The Future Continuous Tense

1. Make the following sentences interrogative and negative:

Example: They will be signing the contract at this time tomorrow. – Will they be signing the contract at this time tomorrow? – They won’t be signing the contract at this time tomorrow.

1. James will be coming soon. 2. We shall be discussing this case tomorrow. 3. The investigator will be questioning the witness in an hour. 4. They will be waiting for the court decision. 5. Don’t phone me at 7. I’ll be working at the documents. 6. This time next week I’ll be sitting in the office and listening to the advocate’s considerations. 7. I will be using this information in my report.

2. Put questions to the words in italics:

Example: In 5 minutes the judge will be announcing the sentence. – What will the judge be announcing in 5 minutes?

1. The jury will be discussing their verdict in the jury room. 2. We all will be listening to the Mrs. White’s evidence, it’ll be rather interesting. 3. The witnesses will be presenting their evidence in an hour. 4. Tomorrow the investigator will be carrying out an investigation experiment in the place of a crime. 5. Deputies will be discussing a new bill next week.6. We will be having access to Ukrainian legislation database in an hour.

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form to express future (Future Simple, Present Continuous, Future Continuous):

1. Don’t phone me from 7 till 8 p.m.. We (to discuss) all the details of the admission to the Academy. 2. You (to meet) the Prime Minister today? – Yes, certainly. 3. Tomorrow afternoon we are going to the Prosecutor’s Training Institute. There at 3.30 we (to take) an entrance examination. 4. You (to threaten) him with the gun? – No, I am going to kill him! 5. After the graduating from the Academy I (to pass) an individual procedure to become a defence lawyer. 6. Notary public (to examine) the case carefully for a while and advice us on the right decision.

4. Translate the following sentences into English:

1. Експертна комісія буде вивчати речові докази через годину. 2. Незабаром доктор буде оглядати жертву. 3. Зараз свідки будуть давати свідчення по справі. 4. Суд з присяжними буде розглядати справу протягом 2 годин. 5. Поліцейські будуть оглядати місце злочину завтра. 6. Суддя буде оголошувати вердикт присяжних через 5 хвилин. 7. Ввечері ректор буде робити доповідь про новий декрет Президента.