Future Continuous Tense
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
1) An
activity or event going on at a particular time or over a particular period in
the future.
- 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.
- 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)
Positive
Sentence:
Subject +
will/shall + be + verb-ing + object/complement
|
- We
will be leaving for England 7:30 in the morning.
- I
will be seeing Tony on Wednesday.
- They
will be going on holiday with many friends next month.
Sub + will/shall +
not + be + verb-ing + obj/comp
|
- 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.
Will/Shall + sub +
be + verb-ing + obj/comp ?
|
- 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.
What is the type of tense?
What Is the Past Tense?
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
TENSE CHART
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