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The key answer of exercise 4

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 6.2 - Future me for the textbook Speakout Upper-Intermediate - Students' Book with authors Frances Eales and Steve Oakes from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Look at sentences a) and b) from Laura's letter. Which one talks about.
  2. Complete the rules.
  3. Underline the correct alternative in the sentence and explain your reason.
  4. Listen and write the sentences. Underline examples of the future present and future continuous. Circle the auxiliary verbs.

Answer

a)

  1. a
  2. b

b)

  1. have; past participle
  2. be; -ing form

c)

  1. I'll own → own is a state verb and not usually used in the continuous form.
  2. by → I'll have finished by 12 = 'at some time before and no later than 12'; I won't have finished until 12 = 'I expect to finish at 12 and no earlier.' (Notice that for this meaning we use a negative verb.)

d)

  1. I’ll have left home.
  2. They won't have finished.
  3. We’ll be living in Spain.
  4. It'll be snowing.