2. To refer to actions which will be in progress (temporary activities)
at a specific period of time in the future:
• I will be having dinner by the time theTV news is on.
• They won´t be studying the night before their exam.
To talk about actions which have already been planned or are
expected to happen:
• This time next month, we´ll be lying on the beach.
To ask people politely what they have already decided to do:
• Where will you be spending the night next Saturday?