Future Continuous vs Future Perfect Exercises (With Answers)

Future Continuous vs Future Perfect Exercises with Answers

Understanding the difference between the future continuous and the future perfect can be challenging for many English learners. In this post, you’ll find a quick review of both tenses followed by clear, exam-style exercises with answers. These activities will help students practise when to use each tense and how to form them correctly.

Future Continuous vs Future Perfect Exercises

Exercise A — Choose the correct form (future continuous or future perfect)

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense.

  1. At this time tomorrow, we ___ (travel) to London.
  2. By this time tomorrow, we ___ (arrive) in London.
  3. Don’t call me at 10 — I ___ (study).
  4. By 10 o’clock, I ___ (finish) my online class.
  5. This time next week, they ___ (stay) at a hotel by the beach.
  6. By next week, they ___ (book) all their summer activities.
  7. In two hours, she ___ (have) lunch with her colleagues.
  8. By noon, she ___ (send) all the emails.
  9. At 5 p.m., the kids ___ (play) in the garden.
  10. By 5 p.m., the kids ___ (complete) their homework.
  11. This time tomorrow, I ___ (fly) over the Atlantic.
  12. By the weekend, I ___ (prepare) everything for the trip.
1. will be traveling
2. will have arrived
3. will be studying
4. will have finished
5. will be staying
6. will have booked
7. will be having
8. will have sent
9. will be playing
10. will have completed
11. will be flying
12. will have prepared

Exercise B — Multiple Choice (Future Continuous vs. Future Perfect)

Choose the correct option (A or B).

  1. By 8 p.m.,
    • A. she will have cooked dinner.
    • B. she will be cooking dinner.
  2. At this time tomorrow,
    • A. he will have finished the report.
    • B. he will be finishing the report.
  3. By the end of the year,
    • A. they will have completed the project.
    • B. they will be completing the project.
  4. This time next week,
    • A. I will have travelled to London.
    • B. I will be travelling to London.
  5. By midnight,
    • A. the students will have submitted their assignments.
    • B. the students will be submitting their assignments.
  6. At 10 a.m. tomorrow,
    • A. she will have taken her exam.
    • B. she will be taking her exam.
  7. By next Monday,
    • A. we will have moved into our new house.
    • B. we will be moving into our new house.
  8. This time next month,
    • A. they will have celebrated their anniversary.
    • B. they will be celebrating their anniversary.
  9. By noon,
    • A. he will have cleaned the garage.
    • B. he will be cleaning the garage.
  10. At 4 p.m. tomorrow,
    • A. I will have met my cousin.
    • B. I will be meeting my cousin.
1. A. By 8 p.m., she will have cooked dinner.
2. B. At this time tomorrow, he will be finishing the report.
3. A. By the end of the year, they will have completed the project.
4. B. This time next week, I will be travelling to London.
5. A. By midnight, the students will have submitted their assignments.
6. B. At 10 a.m. tomorrow, she will be taking her exam.
7. A. By next Monday, we will have moved into our new house.
8. B. This time next month, they will be celebrating their anniversary..
9. A. By noon, he will have cleaned the garage.
10. B. At 4 p.m. tomorrow, I will be meeting my cousin.

Exercise C — Sentence Completion (open-ended practice)

Complete the sentences with your own ideas (Encourage free production):

  1. At this time next Friday, I will be ___.
  2. By next Friday, I will have ___.
  3. In two years, our city will be ___.
  4. By 2030, scientists will have ___.
  5. This time next summer, my family will be ___.
  6. By the end of this month, I will have ___.
  7. At 10 a.m. tomorrow, my colleagues will be ___.
  8. By the time I turn 40, I will have ___.
1. At this time next Friday, I will be travelling to Marrakech.
2. By next Friday, I will have finished all my assignments.
2. In two years, our city will be building new public parks.
4. By 2030, scientists will have developed more advanced AI tools.
5. This time next summer, my family will be exploring southern Spain.
6. By the end of this month, I will have completed my online course.
7. At 10 a.m. tomorrow, my colleagues will be presenting their project.
8. By the time I turn 40, I will have visited at least 10 new countries.

Quick Review of the Two Tenses

Recap: Future Perfect vs Future Continuous

1. Future Continuous

  • Form: will be + verb-ing
  • Use: An action that will be in progress at a particular time in the future.
  • Example: At 7 p.m., I will be cooking dinner.

2. Future Perfect

  • Form: will have + past participle
  • Use: An action that will be completed before a specific future moment.
  • Example: By 7 p.m., I will have finished my homework.

3. When to Use Future Continuous and Future Perfect

  • Use future continuous to describe something happening at a future time.
    At 9 tomorrow morning, she will be driving to work.
  • Use future perfect to describe something finished before a future time.
    By 9 tomorrow morning, she will have left the house.

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