Future continuous and future perfect – English Grammar Test for B2
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Reading Passage
Next month, my company will send me to Singapore for a two-week business trip. By the time I leave, I will have completed all my current projects in the office, so I won’t have to worry about unfinished tasks. During the trip, I will be attending several important meetings with international clients, and I will also be giving a presentation about our new product.
At this time next week, I will be flying across the ocean and thinking about what lies ahead. By the time I land in Singapore, I will have travelled for more than 12 hours. On the first day there, I will be meeting our partners for lunch, and in the evening I will be having dinner with my manager. By the end of the first week, I will have built stronger relationships with the team.
The second week will be even busier. At this time two weeks from now, I will be preparing for the final conference. By the time the conference ends, I will have presented our strategies to more than 200 people. When the trip is over, I will be flying back home, and by then I will have gained valuable experience and improved my communication skills.
1 Where will the narrator go next month?
2 How long will the business trip last?
3 What will the narrator have completed before leaving?
4 What will the narrator be doing during the trip?
5 What will the narrator give about the new product?
6 What will the narrator be doing this time next week?
7 How many hours will the narrator have travelled by the time he lands?
8 Who will the narrator meet for lunch on the first day?
9 Who will he be having dinner with in the evening?
10 By the end of the first week, what will the narrator have built?
11 What will the second week be like?
12 What will the narrator be preparing for two weeks from now?
13 By the time the conference ends, what will he have done?
14 How many people will he have presented to?
15 What will he be doing when the trip is over?
16 By then, what will he have gained?
17 What skills will he have improved?
18 Will he have to worry about unfinished tasks during the trip?
19 Why not?
20 What tense is used in “I will be attending several important meetings”?
21 What tense is used in “I will have completed all my current projects”?
22 Which tense emphasizes an ongoing action at a specific time in the future?
23 Which tense emphasizes completion before a point in the future?
24 When will he be flying across the ocean?
25 Who will he be meeting on the first day?
26 What will he be having with his manager?
27 When will he have built stronger relationships?
28 What will he be doing at the end of the second week?
29 What will he have done by the time he returns home?
30 What overall benefit will he have received from the trip?
Answer
1 Singapore – Mentioned in the first sentence.
2 Two weeks – “two-week business trip.”
3 All his current projects – Future Perfect “will have completed.”
4 Attending meetings, giving a presentation – Future Continuous + context.
5 A presentation – Clear in text.
6 Flying across the ocean – Future Continuous.
7 More than 12 hours – Future Perfect.
8 Partners – Meeting for lunch.
9 His manager – Dinner with manager.
10 Stronger relationships – Future Perfect “will have built.”
11 Busier – Explicitly stated.
12 Preparing for the final conference – Future Continuous.
13 Presented strategies – Future Perfect “will have presented.”
14 More than 200 people – Explicitly mentioned.
15 Flying back home – Future Continuous.
16 Valuable experience – Future Perfect “will have gained.”
17 Communication skills – Explicit in text.
18 No – “so I won’t have to worry about unfinished tasks.”
19 Because he will have completed his projects – Reason given.
20 Future Continuous – “will be attending.”
21 Future Perfect – “will have completed.”
22 Future Continuous – Ongoing action at a specific future time.
23 Future Perfect – Completion before future point.
24 Next week – “At this time next week.”
25 Partners – Lunch on the first day.
26 Dinner – “having dinner with my manager.”
27 By the end of the first week – “will have built stronger relationships.”
28 Preparing for the final conference – Future Continuous.
29 Gained valuable experience, improved skills – Future Perfect.
30 Valuable experience and improved communication skills – Overall benefit.