future continuous/future perfect, little+adj

[silviasabater_2000]

Hi,

I would like to know if this sentence can gramatically be built in the two forms of the future mentioned in the title:

I sincerely hope they will have finished / will be finishing the building work by the end of next month

Another question: is it possible to use little+adj in a sentence such as:

he is a little rich

Thanks

[Anglika]

Originally Posted by silviasabater_2000

Hi,

I would like to know if this sentence can gramatically be built in the two forms of the future mentioned in the title:

I sincerely hope they will have finished / will be finishing the building work by the end of next month

Another question: is it possible to use little+adj in a sentence such as:

he is a little rich

Thanks

#1 - Yes - both are acceptable.

#2 answered on another post

[Soup]

1a. I sincerely hope they will have finished the building work by the end of next month.

1b. I sincerely hope they will be finishing the building work by the end of next month.

1c. I sincerely hope they will finish the building work by the end of next month.

1c. I sincerely hope they finish the building work by the end of next month.


2a. He is a little rich. (He is not very rich).
2b. He is a little too rich. (He's very rich)

2b. This cake is/tastes a little rich.

[silviasabater_2000]

Thank you for your explanations Soup. But, why "will be finishing" is not right?

Thanks