Lcchang  +  206023 Tue, 14 Mar 06 06:07 AM Dear teachers, I have been confused about the correct use for the future and future continuous tense. Please help me with the following practice. In less than a century, global warming ________(melt) most of the polar ice caps and many coastal cities ________(disappear). Thank you. lcchang Lcchang Joined on Mon, Feb 27 2006 Northern Taiwan Contributing Member 1,078 Life will never end. Tenses

	CalifJim  +  206031 Tue, 14 Mar 06 06:31 AM What are the instructions for the practice? Are you supposed to make one of these simple future and the other one future continuous? Or can you make both of them simple future?  Or can you make both of them future continuous? CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,389 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche

	Lcchang  +  206271 Wed, 15 Mar 06 03:30 AM Wait! I think I have already found the answer. Neither the future nor the future continuous tense would have to be used here, but "Future perfect tense". In less than a century is the key to using such tense. In less than a century, global warming will have melted most of the polar ice caps and many coastal cities will have disappeared. Correct me if I am wrong. Lcchang   Lcchang Tenses

	Clive  +  206280 Wed, 15 Mar 06 04:03 AM Hi, Welcome to the Forum. This is fine. Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,594 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	CalifJim  +  206302 Wed, 15 Mar 06 05:14 AM Given the choices, I would use simple future for both blanks. CJ CalifJim

	Klavier  +  215016 Thu, 13 Apr 06 04:55 PM Can the expression 'in less than a century' trigger the present perfect? In less than a century, global warming has melted most of the polar ice caps. Klavier Joined on Thu, Sep 23 2004 Chile Full Member 357 "If I have seen further, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants" Isaac Newton Present Perfect

	Philologist  +  215018 Thu, 13 Apr 06 05:01 PM Yes, but that would indicate that the polar ice caps started melting less than a century ago and have vanished now Philologist Joined on Sun, Jan 1 2006 Full Member 114