Future Continuous

The future continuous is one of the important tenses in English which is used to talk about some particular, continuous actions in the future time.

In this lesson, you will learn how to form the future continuous, its function, and the keywords used with it.

FORM	Rule: Subject + will be + verb-ing Affirmative/positive: I/You/he/ she/ it/we /they/ will be doing/having Negative: I/You /he/ she/ it/we/ they will not be doing/having Interrogative: Will I/you/he/she/it/we/they be doing/having?
USE/FUNCTION	The future continuous/progressive tense is used with actions that, at a particular point of time in the future, will be still going on. I.e, it is used with actions that start before a point of time in the future and continue after it. It is also used with planned future events.
EXAMPLE	– In July 2022, we will be having the end-of-the-year holidays. -I think next Thursday you will be celebrating your 46 birthday. – Believe it or not, next year I will be working as the headmaster of our school.
SIGNAL WORDS	– next…. – on+day of the week – at+hour – In+month/ year/season – tomorrow

Choose the correct answer, a, b, or c, using the future continuous tense

1. At this time tomorrow, I …………………………….

2. The baby ………………………………… soon.

3. What ……………………………………. this evening?

4. Summer term ……………………………….. on 20th.

5. She …………………………………. with us.

6. The plane ……………………………………. at 3 o’clock.

7. I …………………………………… of you.

8. He …………………………………….. the conference.

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