Future Continuous and Future Perfect

What you’ll learn

Describe future activity and completion before a deadline.

ពិពណ៌នាសកម្មភាពនិងការបញ្ចប់ត្រឹមពេលអនាគត។

Meaning and use

The future continuous views an activity as in progress at a future moment. The future perfect views an action as completed before a future reference point. By usually introduces a completion deadline; at often identifies the time at which an activity will be in progress.

Future continuous បង្ហាញសកម្មភាពកំពុងបន្តនៅពេលអនាគត។ Future perfect បង្ហាញសកម្មភាពនឹងបានបញ្ចប់មុនពេលកំណត់មួយក្នុងអនាគត។

Grammar patterns

Pattern	Example or form
In progress in the future	will be + verb-ing
Completed before a future point	will have + past participle

Examples

1. At ten tomorrow, I will be taking an exam.

   ម៉ោងដប់ស្អែក ខ្ញុំនឹងកំពុងប្រឡង។

2. By Friday, we will have finished the project.

   ត្រឹមថ្ងៃសុក្រ យើងនឹងបានបញ្ចប់គម្រោង។

3. She will be travelling all afternoon.

   នាងនឹងកំពុងធ្វើដំណើរពេញមួយរសៀល។

4. Will you have sent the file by noon?

   តើអ្នកនឹងបានផ្ញើឯកសារត្រឹមថ្ងៃត្រង់ទេ?

Everyday conversation

Dara: Can I call at nine tomorrow?

Maly: I will be teaching then, but I will have finished by eleven.

Common mistakes

Instead of	Use	Why
I will be study at eight.	I will be studying at eight.	The continuous uses be + -ing.
They will have finish by Monday.	They will have finished by Monday.	The perfect uses have + past participle.

Practice

Try these questions before opening the answers. Write or say each answer.

សាកល្បងឆ្លើយសំណួរទាំងនេះជាមុនសិន មុននឹងបើកមើលចម្លើយ។ អ្នកអាចសរសេរ ឬនិយាយចម្លើយរបស់អ្នក។

1. Complete: At this time tomorrow, we ___ (fly) to Bangkok.
2. Complete: By six, I ___ (complete) all four tasks.
3. Which form focuses on completion: will be writing or will have written?

Answers and explanations

Show answers / បង្ហាញចម្លើយ

1. will be flying

   The activity is in progress at that future moment.

2. will have completed

   By six sets a completion deadline.

3. will have written

   The future perfect looks back on completion from a future point.

Quick recap

• In progress in the future: will be + verb-ing
• Completed before a future point: will have + past participle