The day (on) which the President of the United States is inaugurated is the 4th of March every leap year.
She is a very punctual person. Something very special must have happened to prevent her from coming (in//on) time.
The new product line must be launched (by) 1st June.
Mr. Frederick is busy (at/ the moment. You can leave him a message and he will call you back as soon as he is free.
I've been waiting for Tom (since/) 6 p.m.; I wonder if he's lost his way.
My daughter did so well in her studies that she graduated from high school (at) the age of 18.
I tried to persuade him but (/at/ the end I gave up.
If we ever go camping again, it's going to be (in/) summer, not autumn.
Jill started a new job a few weeks ago. Before that she was out of work (/for) three months.
She has every intention of completing this project (for/ a week.
Mr. Hutchinson is 63. He'll be retiring from his job (over/ two years' time.
Why don't you come for a drink (on) Saturday evening?
I'm going on a three-day study trip tomorrow. I'll be away (until/ Monday.
She felt a certain obligation towards him because of everything he had done for her (in/ the past.
She has been sitting and waiting for the mail to arrive (-/ all day long.
Prices in the shops have hit the roof (over) the last few weeks.
We got to the airport (/on) time to have a coffee before checking in.
A notice at the door reads "Opening hours: (from/ 9 a.m. (till/ 5.30 p.m."
This practice of changing the clocks twice (-) a year is a real pain. Many of us take the best part of a week to recover, especially (during/ spring when we "lose an hour".
EXERCISE 2. Open the brackets using The Future Continuous. Translate. 1. Will you have a cup of tea? – No, thank you. I shall be having lunch soon. 2. I hope I shall be sleeping well tonight. 3. My boys will be going back to college in a week, and I shall be being alone again. 4. I must go now. They will be worrying what has happened to me. 5. I’m sure they will be meeting me there. 6. I don’t want to disturb you. I know you will be packing. 7. It’s just the time to see him. He will be working in his little garden. 8. He is supposed to be very busy then. He will be preparing for his exams. 9. What game will he be playing tomorrow. 10. I suppose you will be meeting your friend.
EXERCISE 7. Put the verbs in brackets into the Future Continuous Tense. Watch the use of the Future Continuous Tense 1.I’ll call for her at eight. – No, don’t. She still will be having breakfast then. 2. I shall be waiting for you when you come out. 3. He will be flying over England tomorrow at 2.00 p.m. 4. She will be planting roses when he comes. 5. Joan will be playing ping-pong in the recreation room after school. 6. When you arrive I probably shall be picking fruit. 7. I’ll come at three o’clock. – Good, I shall be expecting you. 8. What do you think will the children be doing when we get home? – I expect they will be having their supper. 9. The garden will be looking its best next month. 10. The doctor is over sixty, but he doesn’t want to retire. I think he still will be working when he is seventy. 11. Don’t call for me at six. I shall be having a bath. 12. Don’t ring them up at seven in the morning. They will be sleeping. 13. Don’t write Mother about the accident. She will be worrying. 14. Don’t leave the child alone. He will be crying. 15. Don’t tell Granny about it. She will be grumbling. 16. Don’t expect him to come next Saturday. He will be working.
The day (on) which the President of the United States is inaugurated is the 4th of March every leap year.
She is a very punctual person. Something very special must have happened to prevent her from coming (in//on) time.
The new product line must be launched (by) 1st June.
Mr. Frederick is busy (at/ the moment. You can leave him a message and he will call you back as soon as he is free.
I've been waiting for Tom (since/) 6 p.m.; I wonder if he's lost his way.
My daughter did so well in her studies that she graduated from high school (at) the age of 18.
I tried to persuade him but (/at/ the end I gave up.
If we ever go camping again, it's going to be (in/) summer, not autumn.
Jill started a new job a few weeks ago. Before that she was out of work (/for) three months.
She has every intention of completing this project (for/ a week.
Mr. Hutchinson is 63. He'll be retiring from his job (over/ two years' time.
Why don't you come for a drink (on) Saturday evening?
I'm going on a three-day study trip tomorrow. I'll be away (until/ Monday.
She felt a certain obligation towards him because of everything he had done for her (in/ the past.
She has been sitting and waiting for the mail to arrive (-/ all day long.
Prices in the shops have hit the roof (over) the last few weeks.
We got to the airport (/on) time to have a coffee before checking in.
A notice at the door reads "Opening hours: (from/ 9 a.m. (till/ 5.30 p.m."
This practice of changing the clocks twice (-) a year is a real pain. Many of us take the best part of a week to recover, especially (during/ spring when we "lose an hour".