B2 · Upper-IntermediateGrammar

Past Perfect & Future Forms

Past Perfect, Future Continuous and Future Perfect.

Past Perfect

had + past participle. An action that happened BEFORE another past action.

When I arrived, the film had already started.
She had never flown before that trip.

Future Continuous

will be + -ing. An action in progress at a certain time in the future.

This time tomorrow I'll be lying on the beach.
Don't call at 8 — we'll be having dinner.

Future Perfect

will have + past participle. An action that will be FINISHED by a time in the future. Often with by.

By 2030, I will have finished my studies.
They'll have left by the time we arrive.
Tip: by = not later than; until = up to that time (the action continues).

Sample quiz questions

  1. When we got to the station, the train ___.
  2. This time next week I ___ in Rome.
  3. By the end of the year, she ___ 20 countries.
  4. I couldn't get in because I ___ lost my keys.

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