Lcchang  +  491118 Thu, 20 Mar 08 04:34 PM We will be forgetting everything by next week. We'll have forgotten everything by next week. By the end of the year, they'll be learning all they need to know. By the end of the year, they'll have learned all they need to know. I don't understand sentence 1 and 3 because the their tense confuse me. I think sentence 2 and 4 are fine. These four sentences are all printed in my textbook. Could anyone please explain why 1 and 3 are reasonable.   Lcchang Joined on Mon, Feb 27 2006 Northern Taiwan Contributing Member 1,078 Life will never end. Tenses, Future Progressive

	Philip  +  491120 Thu, 20 Mar 08 04:35 PM We/they will be in the process of ......ing. Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,733 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen

	CalifJim  +  491129 Thu, 20 Mar 08 04:55 PM Lcchang “We will be forgetting everything by next week.” If you test us before next week, you will see that we are already beginning to forget everything. Lcchang “By the end of the year, they'll be learning all they need to know.” Before the end of the year comes, you will be able to notice that they are learning all they need to know. CJ  CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,385 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche

	Lcchang  +  491130 Thu, 20 Mar 08 05:02 PM Will both the processes in 1 and 3 end by next week and by the end of the year? If they do, why not use future perfect tense? If they don't, why not use future perfect progressive? Please advise, thanks. Lcchang Tenses, Perfect Progressive, Future Progressive

	Lcchang  +  491146 Thu, 20 Mar 08 05:30 PM May I ask one more thing?   I will be finishing this book tomorrow. I will be finishing this book by tomorrow. We'll be forgetting everything next week. We'll be forgetting everything by next week. Do they all sound OK?   Lcchang Future Progressive