Future Continuous

FORM

The future continuous is made up of two elements:
the simple future of the verb ‘to be’ + the present participle (base+ing)

Subjectsimple future of the verb ‘to be’present participle
Youwill becleaning.
Shewill bereading.

 

AffirmativeNegativeInterrogativeNegative Interrogative
I will be staying.I won’t be staying.Will I be staying?Won’t I be staying?
She will be staying.She won’t be staying.Will she be staying?Won’t she be staying?

 

FUNCTIONS

The Future Continuous refers to an unfinished action or event that will be in progress at a time later than now. The future continuous is used for quite a few different purposes.

*The future continuous can be used to project ourselves into the future.

EXAMPLES
  • This time next month I will be sun-bathing in Maldives.
  • By Christmas I will be skating like a pro.
  • Just think, next Monday you will be working in your new job.

*The future continuous can be used for predicting or guessing about future events.

EXAMPLES
  • She’ll be attending to the party, I expect.
  • I guess you’ll be feeing tired after working out in the gym.
  • You’ll be missing the sunshine once you’re back in England.

*In the interrogative form, the future continuous can be used to ask politely for information about the future.

EXAMPLES
  • Will you be bringing your cousin to the concert tonight?
  • Will Matthew be coming with us?
  • Will Anne be going to the party tonight?
  • Will they be staying in this hotel?

*The future continuous can be used to refer to continuous events that we expect to happen in the future.

EXAMPLES
  • I‘ll be seeing Tim at the meeting next week.
  • When he is in Canada, he will be staying with his aunt.
  • I’ll be eating with Kim this evening.

*When combined with still, the future continuous refers to events that are already happening now and that we expect to continue some time into the future.

EXAMPLES
  • In an hour I’ll still be washing my car.
  • Tomorrow she’ll still be suffering from flu.
  • Next year will she still be wearing a size six?
  • Won’t stock prices still be falling in the morning?
  • According to research, sea levels will still be rising in 20 years.

 

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