Future continuous and perfect · Futuro continuo y perfecto
Two more future tenses
- Beyond will and going to, B2 adds two more future tenses.
- Future continuous and future perfect.
- They let you be precise about timing.
By tomorrow, I will have finished the project; my printer may still be considering it.
Dos tiempos más del futuro
- Más allá de will y going to, el nivel B2 introduce dos tiempos futuros adicionales.
- Futuro continuo y futuro perfecto.
- Te permiten ser preciso con la cronología.
Para mañana, habré terminado el proyecto; mi impresora todavía podría estar procesándolo.
Future continuous (will be + -ing)
- will be + verb-ing = an action in progress at a future moment.
- This time tomorrow, I'll be flying to Paris.
- Also polite: Will you be using the car tonight?
Futuro continuo (will be + -ing)
- will be + verbo-ing = una acción en progreso en un momento futuro.
- Esta misma hora de mañana, estaré volando hacia París.
- También es forma cortés: ¿Estarás usando el coche esta noche?
Choose: This time tomorrow, I ___ to Paris. · Elige: This time tomorrow, I ___ to Paris.
An action in progress at a future moment → future continuous: “will be flying”. · Una acción en progreso en un momento futuro → futuro continuo: “will be flying”.
Future perfect (will have + past participle)
- will have + past participle = finished before a future point.
- By next year, I will have finished my studies.
- They will have left by the time you arrive.
Futuro perfecto (will have + participio pasado)
- will have + participio pasado = acción terminada antes de un punto futuro.
- Para el próximo año, habré terminado mis estudios.
- Habrán marchado para cuando llegues.
In progress, or already finished? · ¿En progreso o ya terminado?
will be doing = in progress at a future moment; will have done = finished before it. · will be doing = en progreso en un momento futuro; will have done = terminado antes de eso.
Complete: By next year, I will have ___ (finish) my studies. · Completa: By next year, I will have ___ (finish) my studies.
Future perfect = will have + past participle: “will have finished”. · Futuro perfecto = will have + participio pasado: “will have finished”.
Does the future perfect describe something completed BEFORE a future time? · ¿Describe el futuro perfecto algo completado ANTES de un tiempo futuro?
Yes — “will have done” = finished before a point in the future. · Sí — “will have done” = terminado antes de un punto en el futuro.
Translate into English: 到明年,我就会完成学业了。 · Traduce al inglés: 到明年,我就会完成学业了。
Completed before a future time → future perfect: “… will have finished …”. · Completado antes de un tiempo futuro → futuro perfecto: “… will have finished …”.
by + a time
- The future perfect often uses by: by 2030, by then, by the time ….
- By midnight, the work will have been done.
by + hora
- El futuro perfecto suele usar by: para 2030, para entonces, para cuando ….
- Para medianoche, el trabajo habrá sido hecho.
Common mistakes
- ❌ By 2030, I will finish my degree. → ✓ I will have finished. — by + future time → future perfect.
- ❌ This time tomorrow I will fly to Paris. → ✓ I will be flying. — mid-action at a future moment.
- ❌ will have finish → ✓ will have finished — the participle, always.
Errores comunes
- ❌ Para 2030, terminaré mi grado. → ✓ Yo habré terminado. — by + hora futura → futuro perfecto.
- ❌ Esta misma hora de mañana volaré a París. → ✓ Yo estaré volando. — acción en medio en un momento futuro.
- ❌ will have finish → ✓ will have finished — siempre el participio.
Match the time phrase to the right form. · Empareja la frase temporal con la forma correcta.
by → completed before then; this time → in progress then; time clauses stay in the present. · by → completado antes de entonces; this time → en progreso entonces; las oraciones temporales permanecen en presente.
Don't call at 8:00 — we ___ dinner.
At 8:00 the meal is in progress → will be having. · A las 8:00 la comida está en progreso → will be having.
- Future continuous (will be + -ing) = in progress at a future moment.
- Future perfect (will have + p.p.) = completed before a future time.
- The future perfect loves by + a future time.
- Futuro continuo (will be + -ing) = en progreso en un momento futuro.
- Futuro perfecto (will have + p.p.) = completado antes de un tiempo futuro.
- El futuro perfecto se asocia frecuentemente con by + hora futura.
Make a prediction about the future, using the future continuous (will be + -ing) or the future perfect (will have + past participle). · Haz una predicción sobre el futuro, usando el futuro continuo (will be + -ing) o el futuro perfecto (will have + past participle).
Example: “By 2030, cars will have become much cleaner.” · Ejemplo: “By 2030, cars will have become much cleaner.”