The future continuous tense is a verb tense that is used to describe an action or event that will be in progress at a specified time in the future.
In other words, the future continuous tense is used to describe an action that will be ongoing at a particular point in time in the future.
In this lesson, we'll cover what the future continuous tense
is, how it is formed, when to use it, and provide some examples.
Future Continuous Form
|
+ |
Subject + will
+ be+ verb+ing |
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- |
Subject + will+
not + be + verb+ ing |
|
? |
Wille +
subject + be +
verb+ ing? |
Examples:
|
+ |
I will be playing football
at 4 p.m. tomorrow. They will be watching a movie
when she arrives. He will be studying for his
exam all night. |
|
- |
I will not be working next week. They will not be studying for their exam tomorrow. |
|
? |
Will you
be working tomorrow? Will they
be studying for their
exam? |
Uses of Future Continuous:
1.
To talk about an action that will be in progress at a specific time in the
future.
For example:
I will be studying for my exam tomorrow evening.
2. To talk about a planned
action that will be ongoing at a specific time in the future.
For example:
They will be traveling to Africa next month.
3. To talk about a prediction or assumption about
a future event or situation.
For example:
She will be crying when she hears the news.
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Signal Words |
|
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While |
While he will be watching TV,
I will be cooking
dinner. |
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When |
When you arrive at the party, we will be
dancing. |
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At (time) |
.We will be having dinner at At 7 pm tomorrow |
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By |
I will be finishing my work by 5
p.m. |
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This time(next…) |
This time next week, we will
be
vacationing in Agadir. |