<p>www.goldcoastielts.com</p> <p>www.g.page/gcielts</p> <p>Today let’s take a look at the <strong>future perfect continuous tense</strong> and how it can be effectively used in the IELTS exam to explain what will be happening at a particular point in time in the future.</p> <p>Firstly, how do we make the future perfect continuous tense? Basically, it is made in the following way:</p> <p><em><strong>will + (not) have + been + verb-ing</strong></em></p> <p>So how do we use the future perfect continuous tense? Basically it is used to show how long an activity or situation has been in progress before a specified time in the future. We usually mention the length of time. For example:</p> <p><em><strong>By the end of the month, I’ll have been studying at this school for four years.</strong></em></p> <p><br></p> <p>Now let’s check out how the future perfect continuous tense can be used in a real IELTS style task 1 writing task. Check out the bar chart, then try and complete the sentences using the future continuous tense.</p> <p><br></p> <p>1. Twelve students ---- on Saturday afternoon.</p> <p>2. The students ---- books on Saturday.</p> <p>3. The largest group of students ---- this Saturday afternoon.</p> <p>4. A similar number of students ---- and ---- this weekend.</p> <p>5. A very small number of students ---- this weekend.</p> <p>6. Approximately 15 students ---- this weekend.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Answers</strong>: 1. will be watching TV 2. won’t (will not) be reading 3. will be playing computer games 4. will be doing sport; studying 5. will be resting 6. will be seeing friends.</p> <p><br></p> <p>OK guys, so any time you get a chart that depicts something HAPPENING in the future, you can use the future perfect continuous tense to describe it. It’s definitely a great way to show off your knowledge of future time, and it you use it in the appropriate situation, you can get a high mark for your grammar criteria.</p> <p>#ielts #goldcoastielts #southportielts #ieltsgoogleclclassroom #ieltscoaching #ieltswriting #ieltsspeaking</p>

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31. IELTS Task 1 : "Talking about the future with future perfect continuous tense"

JUN 21, 20203 MIN
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31. IELTS Task 1 : "Talking about the future with future perfect continuous tense"

JUN 21, 20203 MIN

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<p>www.goldcoastielts.com</p> <p>www.g.page/gcielts</p> <p>Today let’s take a look at the <strong>future perfect continuous tense</strong> and how it can be effectively used in the IELTS exam to explain what will be happening at a particular point in time in the future.</p> <p>Firstly, how do we make the future perfect continuous tense? Basically, it is made in the following way:</p> <p><em><strong>will + (not) have + been + verb-ing</strong></em></p> <p>So how do we use the future perfect continuous tense? Basically it is used to show how long an activity or situation has been in progress before a specified time in the future. We usually mention the length of time. For example:</p> <p><em><strong>By the end of the month, I’ll have been studying at this school for four years.</strong></em></p> <p><br></p> <p>Now let’s check out how the future perfect continuous tense can be used in a real IELTS style task 1 writing task. Check out the bar chart, then try and complete the sentences using the future continuous tense.</p> <p><br></p> <p>1. Twelve students ---- on Saturday afternoon.</p> <p>2. The students ---- books on Saturday.</p> <p>3. The largest group of students ---- this Saturday afternoon.</p> <p>4. A similar number of students ---- and ---- this weekend.</p> <p>5. A very small number of students ---- this weekend.</p> <p>6. Approximately 15 students ---- this weekend.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Answers</strong>: 1. will be watching TV 2. won’t (will not) be reading 3. will be playing computer games 4. will be doing sport; studying 5. will be resting 6. will be seeing friends.</p> <p><br></p> <p>OK guys, so any time you get a chart that depicts something HAPPENING in the future, you can use the future perfect continuous tense to describe it. It’s definitely a great way to show off your knowledge of future time, and it you use it in the appropriate situation, you can get a high mark for your grammar criteria.</p> <p>#ielts #goldcoastielts #southportielts #ieltsgoogleclclassroom #ieltscoaching #ieltswriting #ieltsspeaking</p>