牛津版 高一 Module 2 Unit 2

Future Continuous Tense 江苏 沈晓彦

Translation 1.We leave London on 15th July, and we will be flying to Morocco, in northern Africa. (7 月 15 号, 我们将离开伦敦, 然后 飞往北非的摩洛哥。 )

2. Since we will be walking every day for almost two weeks, I will need to buy a large, strong light backpack to carry my supplies of food and water. ( 既然我们将每天行走将近两周, 我 需要买一个又大又结实的背包, 来 携带水和食品。 )

When do we use the future continuous tense?

(a)talk about something that will be in progress over a period of time in the future e.g. Toby will be climbing in the Himalayas all next week. I will be visiting Europe next week.

(b) talk about an action that starts before a point in time in the future and probably continues after it e.g. Toby will not be in London next Tuesday. He will be climbing in Himalayas.

(c) express future without intention e.g. Tom won’t be cutting the grass. (fact, without intention) 汤姆将不割草 Tom won’t cut the grass. 汤姆拒绝割草

(d) make polite enquires about other people’s future plans e. g. Will you be visiting your uncle in Tanzania? Will you visit your uncle in Tanzania?

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

A: Translate the following sentences into English. Practice 今天我下午三点到四点, 我们要开会。 We will be having a meeting from 3 to 4 this afternoon. 我想他马上就会到的。 I believe he’ll be coming soon.

今天下午我要去送一个朋友。 I will be seeing a friend off this afternoon. 我不知道我们什么时候再在一起工作。 I don’t know when we will be working together again.

史密斯夫妇下个星期去巴西。随后这 个月里他们将在墨西哥旅行。 Mr. and Mrs. Smith are going to Brazil next week, and they will be traveling in Mexico later in the month.

B: 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. will have watched B. watch 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

Future in the past

Change direct speech into indirect speech. 1. Bob: I’m going to watch birds. Li Ming: Bob said ____________ ____________ 2. Wu Dong: I’ll go to my uncle’s. Colin: Wu Dong said __________ ____________ he would go to his uncle’s. Revision he was going to watch birds.

Question: So what is the tense of the two underlined parts?

The usage of the future in the past tense (A) report an action in the past from a time when it was still in the future e.g. They were sure that they would win the final victory. (“be sure” happened in the past, the action “win the final victory” happened in the future compared with action of “be sure”)

(B) indicate a past intention e.g. I was going to leave, but then it rained. (C) indicate a past arrangement e.g. I was meeting him in town the next day.

(D) mean that the future action actually happened e.g. The journey that was to change Toby’s life started in July that year.

The form of future in the past: (A) would + do e.g. I told you Colin and I would spend a few weeks traveling. 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, and 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.

Multiple choice Alice, why didn’t you come yesterday? ---- I___, but I had an unexpected visitor. A. had B. would C. was going to D. did

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. (NMET1992) A. leaves B. would leave C. left D. had left

5. ---Come in, Peter. I want to show you something. ---Oh, how nice of you! I___ you____ to bring me a gift. (NMET1990) 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