By 9:00pm, we will have had dinner I won’t have finished work by 8:00pm They won’t have done their homework Will he have eaten by then? Taught Future Perfect continuous progressive Download 53.29 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: 
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