1、Unit 2,Future Continuous Tense & Future in the past,Grammar and usage,Lead-in,Look at the following sentences and try to explain why the tense is used in these sentences.,1. We leave London on 15 July, and well be taking a flight to Morocco, in northern Africa. 2. Since we will be walking for almost
2、 two weeks, Ill need to buy a large backpack in advance to carry my supplies of food and water.,Future continuous tense,Dont phone me between 8:00 and 10:00. We will be having classes then.,present,future,8:00,10:00,having class,The uses of the future continuous tense:,1. Toby will be climbing in th
3、e Himalayas all next week. Note: We use the future continuous tense to talk about something that will be in progress over a period of time in the future. e.g. I will be visiting Europe next week.,Note: we use the future continuous tense to talk about an action that starts before a point in the futur
4、e and probably continues after it.,2. Toby will not be in London next Tuesday. He will be climbing in the Himalayas.,3. The weather report says that it will be raining when we arrive in London. Note: We use the future continuous tense to express predictions. e.g. After you take the medicine, you wil
5、l be feeling much better.,When used in this way, it does not mean the speaker has arranged the action, just want to suggest that something will happen naturally. e.g. I will write to you. ( I want to write)I will be writing to you. ( just a mere statement of fact, without intention),I wont go to Jap
6、an.,He refuses to go to Japan. wont go express intention.,I wont be going to Japan.,A mere statement of fact, giving no information about her feeling. She wont go to Japan, perhaps she will be doing something else.,4. Will you be visiting your uncle? Note: We use the future continuous tense to ask p
7、olitely about other peoples future plan. e. g. When shall we be meeting again?Will you be working here?,in statements by using will (not) be + V-ing in questions by putting will before the subject in short answers by using will (not),The form of the future continuous tense:,Take the base verb work a
8、s an example,I/We shall be working ,I/We shall not be working,Shall I/ we be working,You will be working,You will not be working,Will you be working,He /She / It/ They will be working,He/She /It/ They will not be working,Will he/she/ it/ they be working,Read the journalists schedule and complete his
9、 reply. 1._ 2. _ 3._ 4. _ 5._,will be travelling,will be interviewing,will be going,will write,will be exploring,Translate the following sentences. 1. 今天下午三点到四点, 我们要开会。 2.我想他马上就会到的。,Practice,We will be having a meeting from 3 to 4 this afternoon.,I believe hell be coming soon.,3.今天下午我要去送一个朋友。 4.我不知道
10、我们什么时候再在一起工作。,I will be seeing a friend off this afternoon.,I dont know when we will be working together again.,5.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 travelling in Mexico later in the month.,Multiple choice:,1. Send for a doctor quickly, o
11、r the old man _. A. will die B. is dyingC. 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. watch B. wi
12、ll have watched C. can watch D. will be watching,4. If he _, dont 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
13、 in the past,Look at the following sentences: 1. She said that she would go and visit her friend. 2. He phoned his mother and told her he was going to arrive at 10 p.m. 3. I was just about to dive into the sea when I saw a shark.,He phoned his mother and told her he was going to arrive at 10 p.m.,he
14、 phoned,present,was going to arrive,10 p.m.,before 10 p.m.,past,speaker,The uses of the future in the past: 1.We use the future in the past to 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.,2. We use the future in
15、the past to indicate a past intention. e.g. I was going to leave, but then it began to rain.,3. We use the future in the past to indicate a past arrangement. e.g. Colin left work early because he was going to see Jennifer later that afternoon.,4. We use the future in the past to mean that the future
16、 action actually happened. e.g. The journey that was to change Tobys life started in July that year.,The form of the future in the past:,(A) would + the base form of a verb e.g. Colin and I would spend a few weeks travelling after he graduated. She would go for a walk after she had supper.,(B) was/w
17、ere going to e.g. We were going to see the wild animals, but then we didnt have time. (C) was/were to e.g. It was his last day at school 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.,Tick the sentences which express fu
18、ture in the past. 1. Colin and I would be in Africa the next Monday. 2. John was always going to the beach when he was a kid.,3. Jennifer was going to Hawaii on holiday. 4. I was having dinner with some friends when she called me. 5. Toby and Colin were to fly to Morocco the next day.,Complete Colin
19、s diary entry. 1._ 2. _ 3._ 4. _ 5._ 6. _ 7._ 8. _,were going to watch,were about to turn off,would last,wouldnt see,would get up,would stop,would fall down,would never forget,1. -Alice, why didnt you come yesterday? -I_, but I had an unexpected visitor. A. had B. would C. was going to D. did,Multip
20、le choice,2. I first met Lisa three years ago. She _ at a radio shop at the time.A. has worked B. was workingC. had just started D. had worked,3. I dont 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 mad
21、e it clear that he_ office soon. A. leaves B. would leave C. left D. had left,5. -Come in. I want to show you something. -Oh, how nice of you! I_ you_ to bring me a gift. A. never think; are going B. never thought; were going C. didnt think; were going D. hadnt thought; were going,6. He_ anyone the
22、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 happenedC. will happen D. is going to happen,Thank you for listening！,
