5. The Future Perfect Progressive

The future perfect progressive is used to emphasize the continuity of a future action that will be going on for some time before a given future moment. If the completion of an action is emphasized the future perfect simple is used.

She’ll have been teaching for 2 years this summer.

The builders will have finished the roof by Tuesday.

Adjectives and Adverbs

Adjectives are normally used in two positions – before nouns and after link verbs: be, seem, appear, become, feel, look, taste, sound, smell, get, etc.

It’s a good dish. It tastes good. She looks happy.

If there are several adjectives in a word combination, their order should be as follows: value (indicating personal opinion) – size – age – shape – colour – origin – material + noun.

Lovely black leather shoes

A priceless fifth-century Greek gold coin

Adverbs are used to modify verbs, adjectives, past participles and other adverbs.

She danced happily into the room.

It is terribly cold today.

The steak is badly cooked.

She drives unusually well.

Some adjectives and adverbs have the same form.

A fast car goes fast.

If you do hard work, you work hard.

There are also adverbs that have two forms, like ‘late’ and ‘lately’, which have a different meaning. Here are some examples.

Dead = exactly, completely, very

dead certain, dead right, dead tired

Deadly (is an adjective) = fatal, causing death

Cyanide is a deadly poison.

Direct – is often used as an adverb referring to journeys

The plane goes direct from London to Houston.

Easy – is used as an adverb in some informal expressions

Take it easy! Go easy! Easier said than done. Easy come, easy go.

Fine = well – is used in some informal expressions

That suits me fine. You are doing fine.

(Compare: finely chopped onions)

Free = without payment

You can eat free in my restaurant.

Freely = without limit or restriction

You can talk freely now, I won’t tell anyone.

Hard – an adjective and an adverb

Hit it hard. These are hard times.

Hardly = almost not

I’ve hardly got any clean clothes left.

High – refers to height

He can jump very high.

Highly = very much

It is highly appropriate.

Low – is an adjective and an adverb

He spoke in a low voice. He bent low.

Quick – is often used instead of ‘quickly’ in informal style.

I’ll get back as quick as I can.

Real – is often used instead of ‘really’ before adjectives and adverbs in informal style.

That was real nice. He cooks real well.

Right = just, exactly

She arrived right after breakfast. Turn the gas right down.

Right & rightly – can both be used to mean ‘correctly’. ‘Right’ is informal.

I rightly assumed that Henry wasn’t coming.

You guessed right. It serves you right.

Short – is used in expressions: to stop short (suddenly), to cut short (interrupt)

Shortly = soon

The others will arrive shortly.

Wide – is the normal adverb. ‘Widely’ suggests distance or separation.

The door was wide open. She has traveled widely.

For more information, check in a good dictionary.