USE 1 Future in past

FUTURE IN THE PAST

AND REMEMBER Non-Continuous Verbs

REMEMBER No Future in Time Clauses

Like all future forms, the Future Perfect Continuous 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 Future Perfect Continuous, Present Perfect Continuous is used.

Examples:

• You won't get a promotion until you will have been working here as long as Tim. Not Correct
• You won't get a promotion until you have been working here as long as Tim. Correct

It is important to remember that Non-Continuous Verbs cannot be used in any continuous tenses. Instead of using Future Perfect Continuous with these verbs, you must use Future Perfect.

Examples:

• Ned will have been having his driver's license for over two years. Not Correct
• Ned will have had his driver's license for over two years. Correct

Time expressions used with the Future Perfect Continuous: by … for.

e.g. By the end of next month, she will have been teaching for twenty years.

Future in the Past is used to express the idea that in the past you thought something would happen in the future. It does not matter if you are correct or not. Future in the Past follows the same basic rules as the Simple Future. "Would" is used to volunteer or promise, and "was going to" is used to plan. Moreover, both forms can be used to make predictions about the future.

Examples:

• I told you he was going to come to the party. plan
• I knew Julie would make dinner. voluntary action
• Jane said Sam was going to bring his sister with him, but he came alone. plan
• I had a feeling that the vacation was going to be a disaster. prediction
• He promised he would send a postcard from Egypt. promise

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