Future Continuous Tense

The future continuous tense is used to express action at a particular moment in the future. However, the action will not have finished at the moment.

POSITIVE STATEMENTS

SUBJECT	WILL BE	VERB + ing	REST OF THE SENTENCE
I	will be	studying	at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
You	will be	studying	at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
He	will be	studying	at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
Mohan	will be	studying	at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
The boy	will be	studying	at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
She	will be	studying	at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
Pooja	will be	studying	at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
The girl	will be	studying	at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
We	will be	studying	at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
You	will be	studying	at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
They	will be	studying	at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
The children	will be	studying	at 4 p.m. tomorrow.

Notice that we use ‘will be’ and the verb + ing for all subjects.

NEGATIVE STATEMENTS

SUBJECT	WILL NOT BE	VERB + ing	REST OF THE SENTENCE
I	will not be	playing	at 6 p.m. tomorrow.
You	will not be	playing	at 6 p.m. tomorrow.
He	will not be	playing	at 6 p.m. tomorrow.
Mohan	will not be	playing	at 6 p.m. tomorrow.
The boy	will not be	playing	at 6 p.m. tomorrow.
She	will not be	playing	at 6 p.m. tomorrow.
Pooja	will not be	playing	at 6 p.m. tomorrow.
The girl	will not be	playing	at 6 p.m. tomorrow.
We	will not be	playing	at 6 p.m. tomorrow.
You	will not be	playing	at 6 p.m. tomorrow.
They	will not be	playing	at 6 p.m. tomorrow.
The children	will not be	playing	at 6 p.m. tomorrow.

Notice that we use ‘will not be’ and the verb + ing for all subjects.

INTERROGATIVE STATEMENTS / QUESTIONS

WILL	SUBJECT	BE	VERB + ing	REST OF THE SENTENCE
Will	I	be	sleeping	at 7 a.m tomorrow?
Will	you	be	sleeping	at 7 a.m tomorrow?
Will	he	be	sleeping	at 7 a.m tomorrow?
Will	Mohan	be	sleeping	at 7 a.m tomorrow?
Will	the boy	be	sleeping	at 7 a.m tomorrow?
Will	she	be	sleeping	at 7 a.m tomorrow?
Will	Pooja	be	sleeping	at 7 a.m tomorrow?
Will	the girl	be	sleeping	at 7 a.m tomorrow?
Will	we	be	sleeping	at 7 a.m tomorrow?
Will	you	be	sleeping	at 7 a.m tomorrow?
Will	they	be	sleeping	at 7 a.m tomorrow?
Will	the children	be	sleeping	at 7 a.m tomorrow?

What is Future Continuous Tense?

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

USE: We use FUTURE CONTINUOUS to talk about:

1) An activity or event going on at a particular time or over a particular period in the future.

Example:

- Next Friday, the President will be celebrating ten years in power.

- The plane will be traveling at the speed of sound when it passes overhead.

- I will be saying more about that topic in my next lecture.

2) A future activity or event is the result of a previous decision or arrangement.

Example:

- He will be taking up his place at university in January. (the result of a previous decision)

- She will be performing every day until the end of the month. (part of a schedule)

- We will be going to my brother’s house again for Christmas. (we always go there)

FORMULA

Positive Sentence:

Subject + will/shall + be + verb-ing + object/complement

Example:

- We will be leaving for England at 7:30 in the morning.

- I will be seeing Tony on Wednesday.

- They will be going on holiday with many friends next month.

Negative Sentence:

Sub + will/shall + not + be + verb-ing + obj/comp

Example:

- After operation you will not be doing any sport for a while.

- The prime minister will not be giving a press conference at the next section.

- The government will not be confronting the house problem in the inner cities next time.

Question:

Will/Shall + sub + be + verb-ing + obj/comp ?

Example:

- What will you be doing this time next week?

- Will Jimy be going out this morning?

- Shall we be using our camera at the next weekend?

Related page

What is Tense? Definition of Tense.

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What Is the Present Tense?

What is the Future Tense?

Structure of All Tense

Simple Present Tense

Present Continuous Tense

Present Perfect Tense

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Simple Past Tense

Past Continuous Tense

Past Perfect Tense

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Simple Future Tense

Future Continuous Tense

Future Perfect Tense

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

All Tense with example

Table of English Tenses with example

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