The Treasure of Monte Cristo (1) Have you heard / Were you hearing of the
French writer Alexandre Dumas? I (2) has read/
've read 'The Three Musketeers', and now I'm
reading 'The Treasure of Monte Cristo'. It's a
great story. It's about a man called Edmond
Dantès who goes to prison for a crime which he
(3) wasn't committing / didn't commit. Before
he went to prison, Dantès was a good man,
with a beautiful fiancée called Mercédès. But
when he finally managed to escape from prison,
he (4) has wanted / wanted to take revenge on
his enemies. So, how (5) was he escaping / did
he escape? Well, (6) when / while he was doing
his time in prison, Dantès (7) was meeting
met an old priest called Abbé Faria. They
became good friends, and one day Abbe Faria
said: 'If you ever escape from here, go and find
my fortune. 1 (8) was hiding /'ve hidden it on
the island of Monte Cristo. Keep it - it's yours!'
Later, Dantès escaped and he (9) found / was
finding the treasure. Then he (10) went has
gone to find the men who sent him to prison,
and to look for Mercédès.
1. Will you have a cup of tea? – No, thank you. I shall be having lunch soon. 2. I hope I shall be sleeping well tonight. 3. My boys will be going back to college in a week, and I shall be being alone again. 4. I must go now. They will be worrying what has happened to me. 5. I’m sure they will be meeting me there. 6. I don’t want to disturb you. I know you will be packing. 7. It’s just the time to see him. He will be working in his little garden. 8. He is supposed to be very busy then. He will be preparing for his exams. 9. What game will he be playing tomorrow. 10. I suppose you will be meeting your friend.
EXERCISE 7. Put the verbs in brackets into the Future Continuous Tense. Watch the use of the Future Continuous Tense
1.I’ll call for her at eight. – No, don’t. She still will be having breakfast then. 2. I shall be waiting for you when you come out. 3. He will be flying over England tomorrow at 2.00 p.m. 4. She will be planting roses when he comes. 5. Joan will be playing ping-pong in the recreation room after school. 6. When you arrive I probably shall be picking fruit. 7. I’ll come at three o’clock. – Good, I shall be expecting you. 8. What do you think will the children be doing when we get home? – I expect they will be having their supper. 9. The garden will be looking its best next month. 10. The doctor is over sixty, but he doesn’t want to retire. I think he still will be working when he is seventy. 11. Don’t call for me at six. I shall be having a bath. 12. Don’t ring them up at seven in the morning. They will be sleeping. 13. Don’t write Mother about the accident. She will be worrying. 14. Don’t leave the child alone. He will be crying. 15. Don’t tell Granny about it. She will be grumbling. 16. Don’t expect him to come next Saturday. He will be working.