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Future Perfect Story 2

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Who are they? What will they have done?

What is going to have happened?
Tyler and William are paddling their canoe down the river. They are
traveling a long distance through trees and canyons. They will have paddled
for many miles by the time they arrive at their destination. They are going
to have been gone for 2 weeks by the time they finish their trip.
They are going to have seen many sights by the time their trip is completed.
They probably will have seen many wild animals. They will have eaten many
fish. They will not have seen many other people by the end of their trip.

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Future Perfect Story 2 Exercises

A. Answer the following questions. Use the Future Perfect tense.
1. For how many miles will Tyler and William have paddled by the time they
reach their destination? How long are they going to have been gone?
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2. What sights are they probably going to have seen by the time their trip is
completed?
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3. What will they not have seen by the end of their trip?
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B. Rewrite the following sentences as negative sentences, yes/no
questions, WH-questions (using the underlined word or phrase) and tag
questions.
Examples for the sentence By 3 o'clock, he will have finished his homework.

Negative: By 3 o'clock, he will not have finished his homework.

Yes/No Question: By 3 o'clock, will he have finished his homework?
WH-Question: By 3 o'clock, what will he have finished?
Tag Question: By 3 o'clock, he will have finished his homework, won't he?

1. They will have paddled for many miles by the time they arrive at their
destination.
Negative: _____________________________________________________
Yes/No Question: ______________________________________________
WH-Question: _________________________________________________
Tag Question: _________________________________________________
2. They are going to have seen many sights by the time their trip is
completed.
Negative: _____________________________________________________
Yes/No Question: ______________________________________________
WH-Question: _________________________________________________
Tag Question: _________________________________________________
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3. They will have eaten many fish.
Negative: _____________________________________________________
Yes/No Question: ______________________________________________
WH-Question: _________________________________________________
Tag Question: _________________________________________________
C. Rewrite the story using contractions.
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Future Perfect Story 2 Answers

A. Answer the following questions. Use the Future Perfect tense.
1. For how many miles will Tyler and William have paddled by the time they
reach their destination? How long are they going to have been gone?
Tyler and William will have paddled for many miles by the time they reach
their destination. They are going to have been gone for 2 weeks.
2. What sights are they probably going to have seen by the time their trip is
completed?
They are probably going to have seen many wild animals by the time their
trip is completed.
3. What will they not have seen by the end of their trip?
They will not have seen many people by the end of their trip.

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B. Rewrite the following sentences as negative sentences, yes/no
questions, WH-questions (using the underlined word or phrase) and tag
questions.
1. They will have paddled for many miles by the time they arrive at their
destination.
Negative: They will not have paddled for many miles by the time they
arrive at their destination.
Yes/No Question: Will they have paddled for many miles by the time they
arrive at their destination?
WH-Question: What will they have done for many miles by the time they
arrive at their destination?
Tag Question: They will have paddled for many miles by the time they
arrive at their destination, won't they?
2. They are going to have seen many sights by the time their trip is
completed.
Negative: They are not going to have seen many sights by the time their
trip is completed.
Yes/No Question: Are they going to have seen many sights by the time
their trip is completed?

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WH-Question: What are they going to have seen by the time their trip is
completed?
Tag Question: They are going to have seen many sights by the time their
trip is completed, aren't they?
3. They will have eaten many fish.
Negative: They will not have eaten many fish.
Yes/No Question: Will they have eaten many fish?
WH-Question: Who will have eaten many fish?
Tag Question: They will have eaten many fish, won't they?
C. Rewrite the story using contractions.
Tyler and William are paddling their canoe down the river. They're
traveling a long distance through trees and canyons. They'll have paddled
for many miles by the time they arrive at their destination. They're going to
have been gone for 2 weeks by the time they finish their trip.
They're going to have seen many sights by the time their trip is completed.
They probably will have seen many wild animals. They'll have eaten many
fish. They'll not have seen many other people by the end of their trip.

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