1. Introduction
We use the future continuous to talk about actions or events that will happen/continue for a certain time in the future.
2. How do we make the Future Continuous tense?
The future continuous is made up of two elements:
the simple future of the verb ‘to be’ + the present participle (base+ing)
| Subject | simple future of the verb ‘to be’ | present participle |
|---|---|---|
| You | will be | playing |
| I | will be | swimming |
3. The future continuous can be used :
The continuous future can be used to project itself into the future.
Example:
- Next Monday you will be working in your new job.
In the interrogative form, the continuous future can be used to politely ask for information about the future.
Example:
- Will I be sleeping in this room?
The future continuous can be used for predicting or guessing about future events.
Example:
- He’ll be coming to the meeting, I expect.
4. Example
To stay, future continuous :
| Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative | Negative Interrogative |
|---|---|---|---|
| I will be learning. | I won’t be learning. | Will I be learning? | Won’t I be learning? |
| You will be learning. | You won’t be learning. | Will you be learning? | Won’t you be learning? |
| He will be learning. | He won’t be learning. | Will he be learning? | Won’t he be learning? |
| She will be learning. | She won’t be learning. | Will she be learning? | Won’t she be learning? |
| It will be learning. | It won’t be learning. | Will it be learning? | Won’t it be learning? |
| We will be learning. | We won’t be learning. | Will we be learning? | Won’t we be learning? |
| They will be learning. | They won’t be learning | Will they be learning? | Won’t they be learning? |
53420cookie-checkFuture tense 4 – Future continuous
