Will be doing and will have done

May / might continuous form, Übungen,

Will be doing Check out this example situation: "Janeel loves soccer and this evening there's a great soccer match on television between Real Madrid and Barcelona. The match begins at 8.45 pm and ends at 10.30 pm. Dave wants to visit Janeel the same evening and wants to know the best time to come to his house." Dave: Hi Jaja, is it all right if I come at about 9.30? Janeel: Hi Dave, no, at that time I'll be watching the match. Dave: Well, what about 11.45? Janeel: That will be fine. The match will have finished by then. As you can notice, will be doing something refers to the future continuous and means will be in the middle of doing something. During this time - 8.45 to 10.30 - Janeel will be watching the match. Another example: Janeel is going on holiday in Cameroon on Friday. This time next week he'll be lying on a beach in Douala or swimming in the sea in Limbe. Will be (do)ing and will (do) Compare: Please don't call me between 7 and 8. We'll be having dinner then. Let's wait for Jazz to arrive and then we'll have dinner. Will be -ing with other continuous forms Compare: Yesterday, Jazz was working in her office. (past continuous) Now, Jazz is working in her office. (present continuous) Tomorrow, Jazz will be working in her office. (Futur continuous) Will be doing can also be used in a different way: to talk about complete actions in the furure Janeel: If you see Jazz, can you ask her to call me? Dave: Sure. I'll be seeing her this evening, so I'll tell her to call you then. Janeel: At what time will your friends be arriving tomorrow? Dave: I guess they'll be arriving at 4 pm. These examples are used similarly to the present continuous for the future. ! to ask about somebody's plans, especially if you want something or want them to do something Janeel: Will you be using your computer this evening? Dave: No, Do you want to borrow it? Janeel: Yes, I'll be working late tonight. Dave: Sure. You will be having it. Will have (done) Refer to the example above, it's used to mention that something will already be completed or finished. Janeel's soccer game ends at 10.30 pm, so after this time (e.g:. 10.45, 11.00 pm ...), the match will have finished. Examples: Janeel always leaves for school at 7.00 in the morning, so he won't be at home at 9 o'clock. He will have gone to school. We're late. The show will already have started by the time we get to the concert. Will have (done) with other perfect forms Compare: Cedric and Sheryl have been married for 24 years. (present perfect) Next year they will have been married for 25 years. (future perfect) They first child was born as they had been married for four years. (past perfect) Exercise 1: Put the verb into the correct form, will be (do)ing or will have (done). Example: Please don't call me between 7 and 8. We'll be having dinner then. Call me after 8 o'clock. We -- select -- will be finishing will have finished dinner by then. Tomorrow afternoon, Janeel and Jazz are going to play soccer from 3 o'clock till 4.30. So at 4 o'clock, they -- select -- will be playing will be played soccer. Janeel: Can we meet tomorrow afternoon? Jazz: Not in the afternoon. I -- select -- will be working. will be worked. Dave has to go to a meeting which begins at 10 o'clock. It will last about an hour. Jannel: will you be free at 11.30? Dave: Yes, the meeting -- select -- will have finishing will have finished by that time. If you need to contact me, I -- select -- will be staying will be stayed at work until midnight. Do you think you -- select -- will still be doing will still be done the same job in twenty years' time? Sylvia spends money very quick. This way, she -- select -- will have spending will have spent her pay before the end of the month. Jazz is doing a world tour. By the end of the trip she -- select -- will have traveling will have traveled more than 10,000 miles. Next Sunday, Chris -- select -- will have being will have been in Paris for exactly 2 years. Exercise 1: Call me after 8 o'clock. We will have finished dinner by then. Tomorrow afternoon, Janeel and Jazz are going to play soccer from 3 o'clock till 4.30. So at 4 o'clock, they will be playing soccer. Janeel: Can we meet tomorrow afternoon? Jazz: Not in the afternoon. I will be working . Dave has to go to a meeting which begins at 10 o'clock. It will last about an hour. Jannel: will you be free at 11.30? Dave: Yes, the meeting will have finished by that time. If you need to contact me, I will be staying at work until midnight. Do you think you will still be doing the same job in twenty years' time? Sylvia spends money very quick. This way, she will have spent her pay before the end of the month. Jazz is doing a world tour. By the end of the trip she will have traveled more than 10,000 miles. Next Sunday, Chris will have been in Paris for exactly 2 years.

May and Might (2)

May and Might (2) May and might are used to mention possible actions or happenings in the future. I haven't decided yet where to spend my holidays. I may go to Cameroon. ==> Maybe I will go to Cameroon. Take an umbrella with you when you go out. It might rain later. ==> Maybe it will rain The bus doesn't always come on time. We might have to wait a few minutes. ==> Maybe we will have to wait. The negative forms are: for may ==> may not; Example: Jazz may not come to the party tonight. She isn't good. ==> Maybe she will not come. There might not be a meeting on Thursday, because the managing director is sick. ==> Maybe there will not be a meeting. P.S.: In fact, it really doesn't matter whether you use may or might. It's all the same with a small nuance that doesn't affect the meaning of the sentence. Check this out: I may go to Cameroon.   or   I might go to Cameroon. Jazz might be able of heling you.   or   Jazz may be able of helping you. But: You only can use might (not may), when the situation appears to be real. If I knew them better, I might invite them to dinner The situation is not real, because I don't know tem very well, so I'm not going to invite them. As you can notice, may is also not possible in this example! The continuous form of may / might is may / might be + -ing. See also will be + -ing. Tell him not to call me at 9.00 pm. I'll be watching soccer on television. Tell him not to call me at 9.00 pm. I might be watching ? soccer on television. ==> Maybe I'll be watching it. The continuous form is also used to express possible plans. Jazz is going to Cameroon next year. ==> for sure. Jazz might be going to Cameroon next year. ==> possible. It's also possible to say: Jazz may go to Cameroon next year, with little difference of meaning. May as well / might as well Check these examples out: Jazz:        We have just missed the bus. It runs every one hour. Janeel:    What shall we do? Shall we go on foot? Jazz:        We might as well.                 The weather is awesome and there's no need to wait an hour here! Might as well do something actually means should do something; the reason: there's nothing better to do and there's no reason not to do it. ==> may as well. Sylvia:                        What time are you leaving? Jazz and Janeel:        We're ready, so we might as well go now.                             ==> we may as well go now. The buses are so expensive these days, you might as well get a taxi. ==> taxis are just as good, no more expensive. Übungen Übungen 1 Write these sentences in a different way using may or might. Example: Maybe Jazz is in her car. ==> She might be in her car. Maybe Jazz is busy. Maybe she is working. Maybe she wants to be alone. Maybe she was sick yesterday. Maybe she was working yesterday. Maybe she went home early. Maybe Jazz had to go home early. Übungen 2 Write these sentences in a different way using may not or might not. Maybe Jazz doesn't want to see me. Maybe she wasn't feeling good yesterday. Maybe Jazz isn't working today. Maybe Jazz will not take photographs in the museum. Maybe students couldn't use the staff car park.

May and Might

May and might (1) May and might are used to mention that something is possible or is a possibility. Check this example situations out: He is may be in his car. ==> Maybe he is in his car. He might be having lunch. ==> Maybe he is having lunch. Ask Sylvia. She might know. ==> Maybe she knows. Usually, may or might can be used by saying for example: It may be true. or It might be true. ==> Maybe it is true. She might know. or She may know. ==> Maybe she knows. The negative forms are: for may ==> may not; Example: I may not have enough time to stay. ==> Maybe I don't have enough time to stay. for might ==> might not or mightn't. Example: It might not be true. ==> Maybe it isn't true. The following structure gives a detailled use of may and might: I / you / he etc. may might (not) be (true / in his car etc.) be (doing / having / making etc.) do / make / have / want / play etc. To express the past, we can use may have (done) or might have (done): A: I wonder why Jazz didn't answer the phone. B: She may have been taking a nap. ==> Maybe she was taking a nap. A: I can't find my backpack anywhere. B: You might have left it in the shop. ==> Maybe you left it in the shop. A: I was surprised that Janeel wasn't at the meeting. B: He might not have known about it. ==> Maybe he didn't know about it. A: I wonder why Sylvia was in such a bad mood yesterday. B: She may not have been feeling good. ==> Maybe she wasn't feeling good. The following structure gives a detailled use of may have and might have: I / you / he etc. may might (not) have been (at home / in his car / asleep etc.) been (doing / having or taking a nap / making etc.) done / made / had / wanted / played / seen etc. It happens sometimes that Could the same meaning as may and might has and can be used as such. A car is honking. It could be Dave. ==> It may / might be Dave. You could have left your backpack in the shop. ==> You may / might have left your backpack... But couldn't, the negative form of could has a different meaning as may not and might not. Compare this two examples: James was driving too fast, he couldn't have seen you. ==> It is not possible that he saw you. A: I wonder why she didn't say hello passing by. B: She might not have seen you. ==> Maybe she didn't see you; Maybe she did.

Gerund and Infinitive (1)

Words followed by an infinite verb with or without "to" Use Example after certain adjectives and their comparisons It's impossible to recover so fast! after certain verbs (without "to") You must come later

Gerund and Infinitive

Gerund Form: infinitive + - ing Use: - ing form used as a noun. The gerund always has the same function as a noun!!! Use Example Gerund used as subject of a clause Walking is good for our health. Gerund used as object of a sentence I prefer joking. Gerund after certain adjectives I'm sorry about being late! Gerund after certain prepositions He wrote back instead of calling me! Gerund after certain verbs Jazz really enjoys dancing. Gerund after certain verbs with prepositions He always complains about doing his homework. Gerund after certain nouns There's a possibility of making a choice. Words followed either by infinitive or - ing-Form Use Example same meaning I preferred to dance I prefered dancing . same meaning but different use Jazz allows me to go by train. Jazz allows me going by train. different meaning He stopped to smoke when I came in. He stopped smoking for good. infinitive or present participle I saw Jazz go upstairs. I saw Jazz going upstairs.

Gerund and Infinitive►►

Exercises "On time / in time" - "At the end / in the end"

Complete the sentences with on time or in time. Example: The train was late this morning, but it's usually on time. The match was supposed to start at 10.30 but it didn't begin -- select -- in time on time I like to get up -- select -- in time on time to have a big breakfast before going to work. Dan is never -- select -- in time on time . He always keeps everybody waiting. We would like to start the meeting -- select -- in time on time , so please don't be late! I nearly missed my flight this morning. I got to the airport just -- select -- in time on time I've just washed this short. I want to wear it for the match this afternoon, so I hope it will be dry -- select -- in time on time I nearly forgot that it was Janeel's birthday. Fortunately, I remembered -- select -- in time on time The bus service isn't very good. The busses are rarely -- select -- in time on time

Put in at the end or in the end. Example: I'm flying away at the end the end of the month. James was tired waiting on me. He gave up -- select -- in the end at the end and walked back home. I'll be moving to a new city -- select -- in the end at the end of the month. I was confused about buying something for Jazz's birthday. -- select -- in the end at the end I didn't buy her anything! At first James wanted to stay at home, but -- select -- in the end at the end he came with us. I'm going away -- select -- in the end at the end of this year. Are they moving to LA -- select -- in the end at the end of August? It took Dan years to find a job. -- select -- in the end at the end he got a great job in a hotel. We had hard times making up a decision, but -- select -- in the end at the end we were satisfied with our work.

Complete the sentences with on time or in time.

Example: The train was late this morning, but it's usually on time.


1. The match was supposed to start at 10.30 but it didn't begin on time.
2. I like to get up in time to have a big breakfast before going to work.
3. Dan is never on time. He always keeps everybody waiting.
4. We would like to start the meeting on time, so please don't be late!
5. I nearly missed my flight this morning. I got to the airport just in time.
6. I've just washed this short. I want to wear it for the match this afternoon, so I hope it will be dry in time.
7. I nearly forgot that it was Janeel's birthday. Fortunately, I remembered in time.
8. The bus service isn't very good. The busses are rarely on time.

Put in at the end or in the end.

Example: I'm flying away at the end the end of the month.


1. James was tired waiting on me. He gave up in the end and walked back home.
2. I'll be moving to a new city at the end of the month.
3. I was confused about buying something for Jazz's birthday. in the end I didn't buy her anything!
4. At first James wanted to stay at home, but in the end he came with us.
5. I'm going away at the end of this year.
6. Are they moving to LA at the end of August?
7. It took Dan years to find a job. in the end he got a great job in a hotel.
8. We had hard times making up a decision, but in the end we were satisfied with our work.

On time / in time - At the end / in the end

On time, In time, At the end, In the end, Exercises

On time and in time

On time means punctual, not late! Something happens on time, when it happens at the time that was planned. I have a rendez-vous with her at 6.30 pm. OK, hurry up and be there on time ==> don't be late, try to be there exactly at 6.30 pm. (punctual!) The concert started and ended up on time as it was planned. The 10.00 pm match between Germany and Algeria began right on time ==> it began exactly at 10.00 pm. P.S.: As you can notice, the opposite of on time is late. be on time please! ==> don't be late!

In time means soon enough for something or to do something! I'm hurrying up to get home in time for the match. ==> soon enough to watch the match! I've sent my son a birthday present. I hope it arrives in time (for his birthday). ==> soon enough for his birthday. Jazz is going to be home in time for dinner. ==> soon enough for dinner. P.S.: As you can notice, the opposite of in time is too late. Janeel got home too late to see the match! Its also possible to say just in time. ==> which means almost too late. James got to the airport just in time to catch the flight. I stopped the car just in time. ==> just before the train crosses the road.

At the end and in the end

At the end means at the time (when) something ends up! At the end of the game. ==> when the game comes to its end. At the end of the day. ==> for example when the sun sets down. I'm flying to LA at the end of january. ==> at the end of the month. P.S.: By the way, in the end of is banned. The opposite of at the end is of course at the beginning. ==> at the beginning of the day.

In the end means finally, it's about the final result of a situation! Germany struggled 90 minutes against Algeria, but in the end won the match. ==> finally they won the match. At the end of the day. ==> for example when the sun sets down. The school year was hard. In the end I passed all my exams. ==> I finally passed all my exams! P.S.: The opposite of in the end is often at first. ==> At first I didn't realise it was raining, but in the end I ran back home.

Exercises

Active and Passive Sentences

     Active Form, Passive Form, Tenses' table, Exercises



Active Form

Subject (peforming the action) I Dave Janeel

+

verb play cleans washes

+

Object (receiving the action) soccer. the car every day. the dishes.

Passive Form

Object (receiving the action) soccer the car the dishes

+

be is is are

+

Past participle of the verb played cleaned washed

+

Subject (peforming the action) (by...) by me. every day (by Dave). by Janeel.

P.S.: By... can be ignored / left out ( see By me, by Dave, by Janeel). In this case, who or what causes the action could be unknown or unimportant!!!


Active and Passive - Tenses' table:

Tenses	Active	Passive
Present Simple	Once a week, Dave cleans the house.	Once a week, the house is cleaned. (by Dave)
Present Continuous	Right now, Dave is writing a letter.	Right now, a letter is being written. (by Dave)
Past Simple	Janeel repaired the car.	The car was repaired. (by Janeel)
Past Continuous	The salesman was helping the customer when I arrived.	The customer was being helped when I arrived.
Present Perfect	Many tourists have visited the castle.	The castle has been visited. (by many tourists)
Present Perfect continuous	Recently, Jazz has been doing the work.	Recently, the work has been being done. (by Jazz)
Past Perfect	Dan had repaired many cars before his mechanic's license.	Many cars had been repaired (by Dan) before his mechanic's license.
Past Perfect continuous	Chef Cliff had been preparing dinners for two years before moving to LA.	Dinners had been being prepared by Chef Cliff for two years before moving to LA.
Simple Future will	Somebody will finish the work by 2:00 pm.	The work will be finished by 2:00 pm.
Future Continuous will	At 9:00 pm tonight, Jazz will be doing the work.	At 9:00 pm tonight, the work will be being done by Jazz.
Simple Future be going to	Mum is going to cook a beautiful dinner tonight.	A beautiful dinner is going to be cooked tonight. (by Mum)
Future Continuous be going to	At 9:00 pm tonight, Jazz is going to be doing the work.	At 9:00 pm tonight, the work is going to be being done by Jazz.
Future Perfect will	They will have completed the project before the deadline.	The project will have been completed before the deadline.
Future Perfect Continuous will	The famous artist will have been painting the mural for over six months by the time it is finished.	The mural will have been being painted by the famous artist for over six months by the time it is finished.
Future Perfect be going to	They are going to have completed the project before the deadline.	The project is going to have been completed before the deadline.
Future Perfect Continuous be going to	The famous artist is going to have been painting the mural for over six months by the time it is finished.	The mural is going to have been being painted by the famous artist for over six months by the time it is finished.
Used to	Jazz used to pay the bills.	The bills used to be paid by Jazz.
Would Always	My Mum would always bake potatoes.	Potatoes would always be cooked by my Mum.
Future in the Past would	I knew Jazz would finish the work by 2:00 pm.	I knew the work would be finished by 2:00 pm.
Future in the Past was going to	I thought my Mum was going to bake a chocolate cake tonight.	I thought a chocolate cake was going to be baked by my Mum tonight.

Exercices

◄◄ Back to the top

Übungen Aktiv und Passiv - Active and Passive Voices

Active or Passive, Übungen, Rewrite sentences


Übungen: Aktiv - Passiv
Active or Passive: Choose whether the verb is active or passive.

Example: The movie is being made in Hollywood. passive
1. The money was stolen. -- select -- active passive
2. I washed my car three weeks ago. -- select -- active passive
3. The national anthem is being sung by Jason this time. -- select -- active passive
4. It would have been fixed on the weekend. -- select -- active passive
5. I will introduce you to my boss this week. -- select -- active passive
6. His hair was cut by a professional. -- select -- active passive
7. The teacher read the book to the students. -- select -- active passive
8. I ate a piece of chocolate cake. -- select -- active passive
9. They are paid on Fridays. -- select -- active passive

Rewrite these sentences. Instead of using “somebody/they/people” etc. write a passive sentence.

Example:
Somebody cleans the room every day.
The room is cleaned every day.


1. They are building a new ring road round the city.



2. They cancelled all flights because of fog (Nebel).



3. People don’t use this road very often.



4. They have postponed (verschoben) the concert.



5. Somebody accused me of stealing money.



6. How do people learn languages?



7. Somebody has cleaned the room.



8. People advised us not to go out alone.



9. Somebody had cleaned the room.



10. Somebody is driving the car at the moment.



11. Julian was typing a text when I arrived.



12. Bernard is following Julian.

Active or Passive: Choose ...

Example: The movie is being made in Hollywood. passive
1. The money was stolen. passive
2. I washed my car three weeks ago. active
3. The national anthem is being sung by Jason this time. passive
4. It would have been fixed on the weekend. passive
5. I will introduce you to my boss this week. active
6. His hair was cut by a professional. passive
7. The teacher read the book to the students. active
8. I ate a piece of chocolate cake. active
9. They are paid on Fridays. passive

Rewrite these sentences ...

Example:
Somebody cleans the room every day.
The room is cleaned every day.


1. They are building a new ring road round the city.
A new ring road is being built round the city.


2. They cancelled all flights because of fog (Nebel).
All flights were cancelled because of fog.


3. People don’t use this road very often.
This road isn't used very often. (by people)


4. They have postponed (verschoben) the concert.
The concert has been postponed. (by them)


5. Somebody accused me of stealing money.
I was accused of stealing money.


6. How do people learn languages?
How are languages learnt?


7. Somebody has cleaned the room.
The room has been cleaned. (by somebody)


8. People advised us not to go out alone.
We were advised not to go out alone.


9. Somebody had cleaned the room.
The room had been cleaned.


10. Somebody is driving the car at the moment.
The car is being driven.


11. Julian was typing a text when I arrived.
A text was being typed when I arrived.


12. Bernard is following Julian.
Julian is being followed by Bernard.

Back to the top