{"id":46640,"date":"2021-03-10T15:27:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T14:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/?p=46640"},"modified":"2021-03-10T15:27:58","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T14:27:58","slug":"4-future-tenses-in-english-and-how-to-use-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/en\/4-future-tenses-in-english-and-how-to-use-them\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Future Tenses In English And How To Use Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\">\u201cYour future is whatever you make it, so make it a good one.\u201d <em>&#8211; Doc Brown, Back to the future.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\">Just like the <a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/en\/4-past-tenses-and-when-to-use-them\/\">past<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/en\/what-are-the-4-present-tenses-in-english-and-how-do-you-use-them\/\">present<\/a> tenses, there is more than one future tense in English. These change depending on the function and what we want to say.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\">Today we\u2019re going to look at four future tenses: the future simple, the future continuous, the future perfect and the future perfect continuous. We\u2019ll show you how and when to use them. We\u2019ll also share with you some fun videos and activities to help you understand them better. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\">Ready to learn? Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #2d346f;\"><strong>The future tenses<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\">Take a look at the four future tenses in English and how they\u2019re used in a sentence:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-future-tenses.png\" alt=\"The future tenses | 4 Future tenses in English and how to use them | Oxford House Barcelona\" width=\"518\" height=\"115\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-future-tenses.png 518w, https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-future-tenses-300x67.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3e6c80;\"><strong>1. Future Simple<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\">Let\u2019s start with the basics. The future simple is used to talk about a time later than now and can be used in lots of different ways.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #4b4e52;\"><strong>Form<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"list_styles\"><ul class=''>\n<span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-chevron-right'><\/i>It is <em><span style=\"color: #008000;\">made up of<\/span><\/em> the verb <em>will\/won\u2019t<\/em> + <em>base infinitive (infinitive without to)<\/em>. <\/li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-chevron-right'><\/i>Because <em>will is<\/em> a modal verb it doesn\u2019t change depending on the person doing the action.<\/li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-chevron-right'><\/i>We can use contractions e.g. <em>I will<\/em> = <em>I\u2019ll<\/em>.<\/li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-chevron-right'><\/i>In the negative, we can also use <em>will not<\/em> for more emphasis.<\/li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-chevron-right'><\/i><em>Won\u2019t<\/em> is more common in speech.<\/li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-chevron-right'><\/i>In short answers we say: <em>yes X will<\/em> or <em>no X won\u2019t<\/em>.<\/li>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/ul><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\">Here\u2019s a look at the future simple in positive and negative statements and questions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Future-Simple.png\" alt=\"Future Simple | 4 Future tenses in English and how to use them | Oxford House Barcelona\" width=\"554\" height=\"225\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Future-Simple.png 554w, https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Future-Simple-300x122.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #4b4e52;\"><strong>Uses and examples<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"list_styles\"><ul class=''>\n<span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-ok'><\/i><strong>Instant or spontaneous decisions<\/strong> &#8211; <em>I\u2019m hungry. I think I\u2019ll make a sandwich.<\/em> <\/li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-ok'><\/i><strong>Future predictions based on a belief<\/strong> &#8211; <em>I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll pass the test<\/em>.<\/li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-ok'><\/i><strong>Promises<\/strong> &#8211; <em>I won\u2019t tell anyone your secret<\/em>.<\/li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-ok'><\/i><strong>Offers<\/strong> &#8211; <em>I\u2019ll carry your bags for you<\/em>.<\/li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-ok'><\/i><strong>Requests<\/strong> &#8211; <em>Will you tell Henry I called?<\/em><\/li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-ok'><\/i><strong>Threats<\/strong> &#8211; <em>If you do that again, I\u2019ll tell Mum<\/em>.<\/li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-ok'><\/i><strong>Future facts<\/strong> &#8211; <em>I\u2019ll be back later tonight<\/em>.<\/li>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/ul><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #4b4e52;\"><strong>Shall<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\">We can use <em>shall<\/em> instead of <em>will<\/em> for future time references with <em>I<\/em> and <em>we<\/em>. However, it is slightly more formal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\">E.g. <em>We shall never forget this beautiful day<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\">It is also common to use <em>shall<\/em> in questions to make offers, suggestions or ask for advice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\">E.g. <em>Shall I carry these bags for you?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\"><em>Shall I open the window?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\"><em>What shall I tell Mary about the broken vase?<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #4b4e52;\"><strong>Be going to vs will<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\">It\u2019s important to note that for predictions based on evidence and for future plans we use <em>be going<\/em> to not <em>will<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\">E.g. <em>Look at those grey clouds. It\u2019s definitely going to rain!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\">&#8211; <em>What are you doing after work?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\">&#8211; <em>I\u2019m going to the gym<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #4b4e52;\"><strong>Activity One<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\">For more about the differences between will and be going to to talk about the future, watch this video from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCKgpamMlm872zkGDcBJHYDg\">Learn English with TV Series<\/a>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"element_size_\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3e6c80;\"><strong>2. Future continuous<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\">Now let\u2019s move on to the future continuous. Generally, we use this tense to talk about things in progress at a particular time in the future. Take a look at the form:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #4b4e52;\"><strong>Form<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\">The structure of the future continuous is as follows: <em>will\/won\u2019t<\/em> + <em>be<\/em> + <em>ing<\/em> form<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Future-Continuous.png\" alt=\"Future Continuous | 4 Future tenses in English and how to use them | Oxford House Barcelona\" width=\"554\" height=\"226\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Future-Continuous.png 554w, https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Future-Continuous-300x122.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #4b4e52;\"><strong>Uses and examples<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"list_styles\"><ul class=''>\n<span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-ok'><\/i><strong>An action in progress at a specific time in the future (at 5pm, this time tomorrow, in two weeks, in five years time etc.)<\/strong>. <em>This time tomorrow, I\u2019ll be flying to Barbados<\/em>.  <\/li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-ok'><\/i><strong>An action we see as new or temporary<\/strong>. <em>I\u2019ll be working for my Dad until I find a new job<\/em>. <\/li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-ok'><\/i><strong>Predictions or guesses about future events<\/strong>. <em>He\u2019ll be coming to the party, I guess<\/em>.<\/li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-ok'><\/i><strong>Predictions about the present<\/strong>. <em>She\u2019ll be getting married right now, I imagine<\/em>.<\/li> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-ok'><\/i><strong>Polite enquiries<\/strong>. <em>Will you be joining us for dinner?<\/em><\/li>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/ul><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #4b4e52;\"><strong>Stative verbs<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\">It\u2019s important to remember that some verbs cannot be used in the continuous tense. These are called stative verbs. Stative verbs describe states, feelings, thoughts and opinions. Instead of the future continuous, we use the future simple tense for these verbs. Here are some examples:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Future-Continuous-Stative-verbs.png\" alt=\"Future Continuous - Stative verbs | 4 Future tenses in English and how to use them | Oxford House Barcelona\" width=\"518\" height=\"105\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Future-Continuous-Stative-verbs.png 518w, https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Future-Continuous-Stative-verbs-300x61.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #4b4e52;\"><strong>Activity two<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\">Here\u2019s a fun activity to practise what you\u2019ve learnt about the future continuous. All you have to do is talk about what you\u2019ll be doing at these different points in time. Try saying them <em><span style=\"color: #008000;\">out loud<\/span><\/em> or write down your answers on a piece of paper. We\u2019ll post some possible answers at the end of this blog post.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 15px; color: #EC6B05;\"><strong>What will you be doing\u2026?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Activity-Two.png\" alt=\"Activity Two | 4 Future tenses in English and how to use them | Oxford House Barcelona\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Activity-Two.png 512w, https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Activity-Two-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Activity-Two-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3e6c80;\"><strong>3. Future perfect<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\">Once you\u2019ve <em><span style=\"color: #008000;\">mastered<\/span><\/em> the future continuous, it\u2019s time to learn the future perfect. The future perfect is used to talk about a completed action in the future. Here\u2019s a look at the form:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #4b4e52;\"><strong>Form<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"list_styles\"><ul class=''>\n<span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-chevron-right'><\/i>The form of the future perfect is <em>will\/won\u2019t<\/em> + <em>have<\/em> + <em>past participle<\/em>. <\/li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-chevron-right'><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/englishstudyhere.com\/verbs\/50-most-commonly-used-regular-verbs-in-past\/\">Regular past participles<\/a> end in -ed.<\/li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-chevron-right'><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.englisch-hilfen.de\/en\/grammar\/unreg_verben.htm\">Irregular past participles<\/a> don\u2019t follow the common conjugation pattern.<\/li>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/ul><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Future-Perfect.png\" alt=\"Future Perfect | 4 Future tenses in English and how to use them | Oxford House Barcelona\" width=\"554\" height=\"227\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Future-Perfect.png 554w, https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Future-Perfect-300x123.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #4b4e52;\"><strong>Uses and examples<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"list_styles\"><ul class=''>\n<span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-ok'><\/i><strong>An action that will be completed before a specific time in the future<\/strong>. <em>Next September, we\u2019ll have been married for 50 years<\/em>.  <\/li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-ok'><\/i><strong>Use by or by the time to mean some time before<\/strong>. <em>I\u2019ll have finished this report by the time you\u2019re home<\/em>.  <\/li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-ok'><\/i><strong>Use in, in a day\u2019s time, in two weeks\u2019 time, in three months\u2019 time etc. to mean at the end of this period<\/strong>. <em>In three years\u2019 time, I\u2019ll have completed my degree<\/em>.<\/li>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/ul><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #4b4e52;\"><strong>Activity three<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\">Should you use has instead of have for third person in the future perfect? Here\u2019s BBC Learn English with the answer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"element_size_\"><iframe title=\"The Future Perfect\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C29I_egMYck?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3e6c80;\"><strong>4. Future perfect continuous<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\">We use the future perfect continuous to show that something will continue up until a particular event in the future. We normally use it to emphasise how long something will have been happening for.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #4b4e52;\"><strong>Form<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\">The form of the future perfect continuous is <em>will\/won\u2019t<\/em> + <em>have<\/em> + <em>been<\/em> + <em>ing (present participle)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Future-Perfect-Continuous.png\" alt=\"Future Perfect Continuous | 4 Future tenses in English and how to use them | Oxford House Barcelona\" width=\"553\" height=\"239\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Future-Perfect-Continuous.png 553w, https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Future-Perfect-Continuous-300x130.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #4b4e52;\"><strong>Uses and examples<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"list_styles\"><ul class=''>\n<span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-ok'><\/i><strong>To show that something will continue up until a particular event in the future<\/strong>. <em>In October, I\u2019ll have been working here for ten years<\/em>.    <\/li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-ok'><\/i><strong>To show something finished just before another time action (cause and effect)<\/strong>. <em>When I arrive, I\u2019ll have been working all day, so I\u2019ll be tired<\/em>.   <\/li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-ok'><\/i><strong>With time expressions (by + then \/ tomorrow \/ next year etc., by the time, when)<\/strong>. <em>By the time we arrive, we\u2019ll have been travelling for fifteen hours<\/em>. <\/li>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/ul><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #4b4e52;\"><strong>Activity four<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\">Look at these five photos of people with different professions. Write down sentences using the future perfect continuous to describe what they will have been doing four hours into their <em><span style=\"color: #008000;\">work shift<\/span><\/em>. E.g. <em>They will have been cooking for four hours. We\u2019ll write some examples at the end of the blog post<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Activity-Four.png\" alt=\"Activity Four | 4 Future tenses in English and how to use them | Oxford House Barcelona\" width=\"600\" height=\"550\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Activity-Four.png 600w, https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Activity-Four-300x275.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3e6c80;\"><strong>Suggested Answers<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #4b4e52;\"><strong>Activity two<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"list_styles\"><ul class=''>\n<span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-ok'><\/i><em>In five minutes <strong>I\u2019ll still be reading<\/strong> this blog post<\/em>.  <\/li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-ok'><\/i><em>In two hours <strong>I\u2019ll be at home watching<\/strong> the TV on the sofa<\/em>.<\/li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-ok'><\/i><em>At 9pm <strong>I\u2019ll be cooking<\/strong> dinner<\/em>.<\/li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-ok'><\/i><em>This time tomorrow <strong>I\u2019ll be doing<\/strong> my English exam<\/em>.<\/li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-ok'><\/i><em><strong>I\u2019ll probably be playing<\/strong> football on Saturday morning<\/em>.<\/li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-ok'><\/i><em><strong>I\u2019ll be having<\/strong> dinner with friends next Friday<\/em>.<\/li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-ok'><\/i><em><strong>I\u2019ll be having<\/strong> my operation in 2 weeks<\/em>.<\/li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-ok'><\/i><em>I\u2019m not sure what <strong>I\u2019ll be doing<\/strong> next month<\/em>. <\/li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-ok'><\/i><em><strong>I\u2019ll be saying<\/strong> goodbye to 2021 at midnight on New Year\u2019s Eve<\/em>.<\/li>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/ul><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #4b4e52;\"><strong>Activity four<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"list_styles\"><ul class=''>\t\n<span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><strong>A)<\/strong> Police officer &#8211; <em><strong>He\u2019ll have been catching<\/strong> criminals for four hours<\/em>.<\/li>\n<span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><strong>B)<\/strong> Doctor &#8211; <em><strong>She\u2019ll have been saving<\/strong> lives for four hours<\/em>.<\/li>\n<span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><strong>C)<\/strong> English Teacher &#8211; <em><strong>He\u2019ll have been teaching<\/strong> grammar for four hours<\/em>.<\/li>\n<span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><strong>D)<\/strong> Chefs &#8211; <em><strong>They\u2019ll have been cooking<\/strong> for four hours<\/em>.<\/li>\n<span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><strong>E)<\/strong> Footballer &#8211; <em><strong>She\u2019ll have been kicking<\/strong> a ball around for four hours<\/em>.<\/li>\t\t   \t<\/p>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/ul><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"devider element_size_>\"><div style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px; \" class=\"divider3\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\"><strong>So there you have it. You\u2019ve officially learnt the future tenses. Well done you! If you\u2019d like to learn more grammar, check out the following blog posts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"list_styles\"><ul class=''>\n<span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-hand-right'><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/en\/what-are-the-4-present-tenses-in-english-and-how-do-you-use-them\/\">4 Present tenses and how to use them<\/a>  <\/li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><li><i class='icon-hand-right'><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/en\/4-past-tenses-and-when-to-use-them\/\">4 Past tenses and when to use them<\/a>  <\/li>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/ul><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\">And if you\u2019d like some extra help, why not join one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhousebcn.com\/en\/english-courses\/extended-english\/\">General English Courses<\/a>, to practise using these tenses in conversation?<\/p>\n<div class=\"devider element_size_>\"><div style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px; \" class=\"divider3\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<h1><strong>Glossary for Language Learners<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\">Find the following words in the article and then write down any new ones you didn\u2019t know.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em><strong>to be made up of sth. (pv):<\/strong><\/em><\/span> to be comprised up of something.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em><strong>out loud (exp):<\/strong><\/em><\/span> audibly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em><strong>to master sth. (v):<\/strong><\/em><\/span> to become an expert at something.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em><strong>work shift (n):<\/strong><\/em><\/span> a period of time that you work.<\/p>\n<div class=\"devider element_size_>\"><div style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px; \" class=\"divider1\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\"><strong>Key<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\">pv = phrasal verb<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\">exp = expression<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\">n = noun<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 15px;\">v = verb<\/p>\n<div class=\"devider element_size_>\"><div style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px; \" class=\"divider1\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #055f65;\"><strong><div class=\"messagebox alert alert-info\" style=\"align:left; background:#ffffff; color:#2D346F; border:1px solid #ffffff\"><h4>Study English at Oxford House Barcelona<\/h4><i class=\"icon-info-sign\"><\/i>Interested in taking an English course at Oxford House Barcelona? 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