Future Continuous
Actions in progress in the future: “She will be working.”
Practice Future Continuous freeThe lesson
When do we use it?
- An action in progress at a future moment: This time tomorrow, I will be flying to Delhi.
- Planned events that fill a period of time: She will be working all weekend.
- Polite questions about plans: Will you be using the laptop tonight?
How do we form it?
will be + verb-ing
| Positive | Negative | Question |
|---|---|---|
| They will be studying | They won't be studying | Will they be studying? |
Future Simple vs Future Continuous
- will + verb: I will call you at 6. (a decision or promise)
- will be + -ing: I will be working at 6. (in progress at that time)
Time words
this time tomorrow, at 8 p.m. tonight, all day tomorrow, next week, in the morning
Common Future Continuous mistakes
At noon, I will working.
At noon, I will be working.
Use will be + -ing for an action in progress in the future.
She will be travel tomorrow.
She will be travelling tomorrow.
After will be, use the -ing form.
He doesn't will be sleeping.
He won't be sleeping.
The negative is will not be / won't be + -ing.
Do you be using the car?
Will you be using the car?
Put will before the subject to make a question.
When you arrive, I am waiting tomorrow.
When you arrive, I will be waiting.
Use will be + -ing for the action in progress at that future moment.
Practice questions like these
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1.Please don't visit at 5 p.m. tomorrow; the plumber our bathroom pipes then.
- will be fixing
- will fixing
- will have fixed
- would be fixing
2.Next summer, my cousin in Canada, so we will video call often.
- will be living
- will be live
- will living
- lived
3.This time next week, the students their final exam, and the school will be silent.
- would be writing
- will have written
- will be writing
- will be written