Future Perfect & Future Continuous – English Grammar Exercises for B2
You are listening to the Head of the Organizing Committee announcing the schedule for tomorrow’s International Science Summit. Choose the correct tense (A, B, C, or D) to complete the speech naturally.
1 “Good evening, delegates. Tomorrow at exactly 9:00 AM, our keynote speaker, Dr. Evans, ______ the conference with a presentation on quantum computing.”
(A) will be opening
(B) will have opened
(C) opens
(D) will open
2 “By the time the first coffee break begins at 10:30 AM, we ______ to three distinct presentations from our leading researchers.”
(A) will be listening
(B) will have listened
(C) listen
(D) will listen
3 “From 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM, a panel of international experts ______ the ethical implications of artificial intelligence in healthcare.”
(A) will have discussed
(B) discuss
(C) will be discussing
(D) will discuss
4 “Please note that at 12:30 PM, our catering team ______ a complimentary buffet lunch in the main dining hall for all attendees.”
(A) will have served
(B) will be serving
(C) serve
(D) will serve
5 “We kindly ask you to be punctual. By 1:45 PM, we expect that all delegates ______ their meals and returned to the main auditorium.”
(A) will be finishing
(B) will finish
(C) will have finished
(D) finish
6 “At 2:00 PM sharp, Professor Tanaka ______ her latest robotics prototype live on the main stage.”
(A) will have demonstrated
(B) will demonstrate
(C) will be demonstrating
(D) demonstrates
7 “Rest assured, before the afternoon workshops begin, our technicians ______ all the necessary audio-visual equipment in the breakout rooms.”
(A) will be setting up
(B) will have set up
(C) will set up
(D) set up
8 “At 3:00 PM, while Group A is attending the robotics seminar, Group B ______ the virtual reality exhibits in Room 4B.”
(A) will have explored
(B) will explore
(C) will be exploring
(D) explore
9 “I am proud to say that by the end of the afternoon sessions, we ______ all six major scientific topics on our agenda.”
(A) will be covering
(B) will cover
(C) will have covered
(D) cover
10 “Throughout the day, if you need any technical assistance, our student volunteers ______ near the registration desk.”
(A) will have stood
(B) will stand
(C) will be standing
(D) stand
11 “During the 4:00 PM Q&A session, assistants with microphones ______ around the aisles to take your questions.”
(A) will be walking
(B) will have walked
(C) walk
(D) will walk
12 “At 4:45 PM, the organizing committee ______ official feedback forms to all participants. Please take a moment to fill them out.”
(A) will have distributed
(B) will distribute
(C) will be distributing
(D) distribute
13 “By the time the closing ceremony concludes at 5:30 PM, the committee ______ the official dates and location for next year’s summit.”
(A) will be finalizing
(B) will have finalized
(C) finalizes
(D) will finalize
14 “For your convenience, at 6:00 PM, complimentary shuttle buses ______ outside the main entrance to take you back to your hotels.”
(A) will have waited
(B) will be waiting
(C) wait
(D) will wait
15 “Please remember to submit your travel reimbursement documents promptly. By this Friday, the finance department ______ the online submission portal.”
(A) will be closing
(B) closes
(C) will close
(D) will have closed
16 “We anticipate that by the time we print the final proceedings next month, we ______ over 50 peer-reviewed research papers from this event.”
(A) will be compiling
(B) will have compiled
(C) will compile
(D) compile
17 “Do not forget our networking dinner! Tomorrow evening at 7:30 PM, a live jazz band ______ in the grand banquet hall.”
(A) will have performed
(B) will perform
(C) will be performing
(D) performs
18 “I confidently assure you that before you leave tomorrow night, you ______ dozens of valuable professional connections.”
(A) will be making
(B) will make
(C) will have made
(D) make
19 “Looking ahead, I am thrilled to announce that next November, we ______ this annual summit in the beautiful city of Geneva.”
(A) will be hosting
(B) will have hosted
(C) host
(D) will host
20 “Thank you for your attention. We are confident that by the end of this two-day summit, we ______ a new consensus on global climate policies.”
(A) will be achieving
(B) will achieve
(C) will have achieved
(D) achieve
ANSWER KEY & EXPLANATIONS
1 (A) will be opening
Why it is correct: “Tomorrow at exactly 9:00 AM” refers to a specific point in the future. The Future Continuous is used here because it is a scheduled, expected event in an official agenda (the “matter-of-course” future).
2 (B) will have listened
Why it is correct: “By the time the first coffee break begins” establishes a deadline. The action of listening to three presentations will be completed before that deadline. Future Perfect is required.
3 (C) will be discussing
Why it is correct: “From 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM” describes a duration of time. The experts will be in the middle of their discussion throughout this period.
4 (B) will be serving
Why it is correct: “At 12:30 PM” is a specific time point on the schedule. The Future Continuous is used to politely inform the attendees of a planned, ongoing activity (catering service).
5 (C) will have finished
Why it is correct: “By 1:45 PM” is a deadline. The committee expects the action of eating to be 100% completed before this time.
6 (C) will be demonstrating
Why it is correct: “At 2:00 PM sharp” is a precise time. Professor Tanaka will be in the process of demonstrating her robot as part of the fixed schedule.
7 (B) will have set up
Why it is correct: “Before the afternoon workshops begin” is a strict deadline. The equipment setup must be fully completed prior to the start of the workshops.
8 (C) will be exploring
Why it is correct: “While Group A is attending” sets up a simultaneous ongoing action. Group B will be in the middle of exploring at the exact same time.
9 (C) will have covered
Why it is correct: “By the end of the afternoon sessions” sets a deadline. Covering the six topics is a milestone that will be achieved before the end of the day.
10 (C) will be standing
Why it is correct: “Throughout the day” implies a continuous, ongoing state. The volunteers will be stationed there constantly during the event.
11 (A) will be walking
Why it is correct: “During the 4:00 PM Q&A session” indicates a specific block of time. The assistants will be in the process of walking around.
12 (C) will be distributing
Why it is correct: “At 4:45 PM” is a scheduled time. Using Future Continuous makes the announcement of this routine logistical task sound polite and well-organized.
13 (B) will have finalized
Why it is correct: “By the time the closing ceremony concludes” is a future deadline. The finalization of next year’s dates will be completed before this moment.
14 (B) will be waiting
Why it is correct: “At 6:00 PM” is a specific time. The buses will be in the state of waiting for the delegates as part of the planned arrangements.
15 (D) will have closed
Why it is correct: “By this Friday” is a deadline. The portal closure is an action that will be finished prior to the end of Friday.
16 (B) will have compiled
Why it is correct: “By the time we print… next month” sets the deadline. Compiling the 50 papers is a cumulative achievement that will be done before printing.
17 (C) will be performing
Why it is correct: “Tomorrow evening at 7:30 PM” is a specific time point. The band will be in the middle of playing music.
18 (C) will have made
Why it is correct: “Before you leave tomorrow night” is the deadline. Making connections is a completed outcome achieved prior to departure.
19 (A) will be hosting
Why it is correct: “Next November” is a future time marker. Using Future Continuous (“will be hosting”) is the standard, polite way to announce a fixed, official arrangement or event in business and academia.
20 (C) will have achieved
Why it is correct: “By the end of this two-day summit” is the ultimate deadline. Reaching a consensus is a goal that will be successfully completed.
GRAMMAR POINTS TO REMEMBER
1 The “Matter-of-Course” Future (Future Continuous):
- At the B2/C1 level, the Future Continuous (will be + V-ing) is heavily used to talk about events that will happen as part of a fixed schedule, routine, or official agenda.
- It sounds much more polite, professional, and certain than the Future Simple (will do). It tells the listener: “Everything is already planned and organized, you just need to show up.”
- Example: “At 12:30 PM, we will be serving lunch.”
2 Visualizing the Timeline for Attendees:
- When organizing an event, use the Future Continuous to help attendees visualize what will be happening around them at specific times (e.g., volunteers will be standing, buses will be waiting, the band will be playing).
3 Setting Organizational Deadlines (Future Perfect):
- Use the Future Perfect (will have + V3/ed) to assure attendees that background tasks or major goals will be 100% completed by a certain time.
- Example: “Before the workshop, we will have set up the equipment.”