Lesson XXVI: More about the Future

D.3. ING-MODAL-AF Related to the Future Previous pattern: I AM LEAVING this place now. New pattern: … S Action Block … … … MODAL-ING-AF … She WILL BE PREPARING dinner when we come. Donald WILL BE WAITING FOR us tomorrow noon. We SHOULD BE LEAVING. I MUST BE TALKING TO her now. WILL you BE WORKING ON it at this hour tomorrow? WILL you BE STUDYING when I come? I WON’T BE CRYING when she leaves me. Exercise:D.3.1. Practice Statements Indicate an action in progress at the specific future time point and substitute YESTERDAY for TOMORROW if necessary. For example: I was studying at six o'clock yesterday. I ' LL BE STUDYING AT SIX O'CLOCK TOMORROW. We were playing poker at the midnight hour. WE ’ LL BE PLAYING POKER AT THE MIDNIGHT HOUR. Susan was still editing the clip when Jim came to see her work. SUSAN WILL BE STILL EDITING THE CLIP WHEN JIM COMES TO SEE HER WORK. 1. They were sleeping when you called them up. 2. I was preparing curry when you rang the doorbell. 3. We were pretending studying until my dad went to work. 4. John was coming down the street when she dashed from the back door. 5. She was waiting at the conference room. 6. Mrs. Taylor was looking after the children yesterday noon. 7. Peter and I were playing tennis at this time yesterday. 8. I was standing in front of the church when the bells began chiming.