(共51张PPT)
Future Continuous Tense
& Future in the past
Lead-in
Look at the following sentences and try
to explain why the tense is used in these
sentences.
1. We leave London on 15 July, and we’ll be taking a flight to Morocco, in northern Africa.
2. Since we will be walking for almost two weeks, I’ll need to buy a large backpack in advance to carry my supplies of food and water.
Future continuous tense
Don’t phone me between 8:00 and 10:00.
We will be having classes then.
present
future
8:00
10:00
having class
The uses of the future continuous tense:
Toby will be climbing in the
Himalayas all next week.
Note: We use the future continuous tense
to talk about something that will
be in progress over a period of
time in the future.
e.g. I will be visiting Europe next week.
Note: we use the future continuous
tense to talk about an action that
starts before a point in the future
and probably continues after it.
2. Toby will not be in London next
Tuesday. He will be climbing in
the Himalayas.
3. The weather report says that it will be
raining when we arrive in London.
Note: We use the future continuous tense
to express predictions.
e.g. After you take the medicine, you will be feeling much better.
When used in this way, it does not mean
the speaker has arranged the action, just
want to suggest that something will
happen naturally.
e.g. I will write to you. ( I want to write)
I will be writing to you. ( just a mere
statement of fact, without intention)
I won’t go to Japan.
He refuses to go to Japan,
won’t go express intention.
I won’t be going to Japan.
A mere statement of fact,
giving no information about her feeling.
She won’t go to Japan, perhaps she will
be doing something else.
4. Will you be visiting your uncle
Note: We use the future continuous
tense to ask politely about other
people’s future plan.
e. g. When shall we be meeting again
Will you be working here
in statements by using will (not) be + V-ing
in questions by putting will before the subject
in short answers by using will (not)
The form of the future
continuous tense:
Take the base verb work as an example
人称 肯定式 否定式 疑问式
第一人称
I/We shall be working …
I/We shall not be working…
Shall I/ we be working…
人称 肯定式 否定式 疑问式
第
二
人
称
You will be
working…
You will not be working…
Will you be
working…
人称 肯定式 否定式 疑问式
第
三
人
称
He /She / It/ They will be working…
He/She /It/ They will not be working…
Will he/she/
it/ they be working…
Read the journalist’s schedule and complete his reply.
1._____________________
2. ____________________
3._____________________
4. ____________________
5._____________________
will be travelling
will be interviewing
will be going
will write
will be exploring
Translate the following sentences.
1. 今天下午三点到四点,我们要开会。
2. 我想他马上就会到的。
Practice
We will be having a meeting from
3 to 4 this afternoon.
I believe he’ll be coming soon.
3. 今天下午我要去送一个朋友。
4. 我不知道我们什么时候再在一起工
作。
I will be seeing a friend off this
afternoon.
I don’t know when we will be working together again.
5. 史密斯夫妇下个星期去巴西。随后这个月他们将在墨西哥旅行。
Mr. and Mrs. Smith are going to Brazil next week, and they will be travelling in Mexico later in the month.
Multiple choice:
1. Send for a doctor quickly, or the old man ______. A. will die B. is dying
C. dies D. died
2. Henry will not be able to attend the meeting tonight because ____. A. he must teach a class B. he will be teaching a class C. he teaches a class D. he will have been teaching
3. We ___ a basketball match at five tomorrow afternoon.
A. watch
B. will have watched
C. can watch
D. will be watching
4. If he ___, don’t interrupt him. A. still works B. will still be working C. still has been working D. is still working
5. If the horse wins tomorrow, he ___ twenty races in the past three years. A. will win B. would win
C. will have won D. has won
Look at the following sentences:
1. She said that she would go and visit her
friend.
2. He phoned his mother and told her he
was going to arrive at 10 p.m.
3. I was just about to dive into the sea
when I saw a shark.
He phoned his mother and told her he
was going to arrive at 10 p.m.
he phoned
present
was going to arrive
10 p.m.
before
10 p.m.
past
speaker
过去将来时的出发点是过去,即从过去的某一刻看以后要发生的动作或状态。
They were sure that they would win
the final victory.
I was going to leave, but then it began to rain.
The journey that was to change Toby’s
life started in July that year.
The form of the future in the past:
(A) would + the base form of a verb
e.g. Colin and I would spend a few weeks travelling after he graduated.
She would go for a walk after she had supper.
(B) was/were going to
e.g. We were going to see the wild animals, but then we didn’t have time.
(C) was/were to
e.g. It was his last day at school— he was to leave the next morning.
(D) was/were about to
e.g. Colin was about to get off the camel when a child ran towards him.
would +v,were/was going to,
were/was to do
表示计划、安排即将发生的事情。
was about to
指“正要做…”,表示该动作马上发生,一般与when引导的时间状语从句连用,后面不跟具体时间状语,如 tomorrow,next week
Tick the sentences which express future in the past.
1. Colin and I would be in Africa the next
Monday.
2. John was always going to the beach
when he was a kid.
3. Jennifer was going to Hawaii
on holiday.
4. I was having dinner with some
friends when she called me.
5. Toby and Colin were to fly to
Morocco the next day.
Complete Colin’s diary entry.
1.___________________
2. ___________________
3.________________ 4. ________________
5.________________ 6. ________________
7.________________ 8. ________________
were going to watch
were about to turn off
would last
wouldn’t see
would get up
would stop
would fall down
would never forget
1. ---Alice, why didn’t you come yesterday ---I ___, but I had an unexpected visitor.
A. had B. would
C. was going to D. did
Multiple choice
2. I first met Lisa three years ago. She ____ at a radio shop at the time.
A. has worked B. was working
C. had just started D. had worked
3. I don’t think Jim saw me; he____ into space.
A. just started B. was just starting
C. has just started D. had just started
4. We were all surprised when he made it clear that he_____ office soon.
A. leaves B. would leave
C. left D. had left
5. ---Come in. I want to show you something.
---Oh, how nice of you! I ___ you ____ to
bring me a gift.
A. never think; are going
B. never thought; were going
C. didn’t think; were going
D. hadn’t thought; were going
6. He ____ anyone the minute he ____ they needed help.
A. would help; saw
B. helped; saw
C. will help; sees
D. helps; sees
7. As I ____ the next day, I went to bed early on Thursday evening. A. was leaving B. had left C. will leave D. left
8. I had no idea if he _____ the meeting. A. will attend B. attends C. will have attended D. would attend
9. I ____ to start off when it began to rain. A. was B. was able C. wanted D. was about
10. They wanted to know what ____ next.
A. would happen B. has happened
C. will happen D. is going to happen