2. Future Continuous Tense Form
Subject+will+be+present participle+complement
NB The Future Continuous Tense can also be formed
with the help of shall for I and we. Although it is
more common to use will for all nouns and
pronouns.
Example
I shall be reading a book all days next week.
She will be meeting her friend at 6 on Friday.
3. Future Continuous Tense Form
Will+subject+be+present participle+complement?
Example
Shall we be reading a book all days next week?
Subject+will+not+be+present
participle+complement
Example
She won’t be meeting her friend at 6 on Friday.
4. Future Continuous Tense Form
The Future Continuous Tense expresses an
activity that will be taking place at a time in
the future.
I will begin to eat at 8 p.m.
My brother will come home at 9 p.m.
I will be eating when he comes home.
5. The Future Continuous Tense is used to
1. Express an action that will be happening at a
time in the future.
- He will be taking his exam this time tomorrow.
2. Interrupt an action in the future
- I will be doing exercises when she arrives
3. Show parallel actions in the future
- I will be painting and he will be making dinner.
6. How we use The Future Continuous
Tense.
4. Atmosphere in the future
In English, we often use a series of parallel actions to
describe an atmosphere at a specific point in the
future.
- When I arrive at the party, everybody will be
celebrating. Some will be dancing. Others will be
talking. A few people will be eating pizza, and
several people will be drinking beer. They always do
the same thing.
