Download - Future Continuous Tense
STRUCTURES: Positive
Subject + will + be + verb + ing
I, You, He, She, We, They be will shopping at the mall all afternoon.
Negative
Subject + will + not + be + verb + ing
I, You, He, She, We, They won’t be swimming at the pool.
Questions
Question word + will + subject + be + verb + ing
What will he, she, you, we, they be doing when he arrives?
FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE is used for: Long term activities in the future : Examples : 1) My niece will be accompanying me on my
travels.2) I shall be working mainly in the hospital
laboratory.3) We shall be living in Brussel for the
foreseeable future.4) You’ll be co-operating with Jim and Lisa on
this project.
Activities that will be ongoing at a certain point in the future:
Examples : 1) Get off the bus at the Town Hall – I’ll be
waiting at the bus stop.2) This time next week I shall be basking in
the sun in Hawaii.3) Look out for me when you get off the train –
I’ll be wearing a red suit.4) I can’t meet you at eleven – I’ll be attending
a funeral then.5) My car won’t be available next Monday – it’ll
be being repaired.
To say what is probably the case at present:Examples : 1) Do phone your mother – she’ll be
wondering where you are.2) Bob’s name is on the list of winner – how
he’ll be gloating! 3) Their baby due any minute – they’ll be
hoping for a girl this time.
To refer to planned events, particularly in connection with travel:
Examples : 1) We'll be spending the winter in
Australia. 2) Professor Craig will be giving a lecture
on Etruscan pottery tomorrow evening.
To make polite enquiries, when we wish to know what somebody's plans are:
Examples:
1. Will you be coming with me to the concert tonight?
2. Will you be going to the next meeting in December?
Remember
If you want to learn about somebody's intentions, you should never use the Future
Simple. Using the Future Simple implies that you want to influence somebody's decision. Questions become much more objective if
formed in the Future Continuous.
Will you come home? (= I want you to come home)
Will you be coming home?