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Future Continuous Tense । Sahil Hasan । LovHind

Future Continuous Tense । Sahil Hasan

Future Continuous Tense

What is the future continuous tense?

The future continuous tense is a verb tense that shows an action happening over a period of time in the future. “I will be watching movies all night” is an example of the future continuous tense, as it indicates an action continuing over a specific future period of time. 

Future continuous tense is also known as future progressive tense.

Uses of the future continuous tense

You can find the below points useful while you are using the future continuous tense.

Denoting an action that takes place at a point of time in the future

  • He will be watching the South Indian movie along with his brother at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow.
  • Neelam will not be sleeping at that time.

Expressing an action that will take place over a period of time and not all at once

  • The judges will be announcing the winners of the competition at 2 pm on Monday.
  • According to the plan, we will be meeting at the SBI Padrauna branch around 10 a.m.

Comparing between the present and the future

  • This time next month, they will be traveling to Italy.
  • He might not be bold enough to make a decision now, but he will definitely be living a good life in the future.

Indicating more than one action taking place at the same time in the future

  • I will be going to school at 10 am so I can drop her off as well.
  • Teena told me that she cannot make it to the reception tomorrow because she will be travelling to Mumbai.

Rules for Affirmative Sentences in the future continuous tense

Structure: Subject + will + be + verb-ing form + rest of the sentence.

For examples:

  • I will be going there tomorrow.
  • He will be cooking chicken in the evening.
  • She will be performing on the stage.
  • They will be playing basketball in the afternoon.
  • Sonu will be coming home on Monday.
  • Razia and Mania will be writing a letter to her brother.

Rules for Negative Sentences in the future continuous tense

Structure: Subject + will + not + be + verb-ing form + rest of the sentence.

For examples:

  • I will not be going there tomorrow.
  • He will not be cooking chicken in the evening.
  • She will not be performing on the stage.
  • They will not be playing basketball in the afternoon.
  • Sonu will not be coming home on Monday.
  • Razia and Mania will not be writing a letter to her brother.

Rules for Interrogative Sentences in the Future Continuous Tense

There are two types of Interrogative sentences:

Yes/No type of question

The sentences that start with helping verbs or modal verbs are called the Yes/No type of question.

Structure of Yes/No Type: Will/Shall + subject + be + verb-ing form + rest of the sentence?

For examples:

  • Shall I be going there tomorrow?
  • Will he be cooking chicken in the evening?
  • Will she be performing on the stage?
  • Will they be playing basketball in the afternoon?
  • Will Sonu be coming home on Monday?
  • Will Razia and Mania be writing a letter to her brother?

Wh-word type of question

The sentences which start with question words are called the Wh-word type of questions.

Structure for wh-word: Question word + will/shall + subject + be + verb-ing form + rest of the sentence?

For examples:

  • Why shall I be going there tomorrow?
  • How will he be cooking chicken in the evening?
  • Where will she be performing on the stage?
  • When will they be playing basketball?
  • How will Sonu be coming home on Monday?
  • How will Razia and Mania be writing a letter to her brother?

Rules for Interrogative Negative Sentences in the Future Continuous Tense

Structure of Yes/No Type: Will/Shall + subject + not + be + verb-ing form + rest of the sentence?

For examples:

  • Shall I not be going there tomorrow?
  • Will he not be cooking chicken in the evening?
  • Will she not be performing on the stage?
  • Will they not be playing basketball in the afternoon?
  • Will Sonu not be coming home on Monday?
  • Will Razia and Mania not be writing a letter to her brother?

Wh-word Negative type of question

Structure for wh-word: Question word + will/shall + subject + not + be + verb-ing form + rest of the sentence?

For examples:

  • Why shall I not be going there tomorrow?
  • How will he not be cooking chicken in the evening?
  • Where will she not be performing on the stage?
  • When will they not be playing basketball?
  • How will Sonu not be coming home on Monday?
  • How will Razia and Mania not be writing a letter to her brother?

More examples of the future continuous tense

  • Question: Will they be reading?
  • Answer: Yes, they will be reading.
  • Question: Will we be writing tomorrow?
  • Answer: Yes, we will be writing tomorrow.
  • Question: Will the sun be rising tomorrow?
  • Answer: Yes, the sun will be rising tomorrow.
  • Question: Will you be wasting our time?
  • Answer: No, I will not be wasting your time.
  • Question: Will you be going abroad next week?
  • Answer: No, I will not be going abroad next week.
  • Question: Will we be playing cricket next day after tomorrow?
  • Answer: Yes, we will be playing cricket next day after tomorrow.
  • Question: Will the finance minister be delivering a lecture on the stock exchange?
  • Answer: Yes, the finance minister will be delivering a lecture on the stock exchange.
  • Question: Will we be taking the annual examination day after tomorrow?
  • Answer: Yes, we will be taking the annual examination day after tomorrow.
  • Question: Will he not be helping his father these days?
  • Answer: No, he will not be helping his father these days.
  • Question: Will I be going home at this time tomorrow?
  • Answer: Yes, you will be going home at this time tomorrow.
  • Question: Will he be going to his office?
  • Answer: Yes, he will be going to his office.
  • Question: Will we be doing social welfare work?
  • Answer: Yes, we will be doing social welfare work.
  • Question: Will she be taking exercise regularly?
  • Answer: Yes, she will be taking exercise regularly.
  • Question: Will Rahul be sleeping at that time?
  • Answer: No, Rahul will not be sleeping at that time.
  • Question: Which dictionary will they be buying tomorrow?
  • Answer: They will be buying a Merriam-Webster English dictionary.
  • Question: Where will you be watching the movie tomorrow?
  • Answer: I will be watching a movie at Sahu Palace tomorrow.
  • Question: When will they be having breakfast?
  • Answer: They will be having breakfast at the Skylark Hotel.
  • Question: What will you be doing tomorrow in the morning?
  • Answer: I will be making myself ready for school.
  • Question: Will you be participating in the science quiz on Monday?
  • Answer: No, I will not be participating in the science quiz on Monday.

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