牛津版高一Module 2Unit 2.pptVIP

Future Continuous Tense Translation When do we use the future continuous tense? The form of the future continuous tense Take the base verb work as an example A: Translate the following sentences into English. B: Multiple choice: 1. Send for a doctor quickly, or the old man___.A. will die B. is dying C. dies D. died 3. We ___ a basketball match at five tomorrow afternoon. A. will have watched B. watch C. can watch D. will be watching 4. If he ___ , don’t interrupt him. A. still works B. will still be working C. still has been working D. is still working Future in the past Change direct speech into indirect speech. 1. Bob: I’m going to watch birds. Li Ming: Bob said ____________ ____________ 2. Wu Dong: I’ll go to my uncle’s. Colin: Wu Dong said __________ ____________ Question: So what is the tense of the two underlined parts? The usage of the future in the past tense (A) report an action in the past from a time when it was still in the future e.g. They were sure that they would win the final victory. (“be sure” happened in the past, the action “win the final victory” happened in the future compared with action of “be sure”) (B) indicate a past intention e.g. I was going to leave, but then it rained. (C) indicate a past arrangement e.g. I was meeting him in town the next day. (D) mean that the future action actually happened e.g. The journey that was to change Toby’s life started in July that year. The form of future in the past: (A) would + do e.g. I told you Colin and I would spend a few weeks traveling. She would go for a walk after she had supper. (B) was/were going to e.g. We were going to see the wild animals, but then we didn’t have time. (C) was/were to e.g. It was his last day at school, and