Question

Teluses, S
2. Convert the following sentence to Future Continuous Tense:
The Greek ships had all gone.
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Answer 1

The Greek ships will be going.

Explanation:

• The future continuous tense of the given tense is  
• The Greek ships will be going.
• In this sentence "going" is a noun or a participle as it is showing the act of leaving a place.
• The sentence structure of the future continuous tense is
• Subject + wii/shall + be + 1st form of verb + ing + object.
• In the above sentence, the subject is missing.

Answer 2

The Greek ships will all be going. -This is the correct answer for future continuous tense.

Explanation:

• The sentence given is in past perfect tense. It must be changed into future continuous tense.
• To change the tense of a sentence, the verb must be changed accordingly.
• The verb in the given sentence is 'had all gone'.
• When it is changed into future continuous, we must use 'will be verb+ing''.
• Future takes 'will' and continuous here takes 'be verb+ing'. The verb is 'go'. So it becomes 'will be going'.
• Hence the answer is: 'The Greek ships will all be going.'