Future: perfect vs continuous
By this time next year, I _____ (finish) my degree, so I’ll be ready to start working.
will have finished
I _____ (meet) my friends tonight at the new café.
am meeting
I _____ (visit) Paris three times.
I've visited Paris three times.
I _____ (try) to call you earlier, but you _____ (already / leave) the house.
tried, had already left
I _____ (drink) more water recently, and I feel better
I've been drinking more water recently, and I feel better
Tomorrow at 8 p.m., we _____ (watch) the new episode of the show.
will be watching
The train _____ (leave) at 7:30 every morning.
leaves
We _____ (finish) this room last week.
We finished this room last week.
He saw that someone _____ (move) all his papers when he _____ (check) in the drawer.
had moved, check
Julie _____ (cook) dinner. Let's go and eat!
Julie's cooked dinner. Let's go and eat!
By the time you get home, she _____ (cook) dinner for everyone.
will have cooked
She _____ (stay) with her cousin while her apartment _____ (be) renovated.
is staying, is being
I _____ (know) my great grandmother for a few years - she died when I was eight.
I knew my great grandmother for a few years - she died when I was eight.
She _____ (not realize) what had happened until the police _____ (explain) everything to her.
didn't realize, explained
I_____(read) your book all day. It's very interesting, but I'm only on chapter 2
I've been reading your book all day. It's very interesting, but I'm only on chapter 2
At 10 a.m. on Saturday, I _____ (relax) at the beach while everyone else _____ (shop) in town.
will be relaxing, will be shopping (/is shopping)
He usually _____ (work) from home, but this week he _____ (work) at the office.
works, is working
I _____ (miss) the bus and then I _____ (miss) the plane as well!
I missed the bus and then I missed the plane as well!
The train ______ (just / pull in) right before I ______ (arrive)
had just pulled in, arrived
It_____(not/rain) all summer, so the garden is dead.
It hasn't rained all summer, so the garden is dead.
By the end of this month, they _____ (complete) the project, but next week they _____ (still / work) on the final details.
Right now, the kids _____ (play) outside, but they always _____ (go) to bed at 9 p.m.
are playing, go
She _____ (live) in seven different countries, so she knows a lot about different languages
She's lived in seven different countries, so she knows a lot about different languages
By the time we finally _____ (arrive) at the restaurant, they _____ (close) the kitchen.
arrived, had closed
David feels great these days. He_____ (get) up early lately.
David feels great these days. He's been getting up early lately.