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Future Perfect Tense. Use # 3: Active / Passive Active:  They will have completed the project before the deadline- Они завершат проект в срок. Passive: The project will have been completed before the deadline.-Проект будет завершен в срок.   Active:  They are going to have completed the project before the deadline. – Они собираются завершить проект в срок. Passive: The project is going to have been completed before the deadline.-Проект будет завершен в срок.

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Future Perfect Tense. Use # 2: Duration Before Something in the Future (Non-Continuous Verbs) With non-continuous verbs and some non-continuous uses of mixed verbs, we use the future perfect to show that something will continue up until another action in the future. Example:  I will have been in London for six months by the time…

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Future Perfect Tense. Use # 1: Completed Action Before Something in the Future The future perfect expresses the idea that something will occur before another action in the future. It can also show that something will happen before a specific time in the future. Example:  By next November, I will have received my promotion.- К…

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Future Continuous Tense. Use # 3: Atmosphere in the Future In English, we often use a series of parallel actions to describe atmosphere at a specific point in the future. Example: When I arrive at the party, everybody is going to be celebrating. Some will be dancing. Others are going to be talking. A few…

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Future Continuous Tense. Use # 2: Parallel Actions in the Future When you use the future continuous with two actions in the same sentence, it expresses the idea that both actions will be happening at the same time. The actions are parallel. Example: I am going to be studying and he is going to be…

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Your vs. You’re The difference between these two is owning something versus actually being something: Example: You made it around the track in under a minute – you’re fast!– Ты преодолел трек меньше чем за минуту – ты быстрый! Example: How‘s your fast going? Are you hungry?– Как проходит твой пост? Ты голоден? See the difference? “Your” is possessive…

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Future Continuous Tense. Use # 1: Interrupted Action in the Future We use the future continuous to indicate that a longer action in the future will be interrupted by a shorter action in the future. Remember this can be a real interruption or just an interruption in time. Example: I will be watching TV when…

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Future Continuous Tense. Form # 2: With “Be going to” It is possible to use either “will” or “be going to” to create the future continuous with little difference in meaning. The future continuous tense with “be going to” is formed from the verb “to be” + “going to be” + “present participle”. Subject +…

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Future Continuous Tense. Form # 1: With “Will” Future continuous has two different forms: “will be doing ” and “be going to be doing.” Unlike simple future forms, future continuous forms are usually interchangeable. The future continuous tense with “will” is formed from the modal “will” + “be” + the present participle the verb. Subject…

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Future Simple. Use # 7: No Future in Time Clauses Like all future forms, the simple future cannot be used in clauses beginning with time expressions such as: when, while, before, after, by the time, as soon as, if, unless, etc. Instead of simple future, simple present is used. Incorrect: When you will arrive tonight,…