1. 1. S + will + be + V-ing.... S + will + be + V-ing.... 2. S + has/have + been + V-ing.... 21-1

2. Examples: 1.In a matter of hours, I will be sitting in English class. 2. Jason will be preparing for his final exam in a few days. 1. S + will + be + V-ing.... S + will + be + V-ing.... 21-2

3. Exercise A Complete the following sentences by using the pattern above. The first one has been done for you. 1. Mary will clean her room tomorrow morning. →Mary ________________ her room when Sandy calls her tomorrow morning. will be cleaning 21-3

4. Exercise A 2. Jason will wash his car this Saturday. →Jason ________________ his car when his friends come to visit him this Saturday. will be washing 21-4

5. Exercise A 3. The children will have their dinner this evening. → The children ______________ their dinner when their father comes home this evening. will be having 21-5

6. Exercise A 4.All the employees will do their work in the morning. →All the employees_____________ their work when the manager arrives at the office in the morning. will be doing 21-6

7. Exercise A 5. The students will take an English exam on Thursday. →The students ______________ an English exam when their teacher enters the classroom on Thursday. will be taking 21-7

8. Exercise B Nancy’s best friend, Amy, who lives in Tainan is going to visit her tomorrow. Nancy calls her to tell something important. However, Amy is not at home, so she leaves a message for her. Complete the following blanks by using the given words and the pattern above. 21-8

9. Hello, Amy. This is Nancy speaking. I look forward to your coming tomorrow. When you set off, I 1 _______________________________ ( watch a baseball game ). Your favorite player, Wang, will have a game tomorrow morning. Don’t worry, I will record it for you and then you can watch it later. When you reach Taipei, I 2 ______________________________ ( go shopping for snacks ). Sorry for being unable to pick you up. Maybe you can take a taxi if you don’t know how to get to my home. Exercise B 21-9 will be watching a baseball game will be going shopping for snacks

10. Exercise B While you arrive at my place, please come into my house directly because I 3 ___________________________ ( prepare for our lunch ) in the kitchen. I’ll cook delicious steak for you that I’ve learned from my mom. After the lunch, I’m certain we 4 ______________ ( chat ) all afternoon about everything in our lives. It must be very interesting! I miss you so much. Let me know that you get the message. I 5 _______________ ( wait ) for your call. Bye. will be preparing for our lunch 21-10 will be chatting will be waiting

11. Examples: 1.Procrastination also causes me to waste time when I finally get down to the task I’ve been avoiding. 2. It has been raining for three days. It seems that the rain will never stop. 2. S + has/have + been + V-ing.... 21-13

12. Exercise A Complete the following sentences by using the given words and the pattern above. The first one has been done for you. 1.The girl is hot and thirsty. She _________________( stand ) in the sun for half an hour. has been standing 21-14

13. Exercise A 2. The man is drunk. He __________________ ( drink ) the whole night. has been drinking 3. The student is tired. He __________________ ( study ) all weekend. has been studying 21-15

14. Exercise A 4. Oliver is losing his patience. He _______________ ( wait ) for his girlfriend for two hours. has been waiting 5. Angela needs to see a doctor. She _________________ ( feel ) sick these past few days. has been feeling 21-16

15. Exercise B Luke is giving Rory, Jeffery, Sarah, Mike, and David some advice. Complete the following dialogues by using the given words and the pattern above. 1.L: Oh! You look terrible. What’s the matter with you? R: I __________________ (work) on the report all night and I still haven’t finished it. L: I suggest that you start doing your homework earlier next time. have been working 21-17

16. 2. L: You got a C in math again. How come? J: Well, I don’t have much time to study. I’m going to take part in a singing contest, so I ___________________ ( practice) a lot recently. L: I think that’s not a good idea. Your studies should be your first priority. have been practicing 21-18

17. 3. L: What are you looking for? You look very nervous. S: I ___________________(look) for my keys all morning. I still can’t find them. L: Try to be more careful! You shouldn’t just put your keys anywhere. have been looking 21-19

18. 4. L: Gee, your room is a mess. M: I have an important exam on Friday. I ____________________ ( prepare) for it these days. L: Well, you should at least take out the garbage. have been preparing 21-20

19. 5. L: Hey, do you have a minute? D: I’m on the phone. What’s it? L: You ________________ (talk) on the phone for an hour. Don’t you remember that we have a test tomorrow? I think it’s time to study. have been talking 21-21