EGrammar Unit 23 - Will be doing and will have done

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Kevin loves footbal and tonight there is a big footbal game on TV. The game begins at 7:30 and ends at 9:15. Paul wants to seee Kevin tonight and wants to know what time to come over.

Paul: Is it all right if I come at about 8:30?
Kevin: No, I'll be watching the game then.
Paul: Well, what about 9:30?
Kevin: Fine. The game will have ended by then.

I will be doing something (future continuous)
= I will be in the middle of doing something.

未来の時点で何かをしている最中の時にwill be doing/未来進行形を使います。

Compare "will be doing" and "will do"

Don't call me between 7 and 8/ We will be having dinner then.
Let's wait for Maria to arrive, and then we'll have dinner.

Compare "will be doing" with other continuous forms.
  • At 10:00 yesterday, Kelly was in her office. She was working.
  • It's 10:00 now. She is in her office. She is working.
  • At 10:00 tomorrow, she will be in her office. She will be working.

to talk about complete actions in the future:

I'll be seeing Kelly at the meeting this evening.
What time will your friends be arriving tomorrow?

You can use "Will you be -ing...?" to ask about somebody's plans, especially if you want something or want them to do something. For example:

Will you be using your car tonight?
Why? Do you want to borrow it?

will have done (future perfect)

We use this to say that something will already be complete before a time in the future.

Kelly always leaves for work at 8:30 in the morning, so she won't be home at 9:00. She will have gone to work

Compare will have done" with other perfect forms:

  • Ted and Amy have been married for 24 years.
  • Next year they will have been married for 25 years.
  • When their first child was born, they had been married for three years.