THE FUTURE
CONTINUOUS (OR FUTURE PROGRESSIVE TENSE)
The future continuous tense isn't taught very much in
English classes but, in fact, English speakers use it a lot. You will sound
much more natural if you master this tense.
Here's how to
make it:
The positive (will + be + verb-ing):
At 10 am tomorrow, ...
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I will be sleeping
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you will be
working
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she will be
studying
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it will be
raining
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he will be
cooking
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we will be eating breakfast
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they will be
travelling
In the same way as with the future simple, usually we
use the short form ('ll be verb- ing) when we are speaking.
Sometimes students don't use the short form, because
they are not sure how to pronounce it. Here are some examples to help.
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I'll be sleeping
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you'll be working she'll be studying
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it'll be raining
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he'll be cooking
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we'll be eating breakfast
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they'll be
travelling
Here's the negative:
When John gets home,
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I will not be working (I won't be ..)
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you will not be reading (you won't be ..)
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he will not be cooking (he won't be ..)
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she will not be studying (she won't be ..)
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it will not be snowing (it won't be ..)
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we will not be watching TV (we won't be ..)
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they will not be sleeping (they won't be ..)
As with the positive, we usually use the short form
(won't + be + verb-ing) when speaking.
Next, the question: 'yes / no' questions:
When arrives at the party,
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will I be
cooking?
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will you be
dancing?
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will she be
singing?
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will he be
eating?
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will we be
drinking?
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will it be
snowing?
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will they be
talking?
'wh' questions:
Next weekend,
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what will I be doing?
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where will you be working?
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how will she be travelling?
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what will he be eating?
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why will we be studying?
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why will it be snowing?
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what will they be wearing?
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➤➤Exercise 24. Future Continuous Exercise (positive)
Make the positive future
continuous:
At three o’clock tomorrow...
1.
I _
(work) in my office.
2.
You _
(lie) on the beach.
3.
He (wait)
for the train.
4.
She (shop)
in New York.
5.
It (rain).
6.
We (get)
ready to go out.
7.
They (meet)
their parents.
8.
He (study)
in the library.
9.
She (exercise)
at the gym.
10. I _ (sleep).
➤➤Exercise 25. Future Continuous Exercise (negative)
Make the negative future
continuous:
When she arrives,...
1.
I _ (read).
2.
You _
(sleep), will you?
3.
We (work).
4.
Julie _
(watch) a film.
5.
It (snow).
6.
Ann and
Tom _ (cook).
7.
He (play)
computer games.
8. I (study).
9.
You _ (cry).
10. David
(us) the internet.
➤➤Exercise 26. Future Continuous Exercise (questions)
Make future continuous ‘yes / no’
questions:
When the boss
comes, ...
1.
_ (I / sit) here?
2.
(John / us) the computer?
3.
(Jane and Luke / discuss) the new project?
4.
(we / work) hard?
5.
(you / talk) on the
telephone?
6.
(she / send) an email?
7. (they / have) a meeting?
8.
(he / eat) lunch?
9.
(you / type)?
10. (he / make) coffee?
Make ‘wh’ future continuous
questions:
At 8pm, ...
1.
(where / I /
wait?)
2.
(what / you / do?)
3.
(why / he /
study?)
4.
(how / she
/ travel?) _
5.
(who / they / meet?)
6.
(where / we / eat?)
7.
(what / you / watch?)
8.
(why / he /
drive?)
9. (what / she / cook?) _
10.(why / they / sleep?)
