Ниже представлен диалог между коллегами во время планирования графика перед совместной поездкой на семинар. Грамматические комментарии приведены в скобках:
— “Should we stop for a coffee at 11 AM on our way to the branch office?
— I don’t think a break will be necessary so early. By 11 AM we won’t have been driving (Отрицание: длительность пути не достигнет рубежа к указанному часу) for even ninety minutes.
— That is true. What about the team report?
— Anna is reviewing the figures now. When the meeting starts at 2 PM, she will not have been working (Официальное отрицание длительности рабочего процесса к событию в Present Simple) on the slides for a whole day yet, so she will present the main part first.
— Good to know. And what about the snacks for the break?
— The cafe staff promised fresh pastry. But when we arrive, the baker won’t have been baking (Констатация неполноты времени приготовления) the pies for an hour, so they will still need ten more minutes in the oven.
— Won’t the partners have been waiting (Отрицательный вопрос: проверка предположения) in the room for half an hour by that time?
— No, their train arrives slightly later. They won’t have been sitting (Отрицание непрерывного ожидания в бытовой ситуации) in the lobby for long before the meeting begins.”